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i have been waiting since dec 2009  when i filed an appeal. i took a massive heart attack on aug. 19th 1993. i was dead and they brought me back to life. i filed a claim in 1994 and again in 1995 i was denied both times. i reopened again in apr. 2006 by feb 2008 i was granted permant and total  disability for ptsd and wounds received in viet nam.i am u.i.i have sent all the files and doctors reports they asked me to send for ihd i have received a c&p from the va. in july.i have received a call from washington d. c. asking for my first dr. name in 1993 which fortunately i had his reports.i sent them in. i have been waiting and finally they passed ihd as a disease contributed to a.o. i call the 800# and receive a different answer every time i call. the latest i am told is i am at the rating board. can anybody tell me what % we will receive for ihd. and if it is a 100% will my older kids who have since been to colledge and graduated be entitled to educational benefits. my youngest son now receives them since i am 100%. i ask the people on the 800 # the answer  but they say good ? but they have no answer. i have been told my appeal is at the rating desk since oct. 13th and one person has told me it was last touched dec 22nd. at the rating desk and then after that it goes to a notification board can anybody tell me what all this stuff means. every time i talk to them i am more confused then ever. if some one can please help i would greately appreciate it. coachchas1

called the 800# today got some encouraging info. the person on the line told me my case is supposed to come up this month, so she says.she also told me that i am a nehmer case and they should go back to 1994, or 1995. she said they we are getting atleast 50%  up to a 100%. if i  get this even at 50%  it should be a nice hunk of change.after it is decided by the rating board and she said they go over it pretty  good because they don't want no mess ups and she said i should get everything i deserve. from there it goes to the notification board where they send a letter notifying you. she said the money usually comes before the letter.this is not my first encounter with the 800# so most of the time i don't get any decent news. but today i am pretty pumped, so we will see what tommorow brings. i figure if i hang in there long enough they will eventually pay me. she also said when i get my letter it should be about 3 pages because my claim goes back so far. semper fi coach chas

called the #800 yesterday and they took info on me and i am supposed to have some one call me next week, to discuss my claim. and what is going on, also got confirmed i am a nehmer case. i told you that i filled in 1994 and again in 95, was denied both times. the guy told me that i call alot; i told him that's because every time i call i get a different answer, if they would tell me the truth and give my the right answers i wouldn't have to call so much.also last week i received a call from v.a. in philly where i live asking about my sons dea benefits saying that i might be entitled to money for him as a dependent which they took from me when he was 18. i told them he was getting dea benefits, and to make completely sure because i don't need them messing up my checks. iwas reading the nehmer report last night and came accross where they can call about dependents when they are processing your claim' but he did not say anything about the claim so i did not think anything of it at the time. i also read that they will go back to your original claim i hd 4 kids at that time under 18. i hope i get paid for them also. well i guess time will tell, you just have to hang in there. coachchas1 semper fi

thanks ken i hope you are right, if they give the right answers i would't be so bad , they just give you the run around. i keep you guys posted on what happens

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coachchas1 Glad you got good news. I think the lady was a little off base with the scale of compensation. There are no 50% for IHD claims. They fall from 60 down to 30 in one step. On the good side the ones reported to "VBN" appear to be in the 60 to 100 range. Very few 30s and hardly any 10s.
Hope the minimum you see is 60% Ken