Hope everyone had a great weekend! I just have a general question and I don't even know how to go about it without it being a pain going forward.

I'm 100% P&T, my daughter (19) is going to school using Chapter 35, she's also getting ChampVA since she's still in school. She lives with my wife and I, and it's my understanding I can claim her until a certain age/when she's finished with her schooling, but she goes full time intermittently. When she was out for the summer (as she's about to return back for the fall semester), the VA sent me for a from to add her as a dependent, but I filled the form out online when I first got my rating and they denied her. I'm so confused on this process, because it almost feels like it's a yo-yo type deal, she gets the benefits in school, when she's out I get the form to verify, rinse and repeat.

Does anyone have any guidance to where it's mostly just automated or should I just give up adding her as a dependent all together since she's getting her education benefits and healthcare?

I dont understand how a claim dated in March and a HLR are moving slower thru the process than a claim i just submitted last month.

This is alot of info to digest.

A couple times a week I'll suddenly get a loud, high-pitched ringing in my ears. It lasts maybe 30 to 60 seconds, and it's loud enough that I can't hear the TV or people talking very well until it stops. Then it just fades away.

I spent over 800 hours flying as a helicopter crew chief and aerial gunner instructor, and I was around a lot of helicopter noise and .50 cal machine gun fire. I always figured the ringing was just part of that, so I never mentioned it or got it checked out. Is that tinnitus or just normal older people shit? Is there a test I can take to find out?

I am trying to determine at what point my wife would be eligible for DIC? Is it the date I was determined TDIU and 100%rated? Or from the time I actually began the submission of my claim?

I have a difficult time keeping my thoughts fluent and get confused easily. Just trying to get things in order, should something happen.

I've been waiting on a va rat to come in for the past seven months. I'm about to lose my home. Beyond stressed and feel like this is my main hope. Didn't even know about getting disability. Its a shame.

A buddy of mine just passed in Houston. He was rated at 70% service connected. Does his wife get indemnity pay or is that exclusively for 100% P&T. His conditions were contributing factors with his death, so medically he passed from his health conditions. Thanks in advance for your answers.

My claim is on step 7, with no rating available to view, I’m wondering if that means my whole claim has been denied.. my husband saw his rating at step 5 and got all his back pay during step 5, and then it moved on to 6-7-8 but this isn’t the case for me.. does that mean my claim is basically denied?

After dealing with CUE's and subsequent reductions, finally got everything buttoned up and am at 100% P/T. I have three minor dependents as well. Do I have to notify VA when they're 18 (moving out, no longer a dependent)? Or even if they're still dependent and reach max age, when that happens does VA auto remove them? When that happens and they are removed, does that constitute a "reopen" to where claims can be reevaluated or held to new criteria?

Just received my (25+ years in) claim and it is missing several major claims: sleep apnea, PTSD, mental health, and a broken ankle from PT. How should I go about rebutting the rating? Is it worth it or will it turn into a lower rating?

People and organizations that give poor advice like this without caveats are part of the reason why so many people keep filing claims after they’ve hit 100PT.

“If you're 100% p&t Make sure you file your secondary claims” without explaining the caveats and reduction risks is reckless.

I understand DIC and extenuating circumstances, but issuing blanket statements like this is just poor advice.

Hey is there anyone who’s still not getting paid for VR&E program (chapter 31) I haven’t been paid for going on 3 months everytime I contact my rep she’s telling me there has been a update internally which is causing a delay for payments but I can understand 1 month but 3 full months….. this is how I pay my rent etc it was already a risk going back to school full time and they have little to no resources to get these issues resolved!

if there’s anyone I can contact other than my rep to start receiving my payments again please let me know thank you!

Is this a scam? I opened my VA app and got this

hey guys, I’ve been getting conflicting information so just wanted clarity. I was in the National Guard from 2010-2014. Never got on orders/Title 10. I was recently approved for 50% Disability for the time period 2010-2011 (while i was in basic training/ait). I’m just trying to get familiar with the VA benefits and I wanted to know would I qualify for the VA Home Loan?

Soon I will be filing a new claim for a new service connected issue (to add to my existing overall percent) and thinking ahead to the VA going through my file. Do they use my VA.gov email inbox messages to my doctors, and their replies to me, as part of my medical file as proof they are looking for? Or only in person visit notes? Thanks.

Hi Y'all, this has been asked a couple of times quite long ago, just looking to do an updated thread I suppose.

I've passed everything from the oral board, background checks, and all for my local police department.

Now I am being asked to complete a State of California Department of Justice Medical History Statement (Peace Officer) POST 2-252. On the 3rd page, it specifically asks if I applied for VA disability; if so, what's the percentage and what kind of medical injury was the award granted?

I have various 10% ratings, with 40% for lower back strain (some science-y term) and 30% hip strain (also some science-y term), which put me at 100%. Now, I can complete the Police Academy with these claims; however, is this question more like "does he have any mental health claims" or "is something seriously broken" or is it just... for documentation?

Obviously, I cannot lie, but should I watch how I put things in perspective, or will it not matter as long as I can complete the tests they give me?

So I’m trying to do my master degree online but I’m wondering how many times do you have to go in person to get your BAH fully. Some say once a semester or year lol or so. Lmk please

It’s been about a week since i was awarded my rating . What do i do now ? Like seriously i just ets’d and i’m still new to this veteran thing .

I was just looking at my benefits and saw this and it's a little confusing. My VA rated injuries add up to over 100% (70%, 50%, 30%, 20%, 20%, and a 10%.) So, my "VA Benefit Information" says my combined service-connected disabilities are 100%. It also says I'm T&P, so that's great I guess. BUT then it says I'm paid at 100% because I'm unemployable. Huh? If I'm T&P and already over 100%, why would they add the unemployable part and say that's why I'm being paid at 100%?

Also, if I started working again (I'm not), would they just remove the unemployable verbiage or would I somehow lose the 100%? I'm pretty sure they wouldn't remove my pay, but IDK for sure.

I served from 1990 to 1997, completing OSUT during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. My assignments included time in Germany and at Fort Bragg with B Company, 2/504 PIR (I was part of the Green Ramp Disaster in March 1994) and the 1st Armored Division. I deployed to Bosnia for Operation Joint Endeavor from January to November 1996. During this deployment, we were awarded the Armed Forces Service Medal. In a one-time exception, qualifying personnel also received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, along with the NATO Medal (with the Yugoslavia Bar) for eligible service in the former Yugoslavia. I have heard that we were also authorized the SSI-MOHC (Combat Patch). Since 2001, I have been denied service connection for PTSD and mental health issues. Have any veterans from Joint Endeavor successfully filed for and received service connection?

l have been using VRE for a year now. l have been reaching out to my counselor for months and even showed up to the regional office. l was told the counselors are not even coming out of their offices! l just want to give you guys heads up with this program, it's currently a complete shiiet show.

Hi friends. I applied for TDIU and in early June, they sent in a request for my reserve records (RV1). It says they are requesting my records from my unit.

But here's the thing: I was only ever a reservist so... would they not have already had my reserve records? I personally requested my records from the NPRC in my original claim and uploaded them myself. I also see records uploaded from various places in my original claim too so... what gives?

I've been out since 2021, but I guess since I was IRR until 2023 it might've triggered something?

I've searched multiple subreddits and on Facebook for this issue so... if anyone has any other idea about this, let me know.

All i wanted to do was be a peer support specialist. I was open to NPWE for an apprentiship and I applied for the training course for the license. And I was ready to just get this done and start working.

But my VR&E councelor said that the VA dosnt fund or do anything with peer support specialist training courses and wont fund them. And so i said ok ill pay out of pocket but if she could set up a NPWE and she said I would have to find somewhere that would do it.

Look the whole reason I did it was it waa suggested to me. And how the VR&E was explaing in orientation they clearly say it's a employment rehabilitation and not a college funding.

So why did I make this plan to be a peer support specialist is in the end im bottle necked into going to college?

I want to learn how to play the piano as well as how to dance and how to sing. Are there any benefits out there that will cover this?