Secret ‘Semi-Presumptive’ Claims You Can Win Now!

[@vaclaimsacademy]

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[@billsmith2915]

I served 6 years Army National Guard but with no activation during my 6 years, do I qualify for disabililty?

[@FranklyWry]

@@vaclaimsacademy Who? Me?

[@AndrewGreene-kn8qu]

Thanks for sharing this with us veterans, it’s a plus to know this information before starting a claim for VA benefits.

[@edwardperez6729]

I wrote my own nexus, had my doctor sign it. That easy, no thousands of dollars.

[@paulnightwolf9043]

😂😂 enjoy your prison time

[@coreyashley4949]

🤯

[@ronbliss7368]

Give me some pointers

[@edwardperez6729]

@ certainly Sir, first use your primary health care provider, second; generate the letter using all diagnosis’s and notes from their medical records. This is import because I used their exact words in some cases. Third; schedule appointment, use any reason, I used my knee pain, since that is what my letter was referring to. This is important, because by scheduling appointment, you allot time in their schedule to see you ,I it cost me 25 dollar co-payment, worth every penny. Once I got there, I explained to my provider that I was working on my VA claim, and that I needed to provide them a letter from a qualified healthcare professional, showing a diagnosis, and onset date. In my case I needed this for my arthritis. I said, “hey doc, I was wondering if you would be so kind to provide me with a letter stating A, B, and C, I’m submitting my claim with the VA, and they want me to provide a letter from a qualified health care professional. No one knows my condition better than you! I know you’re busy, so I wrote it up, if you agree with it, would you sign it? I have to tell you, she was so impress with the fact I wrote it. She signed it right on the spot. Now in my case, my provider is on her laptop as we talk. When I have her letter, she just looked at her laptop to confirm a few details. She looked at her computer, and said, yep, you have this, and signed! Good luck! FYI, it took me extremely long to write up the letter, because my grammar is not the best, and I had to decipher a lot of medical terms. For example, I used my X-ray and MRI findings, typed exactly what was on the report in ChatGPT, and then typed “link these findings to my arthritis. Again good luck!

[@edwardperez6729]

@@ronbliss7368

[@shawng8432]

Great information sir. I asked my Dr to include in his visit notes, the key facts connecting my diagnosis/ symptoms to the incident/ complaint in my STR. I had their notes for the claim and C&P as a nexus and it proved sufficient. Of coarse, I had my VACA personal statements and strategies to close the deal. You guys help pave a path!🇺🇸

[@vaclaimsacademy]

Silver-Shawn! That’s a high speed move, sometimes simply asking for the doc to write something does the trick and can save an entire claim. And thanks for the shoutout, but it’s all you!

[@shawng8432]

@ ❤️

[@Wink527]

I was 11B Infantry, I injured my back and knee while on active duty. These injuries are in my STR. My knee is in my STR multiple times. My back got service connected my knee didn’t. The process is inconsistent.

[@vaclaimsacademy]

Inconsistent is absolutely true. You can narrow the range with good claim practices but at the end of the day the VA is gonna VA sometimes

[@JeannyWantschange]

Perfect! Thanks

[@vaclaimsacademy]

My pleasure

[@FranklyWry]

I got 10 percent service-connected for tinnitus, but service-connected at zero-percent compensation. Also have 50 percent for adjustment disorder.

[@vaclaimsacademy]

Adjustment disorder is very common at 70%, could possibly be worth considering an increase if you feel your symptoms are at least moderate

[@FranklyWry]

@ it’s serious enough that I nearly killed myself before getting and several times in the decades that followed-a couple of attempts were due to dire financial straits that compensation would have prevented-plus I constantly lost jobs until I could only get manual labor jobs even though I got scholarships and awards in college, as well as awards on Naval Hospital Corps School and Ocular Tech school.

[@FranklyWry]

@ Too expensive.

[@chadpickens8500]

Jordan, would you consider doing a video on writing personal statements for secondary claims? I'm currently in the middle of putting together my first secondary claim and would love any advice on what you feel is most important to focus on, especially if it's different from writing for an initial claim! (I used your advice from a previous video for my initial claim, and went from 0-90%!)

[@user-qy9rg3nt2l]

Served in an area with known PFAS and Dioxins in the drinking water. Dow chemical barrels literally coming out of the ground. VA rep pushed for me to file after finding out I've come down with blood cancer. The waiting game begins.

[@vaclaimsacademy]

I’m hoping everything turns out well with that, ideally the very first go around

[@ecuteacher5702]

Shoot where was this?

[@user-qy9rg3nt2l]

@@ecuteacher5702 Okinawa. I know 5 other guys with the same "rare' cancer.

[@ecuteacher5702]

@@user-qy9rg3nt2l thats so scary

[@rebeccasanford8607]

Leukemia?

[@JayJay-musik]

That c&p can screw you every way but the right way and depending on the rater going over your claim they will not look at your evidence if the examiner says it’s not service connected. I learned this the hard way from one of those goniometer gremlins

[@Ballerboithaone1]

That’s when you file an HLR or supplement claim

[@JayJay-musik]

@ yeah I filed one last month and once it gets serviced connected both my secondaries should be approved along with my new found and amazing disability that I have. Once that happens I’ll be in the 100% club

[@Ballerboithaone1]

@@JayJay-musik good luck I am rooting for you

[@JayJay-musik]

@@Ballerboithaone1 thanks brother

[@vaclaimsacademy]

It’s so hard to save a claim that has a bad C&P exam, it’s basically just try again

[@mediaconsultants3006]

I was in the Air Force! Would carpal tunnel or hemroids be considered "semi presumptive"?

[@SmokieTRW]

Didn’t think of that but that’s something I’ll do for my asthma and osa

[@edwinreyes8779]

I submitted a claim and its still under review but didnt add a personal statement with it. Claim is for increase on PTSD from 70 im currently at to 100% should i add a personal statement or leave it alone? Had help from Ree medical dbq. Advice on this pls! 🙏 love the videos keep killing it super helpful 👏 👌

[@nickphillips9143]

Infantry guy also went to air assault school, wrote a personal statement, had X-rays from a lumbroscal strain from right after deployment and current treatment records and a paid for nexus letter still got denied service connection…

[@vaclaimsacademy]

That really sucks. Sometimes you can do everything right and still get denied, but it’s not over. Another higher level review or a supplemental claim with another medical opinion will probably get you to the finish line

[@yourbrokerjamie9293]

Cheers TY

[@IronRaspberry]

Hi, I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I realize this is probably not the right place to ask, but I’m overwhelmed and I don’t know where to start. My husband had 60% disability. He passed away 8 months ago. While he was filled with cancer, pneumonia as the cause of death (likely due to a complication of lung cancer). We only found out about the PACT act on March 5, which was the day after he was hospitalized. He had planned to put in a claim when he got out of the hospital, but he never came home. I didn’t apply for anything as a surviving spouse because I as told that I wouldn’t qualify since my husband didn’t die of a service connected disability. But I just found out the Lung cancer and asthma are presumptive conditions. He never followed up with the VA after he got his cancer diagnosis (it all happened so quickly), but asthma was already listed as one of his service connected disabilities. He was a mechanic in the Air Force, and the jet fuel affected his lungs. Does it sound like I have a chance of getting approved?

[@rebeccasanford8607]

I advise you to talk with your local VSO (Veteran Assistance Officer) and/or a DAV (Disabled American Veteran ) Representative

[@IronRaspberry]

@ thank you! I had no clue where to start.

[@MrGarnettmiller]

The VA full of Shyt. They said they sent me a Ietter for an exam 20 years ago (I never received it). Then they denied my claim. I refiled and they said the information "Can't be repetitive". They also stated, "There's no record of complaints, or treatment in the military". Guess what....I had to get my military documents from the base, which stated I had surgery. I went ahead and got my own Medical Records, and the proof of surgery, a nexus from my doctor, plus two buddy statements from individuals I served with. Now I am just waiting and I plan to file a lawsuit if they don't pay me for the past 19 years because that they screwed up.

[@brianfoster7064]

I would like to know what to do about my back injury being only 10% when it limits me in many areas of my life. Can no longer ride bikes (pedal or motor) without pain increasing. I find doing simple chores, like doing dishes, vacuuming, and cooking to be painful to the point that five minutes leads to hours or days of increased pain. I was, believe it or not, partially crushed between weapons elevator safety rail and a 21c weapons skid with a pallet of BDU-45s (6 × 500lb inert training bombs) when the airman on the handle hit a padeye; this caused it to turn into me; and, I had no where to go to get out of the way. He should have released the deadman brake, but didn't.

[@dm4008]

As a rescue swimmer in the Navy with 1,000 hours in H-60's would shoulders, hips, neck, and back be good semi-presumptive claims? My initial rating is 70 with lower back and knees already rated, low, but I've have been out for 6 years now. Also, if I haven't sought medical attention for these things until this year how stacked are the odds against me?

[@yourbrokerjamie9293]

What was the 70 for ? Yes there are ways to improve

[@hailtothe_rooster1572]

Would it hurt me to have multiple claims at once OR should I try one at a time?

[@albertb6152]

If you file one claim at a time it will take years to finish all of your claims. Submit your intent to file and collect all of your necessary information. When you finally submit you'll have multiple exams at the same time.

[@JayJay-musik]

Man I had 7 or 8 at one time and whenever they would schedule my exams they would sometimes do two exams at a time. The last one I had I was seen for 3 of the claims. Collect all your paperwork and send it all up at once. Took me less than a year to get 90% and I plan on getting my 100% before the years out of all goes as planned

[@zaharralane3753]

According to "VA Claim Secrets" by Brian Reese, it is recommended to include a maximum of three issues per veterans affairs (VA) claim. So, if you have 15 issues, you should ideally submit five claims, each containing three issues.

[@hailtothe_rooster1572]

@@JayJay-musik thank you for the heads up. My intent to file is in. Have 2 current diagnosis trying to get more history from my chiropractor. Secondaries… from what I’ve been told cannot go in until service connection is established

[@JayJay-musik]

@@hailtothe_rooster1572 you’re right the secondary won’t be approved until you are service connected but I never let that stop me from either claiming it or talking about it during my c&p exam and if the examiner is worth anything they’ll ask about anything else it affects. For instance I went in for my neck and my c&p examiner checked both my arms and told me that the nerves and my reflex in both were bad. Next thing you know I’m service connected for my neck with radiculopathy for both arms as a secondary. So make sure you tell them hey this is bothering me which also affects x,y,z

[@aa-wx9wx]

For VA form; 21-4138, do we need to submit this form which each claim, or can 1 form cover multiple claims?

[@brandon53325]

I have in service record of back, shoulder, hip , knee pain pain but was still denied. 82 airborne Battalion scout 2001-2005. Said it was because I didn't seek treatment after discharge. I did. Chiropractors, craniosacral, acupuncture for years as well as the VA sending me to physicals therapy. C&P examiner made comment to me about not wearing a mask as soon as I walked into the room. I think the evidence of seeking treatment didn't get reviewed by the rater and examiner.

[@vaclaimsacademy]

That definitely can happen, I would personally seek a nexus letter then double tap with a supplemental claim to get that across the finish line

[@airforcegirl1677]

I know the mask nazis were the reasons I had claims denied a few years ago too. Keep going Patriot🙏

[@jamesponicsan6129]

I'm a bit confused. How is it the VA was sending you to physical therapy if you did not have a service connected rating from the VA? The VA will not treat you without a service connected condition. Did your service treatment records indicate an jury or just you stating you had pain?

[@joesmith-tg3co]

trying to get my orders from air assault class 12-80 , sent them the packet request 3 weeks ago, have not heard back, sent registered, and suggestions on how to follow up please

[@vaclaimsacademy]

Receiving those will likely be the longest part of this process. I would follow up with a phone call to them once per week

[@joesmith-tg3co]

@@vaclaimsacademy thank you

[@jamesponicsan6129]

Is the class not entered on your DD214? If you completed it, it should be on your DD214. Likewise, if you were assigned to an air assault unit, that too will be on your DD214. That is all the proof you need. My airborne training, and subsequent airborne assignments are on my DD214. I also have my jump log.

[@hightoneshoneybadger7015]

Personal statements did me nothing. I had surgery for sinusitis and was rated 0%. Submitted a personal statement saying how I still have all the symptoms. 0%. HLR and still 0%. Don't hang your hat on a personal statement!

[@Ballerboithaone1]

Did you provide a diagnosis,nexus or buddy statements? Or just a personal statement from yourself?

[@hightoneshoneybadger7015]

I submitted it all. Since I had surgery for it, VA rated me 0% assuming it was corrected. I submitted a personal statement saying otherwise which was allowed as evidence but not enough to change the rating. I filed a HLR which confirmed the 0% rating. I since filed a supplemental claim with more medical evidence.

[@Ballerboithaone1]

@@hightoneshoneybadger7015 something is not right then. If you submitted all those

[@jamesponicsan6129]

Your personal statement will mean nothing if you can not connect it to your military service.

[@hightoneshoneybadger7015]

@jamesponicsan6129 I am service connected at 0%

[@chopperRS_]

can u do a video on being p&t ?

[@vaclaimsacademy]

Good idea, gonna add that to the list

[@gracesmith9125]

Yo!

[@stephen7125]

If I’m in supply, even tho my job is not that physical, can I still get 100% pension

[@Ballerboithaone1]

Depends on what’s wrong with you. And if you have diagnosis in service. Tinnitus is common from military service and often an easy claim to win since it’s presumptive. But if you are trying to claim your back or mental health,migraines etc. then you will need diagnosis in service to have a better shot. If not claim your tinnitus then link this other conditions as secondaries to tinnitus and any other claim you might win with little evidence. In supply we often lift heavy boxes and on our feet for a long time working unless your logistics or something but as a culinary specialist I have a bad back and tinnitus from service. Then I linked my secondaries to both of those

[@stephen7125]

@@Ballerboithaone1what percent they gave you with the back and tinnitus?

[@vaclaimsacademy]

Absolutely. The highest VA ratings on average aren’t physical at all

[@jamesponicsan6129]

@@Ballerboithaone1 The tinnitus rating is supposed to change, if it hasn't already. Tinnitus will become 0%, and will be an underlying condition. This is probably the way it should have always been. The VA is most likely paying out a ton of money due to tinnitus, and secondary claims that it shouldn't be. I have heard of people making it to 100% from associated secondary claims from tinnitus. In the past, anyone could claim tinnitus and get rated at 10%. You can not prove or disprove tinnitus. However, you can prove or disprove the causes of tinnitus. There is no actual ringing. It is your brain compensating for hearing loss. The brain generates the noise, or ringing. If you don't have hearing loss, Meniere's disease or a traumatic brain injury, you will not have tinnitus. It is that simple. If one or more of those causes are not documented in your service treatment records, claiming tinnitus will be pretty much impossible.

[@gracesmith9125]

Let's not forget the Dr's rationale statement right?

[@vaclaimsacademy]

You got it Grace! Great to see you

[@gracesmith9125]

​@@vaclaimsacademyLikewise! Good morning

[@chrisbusch1970]

thousands of dollars on a Nexus letter? boy, lots of scam artists out there. My VA doctor wrote mine for free

[@jamaljohnson4491]

I’m the first person here.

[@eze9057]

I am second.