Posted on Aug 29, 2023
PO3 Shauneille Peoples
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I had most of my injury surgies at Andrews AirForce base hospital. The VA is saying that means I get no benefits for my injuries. I find that hard, and they won't go to Andrews to get information saying I had the surgeries.
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Contact the DAV, they will help you out.
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PO3 Shauneille Peoples
PO3 Shauneille Peoples
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THANK YOU
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SSgt Arlie C. Griffis, Jr.
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If you live in the Florida, Georgia and Alabama area, try Sullivan, Sullivan & Romo, they have been helping me and they are really great in getting results.. https://disability-legal.com/
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LTC Retired
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Recommend you find a VSO or accredited representative in your area. What state are you living in?
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SPC Matt Ovaska
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Good luck with that. My friend went to the VA and surgery on the wrong knee. They found thousand of unlicensed doctors working for the VA. I wounder if the are still working.
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TSgt David Olson
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First you are wrong in believing the VA would go to Andrew’s to obtain your records. It is up to you to supply any and all information to support a claim. I received my 100% rating over twenty years ago. I did 75% of the work, the other 25% was supplied by my VA doctor in support of my claim. This did not occur over night, it was a four year period of time. You do not need nor want an attorney, that would cost you. As I indicated I completed and filed all the documents in support of my claim, including the letter by my VA physician. Remember there are two sides in the VA, the medical side and the benefits side. The medical are professionals in their fields, the benefits side is composed of government civil servants, GS-4 and up. All they know is paperwork and how to follow guidelines. They are the ones who make the determination on your claim, again they’re GS-4’s and up.You should also seek out a service officer from any of the veterans organizations for guidance.
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CPL Gary Luman
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I used the DAV, and they worked really hard to helping veterans with claims
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SrA Cecelia Eareckson
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Am I allowed to give a name? Sean Kendall. He has a You Tube channel. I cannot say enough good about him. Yes, there is a fee, but 80% of anything is better than 100% of nothing. He is based in Boulder, CO, but takes cases from all over the country.
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MSgt Alfred Gronroos
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Every state has veteran service officers. I have used county service officers in the past and found them helpful. It is a free possibility PO3 Peoples. Good luck with finding help.
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You did not give enough information to help with your issue. I would subject you go to this website that has some much information in getting disability you will wonder why you never heard of it.

https://vetsbenefits.net/

This is the place I went after the DAV left me high and dry, and after researching all the information that they had I was able to get what I needed in to the VA to get my 100%.
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Cpl Craig Howard
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If you can, try not to use a lawyer for this. The C&P process can be daunting, but it can be won by the little guy. I had a claim denied, that I appealed, and had an extra 205 added to my disability. If you can, there is a C&P Doctor at the Long Beach CA VAMC that will almost hand walk you to a YES finding. He taught me enough that I have assisted several other Vets in the process. You need to be willing to put in the work. As a PO3, I know you can do this, but try not to go to the people who want a share of what you are awarded.
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