PSP Questions   Question #25     How can a VA Doctor, a so called pys. can tell you are fine with PTSD and they don't ask you how you cope day to day? They’re dropping my rating and now my depression  is running wild and I can't sleep. I'm worried about my Family. I'm finish with this VA in Atlanta. A1:  The BA cannot arbitrarily reduce your rating. First they must send you a letter saying they are proposing a reduction in compensation. The VA cannot reduced a rating based on a single exam. You must show significant improvement in your condition over time. I would suggest getting with your Specialist and see if they are willing to write a short report or enter into your progress notes your condition has not improved. This should halt a reduction in rating.  (CP)  4/10/2016   A2:  I provide answer 1 above also, but I want to add that never give up in frustration.  There will be times that you just want to hang it up.  I just got a response today from a DIC that we filed in 2011.  We requested a DRO hearing in 2013 and the letter today said that the VA wanted to tell the widow that they were working on the claim.  (CP)  4/15/2016 A3:  I disagree with asking your Specialist to write anything for you that the VA will accept. Specialist are directed by the VAMC Admin who is directed by the VA, to not place anything in writing that supports a Claim. The VA Rater are told to ignore any written letters from VA Medical Providers when considering a rating anyway. To validate what I just said I had medical examination using the same VA required form by a C&P Examiner (knew me but 20 mins) as well as my VA Primary Care provider (need my medical conditions for years) and the using the same form and procedure for the examination, both were 100 percent different. The C&P examination report was used stating one illness and the VAMC one was ignored supporting I had 9 different. The claim was denied. illnesses justify compensation.  (AM)  6/11/2016     If you can help please respond to this question. Full name: Email address: Comments:   Question #26    I am the widow of Roger D. Rollings, Sr. who died from service connected death 4 years ago...Why am I still waiting for my compensation? Can or will anyone give me an answer? A1:  If you were notified that the VA deemed his death to be service connected, it should not take this long. Unless you filed an appeal of the decision, your claim should have been resolved by now. I suggest you try contacting the VA for status.  (AP)  4/6/2016 A2:  Not only contact the VA, but contact your local Congressional Representative.  Make sure that you filed the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation forms. Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) VA Form 21-534EZ.  (CP)  4/15/2016    If you can help please respond to this question. Full name: Email address: Comments:

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