VA will NOT review PTSD claims

[dbeach]

HUGE VICTORY for Vets as VA reverses decision

GREAT PRESSURE from Veterans and advocates.

Decision of 11/10/05

NO PTSD CLAIMS REVIEW.

Iy you have problems with Va claims contasct the DAV .Free service

also VVA and VFW do help with claims and other oragnizations..BUT my fave is DAV

HAPPY VETERANS DAY!!

[Wilms]

1. dbeach, please explain or throw me a link.

I'd appreciate it.

[babylonsister]

2. Do you hve a link? nt

[acmejack]

3. linkie

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-5406706,00.html

[melody]

4. Thank god for the UK press

What would the sane Americans do without them?

[dbeach]

5. HAPPY VETERANS DAY

Your best bet
Hire a Vet

Give me an inhouse mail if ya have questions ALWAYS ready to help a Veteran!!

http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/PressArtInternet.cfm?id=1042

"No Across-the-Board Review of PTSD Cases – Secretary Nicholson
November 10, 2005


WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will not review the files of 72,000 veterans currently receiving disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder, the Department's secretary announced today.

On May 19, 2005, VA's Inspector General reported on an examination of the files of a sample of 2,100 randomly selected veterans with disability ratings for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The IG cited insufficient documentation in the files and a dramatic increase in veterans filing for disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder since 1999.

"We have now just completed our own careful review of those 2,100 files cited in the IG's report,' said the Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. "The problems with these files appear to be administrative in nature, such as missing documents, and not fraud."

"In the absence of evidence of fraud, we're not going to put our veterans through the anxiety of a widespread review of their disability claims,' Nicholson said."Instead, we're going to improve our training for VA personnel who handle disability claims and toughen administrative oversight."

"Not all combat wounds are caused by bullets and shrapnel," Nicholson added. "We have a commitment to ensure veterans with PTSD receive compassionate, world-class health care and appropriate disability compensation determinations.""

[LosinIt]

6. My husband has received his medical diagnosis from the VA

PTSD Chronic Severe, unemployable. He spent a month inpatient for PTSD treatment. He has resubmitted his paperwork with the additional information via the county Veterans representative to attempt to get a higher rating than 30% disability.

Do you have any idea the timeframe we could expect to hear anything?

Should we get our hopes up that he might be finally considered 100% disabled?

Since it was 2 years ago in July of this year that we filed will the benefits be retroactive?

Will the College benefits for the children on the Montgomery bill for dependents be retroactive?

I know these are a lot of questions but we have been scraping by for so long. I am so tired of working the night shift, trying to keep it together. Now that there is a possible light at the end of the tunnel, I am anxious to know that it not just another freight train. Any information would be helpful. Thanks.