tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post5635202287453772941..comments2024-02-26T19:17:44.872-08:00Comments on Living with PTSD and TBI: My Rant for the DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post-33911946238640446782010-07-14T17:11:56.581-07:002010-07-14T17:11:56.581-07:00Hi AJ! Thank you for sending me the link! I always...Hi AJ! Thank you for sending me the link! I always make reference to the "dummies" book BUT I have learned that this particular book is actually word for word including typos taken from the VA website. It has a few jokes thrown in there, but everything else reads like stereo instructions. I need something that is a little less....ummmm complicated. Hahaha! Have you checked this book out or seen it? I was told by VA workers it was the same as the website and I hate to spend the money!! If anyone has used this book, let me know! I'd be curious to see if it is pretty easy to follow! Thanks AJ for reading my blog!!Uncle Sam's Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179663021921239430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post-69617100489716482032010-07-14T16:37:44.058-07:002010-07-14T16:37:44.058-07:00Hi there
I've been following your blog for a f...Hi there<br />I've been following your blog for a few weeks and I wish I had some answers- I did want to tell you that there is actually a "for dummies" book for the VA (I am in no way saying you are a dummy). Here is the link<br />http://www.amazon.com/Veterans-Benefits-For-Dummies-ebook/dp/B001U5VJR2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1279150445&sr=8-1<br /><br />I hope you get the answers you need!Jenn O'Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519184078779036092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post-52309357318237686562010-07-13T13:49:44.956-07:002010-07-13T13:49:44.956-07:00OK I am going to help answer some of the questions...OK I am going to help answer some of the questions but I may not know them all.<br />1. Champ VA is 100% Permanent and Total Rating. If you have Tricare though you can't use Champ VA<br />2. My husband is 100% P&M however he is employable so I don't know much about this. I know you can ask for unemployable which ups a lower rating?<br />3. You can be removed from the military at any percentage but you want it to be at least 30% to get Tricare for Life. <br />4. You get back pay from the date it was approved I think. We actually had a somewhat seamless transition and had to wait only a month for VA payment to start. My husband has been 100% the whole time. They tried to reduce it once but we took it to court and it was never lowered. So I am not that sure about the back pay.<br />5. Yes on the hearing loss. My husband lost his hearing in the low ranges and has tinnitus and he got a 10% rating for that.<br />6. My husband got a 50% rating for his mild TBI. <br />Hope this helps. Email if you have more questions.Wife of a Wounded Soldierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113425984851489988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post-14644823421801360592010-07-11T13:17:24.203-07:002010-07-11T13:17:24.203-07:00I went through "PURPLE HEART ASSOCIATION"...I went through "PURPLE HEART ASSOCIATION" As my sponsor. The DAV laughed at me...<br />Send me an email. I have a friend who works at the VA. She can answer those questions. But I can't post her address in the open.<br />krippledwarrior@gmail.comKrippledWarriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693973753642324616noreply@blogger.com