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Veterans VA Disability Compensation Proposé de réduction de la note ou Notice de severance: Demande d’audience prédétermination des jours 30 et les règles de note protégés de 5, 10, et 20 ans

Kukangula mukanda ya me katuka na Departema ya Ke Talaka Mambu ya Basoda ya Ntama (VA) ya États-Unis yina ke tuba nde kimvuka ya ke talaka mambu ya basoda ya ntama (VBA) "ke lomba na kukulumusa ntalu ya bantu yina ke salaka kisalu ya kikata" (mu mbandu, katuka na 100% tii na 70%, to katuka na 70% tii na **pro% tii na 30 mpasi ya mbongo ya nzo ya mfunu. Kukulumusa mbongo ya soda ya ntama ke bakaka konso ngonda kukonda kufuta mpaku ke kulumusaka kaka ve mbongo ya konso ngonda na badolare 1 000 tii na badolare 2 500+, kansi yo ke kulumukaka na nsi ya 100% ya Mvula na Mvula mpi ya Mvimba (P&T) to Kifu ya Mvimba na Kukonda Kisalu ya Muntu Mosi-Mosi ( ).TDIU) threshold lenda katula mpi dibuta na nge lusadisu ya kimunganga ya CHAMPVA, Kapu 35 Lusadisu ya Malongi ya Bantu Yina Kezingaka na Lusadisu (DEA), kukatula mpaku ya bima ya leta, mpi kusansa meno. Kana nge to soda mosi ya ntama na nzo na beno kekutana ti mpasi ya mawi to ya mabanza na nima ya kubaka nsangu ya kufyotuna ntalu ya VA, binga to tinda mesaje na Veterans Crisis Line na 988 ( na nima niema 1) na États-Unis, bumba nsangu ya bwala na beno . nimero ya urgence accessible, mpi tala na beto . Mukanda ya kufuta mbongo mingi mpi ya kumanisa kisalu ya Securité Sociale SSDI, na beto kukengila kikata ya ntangu ya nda mpi lutwadisu ya mutambu ya IME, mpi na beto budget ya urgence na ntangu ya kuvidisa mbongo.

Na nsi ya nsiku ya leta (38 CFR § 3.105(e) mpi § 3.105(d)), Mukanda ya Kukulumusa Noti ya Bo Me Pesa kele VE lukanu ya nsuka, mpi nsiku ke buyisaka VA na kuzenga mbala mosi chèque na nge ya konso ngonda. Kansi, nge ke kutana ti bilumbu zole ya nsuka ya kutula bidimbu: bilumbu ya nsuka ya bilumbu 30 banda na kilumbu yina kele na mukanda sambu na kulomba Kuwidikila ya Muntu Mosi-Mosi ya Kuyidika Mambu na Ntwala (yina ke kangaka na nsiku ntalu ya lufutu ya nge ke bakaka konso ngonda na mvimba na yo tii kuna kilumbu ya kuwidikila ta salama mpi bo ta baka lukanu ya nsuka), mpi kilumbu ya nsuka tii na **ad.vid-6. Na kulungisaka dati yina ya nsuka ya bilumbu 30 ya kuwidikila mpi na kutalaka kana VA zitisaka ve Bamvula 5 (38 CFR § 3.344), Bamvula 10 (38 U.S.C. § 1159), Bamvula 20 (38 U.S.C. § 110), ye Mvu-55 (38 CFR § 3.327) bansiku ya lutaninu ya nsiku, basoda ya ntama ke pusaka mbala na mbala VA na kukatula ba réductions ya note yina bo ke zola kusala na ntwala ya kuvidisa ata dolare mosi ya lufutu.

Sala yo sesepi

  1. Tala kilumbu ya sikisiki yina bo me sonika na zulu ya Mukanda ya VA yina bo ke lomba nde bo kulumusa ntalu ya mbongo mpi tula manaka ya . 30-Day mpi 60-Day bilumbu ya nsuka mbala mosi. Kupesa ve Demande Supplémentaire (VA Form 20-0995), Nsosa ya Nivo ya Kuluta (VA Form 20-0996), to Nsangu ya Kukonda Kuwakana (VA Form 10182) ntangu yai. Na nsi ya nsiku ya kutomisa mpi ya kuyidika mambu ya mpa (AMA), nge lenda ve kulomba nsiku ya kupesa note "Proposé" na nzila ya banzila ya kulomba nsiku sambu yo kele ntete ve lukanu ya nsuka. Kansi, nge kele na Nsungi ya Kusadila Bilumbu 60 (38 CFR § 3.105(e)).
  2. Kupesa mukanda ya kulomba "Kuwidikila ya muntu yandi mosi ya bo me yidika na ntwala" (under 38 CFR § 3.105(i)) NA NTUALA ya Kilumbu ya 30 yo yina VA me kangama na nsiku na kukulumusa mbongo na nge. Yai kele nsiku mosi ya kuluta mfunu na nsiku ya basoda ya ntama: kana VA me baka mukanda ya nge ke lomba sambu na Kuwidikila mambu na ntwala na nsungi ya bilumbu 30 ya manaka ya kilumbu yina bo me pesa nsangu ya kukulumusa mbongo yina bo me pesa ngonda na nge ya mvimba ya MUST, check tii na nima ya biro ya kizunga kutula manaka ya kusambisa, kusala kusambisa, kutadila banzikisa na nge, mpi kubasisa lukanu ya nsuka ya kupesa note (yina ke bakaka mbala mingi bangonda 4 tii na 10+). Tinda mambu ya nge ke lomba na Internet bubu yai na nsadisa ya VA QuickSubmit (access.va.gov) na Mukanda ya VA 21-4138 (Statement in Support of Claim) ye tinda kopi ya zole na nzila ya Mail Certifié.
  3. Tala kana note na nge me yantika kusala sambu na 5 Years, 10 Years, to 20 Years (to kana nge kele Age 55+ to 100% P&T). Tanga ntalu ya sikisiki ya bamvula banda kilumbu ya kuyantika kusala ya ntalu ya sikisiki ya kikata yina VA ke zola kukulumusa. Kana noti yina me salaka bamvula 5 to kuluta (Stabilized Rating under 38 CFR § 3.344), ekzame mosi ya C&P ya ke monisa nde nge vandaka ti "kilumbu ya mbote" kele kukonda kufwana na nsiku bonso mambu ya nsiku sambu na kukulumusa noti na nge. Kana noti yina me salaka bamvula 20 to kuluta (38 CFR § 3.951(b)), VA me pekisama na nsiku na kukulumusa yau ata fioti na nsi ya nivo yina kukonda luvunu ya me ndimama.
  4. Lomba nswalu kopi ya mukanda ya mpa ya bo me pesa sambu na mbongo ya kufuta mpi ya pansio (C&P) Rapore ya Ekzame (DBQ) yina salaka nde bo kulumusa ntalu ya mbongo yina. Kana kontra mosi ( .Optum Serve / LHI, VES, QTC, or Loyal Source) salaka ekzame ya C&P, Biro ya Regional ya VA, to Ofisie ya Kisalu ya Basoda ya Ntama (VSO tuka muna DAV, VFW, Legião Américaina, yovo Biro kia Makesa ma Nkulu) ye VBMS (Veterans Benefits Management System) kukota, lenda niema mukanda ya bangyufula ya sikisiki ya ketubilaka mambu ya metala mambote ya bantu yina kele ti bifu na nitu (DBQ) sambu na nge na mposo yai sambu nge mona konso kisika yina muntu ya ke salaka ekzame me tula ve kidimbu.
  5. Kuvukisa mikanda ya lusansu ya kinsweki, Dibanza ya Kimunganga ya Kimpwanza (IMO / DBQ), ye Nsangu za Buddy ( ).VA Form 21-10210) na kati ya fenetre ya bilumbu 60. Sambu na kununga kukulumusa, monisa nde konso kutomisa yina bo monaka na ekzame ya C&P ya minuta 15 vandaka ya ntangu fyoti, nde bo fimpaka nge ve na ntangu ya flare-up (DeLuca / Sharp factors), to nde kimbefo yina me lungisa ve kutomisa ya ke zinga mingi na nsi ya mambu ya luzingu mpi ya kisalu ya bantu yonso ke salaka.
  6. Kukonda ve ata fioti kusala ekzame ya mpa ya VA C&P (38 CFR § 3.655). Kana kukulumusa ntalu ya kisalu yina nge zolaka kusala kusalamaka sambu nge salaka ve ekzame ya C&P yina bo yidikaka kukonda kuzabisa muntu yina kusalaka kisalu ("Failure to Report"), tinda mbala mosi mukanda ya ke pesa "Kikuma ya Mbote" (bonso kubaka ve ata fioti nsangu yina bo me tinda na adresi na nge ya ntangu yai, lupitalu, maladi, to mavwanga ya kisalu) mpi kutuba nde nge kele ya kuyilama mpi ke zola kukwenda kusala ekzame nswalu.

Sambu na nki Nge Fwete Sala Mambu na Nsungi ya Bilumbu 30 (Bilumbu 60 Ve) Sambu Bo Zenga Ve Cheque na Nge ya Konso Ngonda .

Konso mukanda ya VA ke lomba na kukulumusa ntalu ya bantu ke tubila bilumbu zole ya nsuka ya kuswaswana: bilumbu 30 mpi bilumbu 60. Basoda mingi ya ntama ke tangaka mukanda yina na mutindu ya mbi mpi ke yindulaka nde bo kele ti bilumbu 60 sambu na kupesa mvutu. Tala mutambu na nsi ya 38 CFR § 3.105(e) mpi § 3.105(i): - Nge kele na bilumbu 60 sambu na kupesa banzikisa ya mpa ya kimunganga na ntwala nde VA kubaka lukanu ya nsuka. - KANSI, nge kele kaka na BILUA 30 banda na kilumbu ya mukanda sambu na kulomba Kuwidikila ya Predetermination kana nge ke zola kukanga mbongo ya nge ke futaka konso ngonda na ntalu ya nge ke futaka ntangu yai ntangu VA ke tadila mambu na nge. Kana nge vingila tii na Kilumbu ya 35 sambu na kulomba nde bo tadila nge, VA lenda basisa mbongo ya nsuka ya kukulumusa na Kilumbu ya 61 mpi kuzenga chèque na nge na kilumbu ya ntete ya ngonda ya tatu na nima ya nsangu ya nsuka, mpi yo lenda pusa nge na kuzinga ti mbongo ya bo me kulumusa na nsungi ya mvula mosi to kuluta ntangu nge ke nwana ti appel. Ntangu yonso, tinda Demande d’audience prédétermination de 30 jours sur le formulaire VA 21-4138 na mposo ya ntete ya nge ke kangula mukanda.

Nti ya lukanu: Kukanga nzila na VA yina bo ke zola kukulumusa ntalu ya bantu, kukatula TDIU, to kukatula muntu na kisalu .

Landa tablo yai ya triage ya bitambi na bitambi kilumbu mukanda ya VA ke lomba kusala mambu ya mbi ke kuma na kesi ya mikanda na nge.

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Kitini 1: Bangogo ya sikisiki ya kutula . VA Form 21-4138 na ntwala ya Kilumbu ya 30 sambu na kukanga mambote na nge

Sambu na kukanga VA nzila ya kukulumusa mbongo ya nge ke bakaka konso ngonda ntangu nge ke vukisa mikanda ya kimunganga, baka Formulaire VA 21-4138 (Statement in Support of Claim) katuka na va.gov, sonika bansangu yina ke monisa nge, mpi sonika mambu yai ya siki-siki yina nsiku ke lomba na kisika yina bo me sonika mambu:

"Re: Nsangu ya Kukulumusa Banombre [to Kukatula na Kisalu] ya kele ti dati [Tula Kilumbu ya Bo Me Niema na Mukanda ya VA].

1. KULOMBA NA NTANGU YA NTAMA KUWA LUZINGU YA NTWALA (38 CFR § 3.105(i)): Na kutadila 38 CFR § 3.105(e) mpi 38 CFR § 3.105(i), mono ke lomba na mutindu ya me fwana nde bo sala Kuwidikila ya Muntu Mosi-Mosi Sambu na Kuzaba Mambu na Ntwala (na nzila ya tele-audience virtuel to na Biro ya Regional ya VA ya bwala na mono) na ntwala nde bo baka lukanu ya nsuka na yina me tala kufyotuna ntalu ya kisalu yina bo ke zola kusala. Mambu (ba)]. Sambu kulomba yai ya kuwidikila mambu ke pesamaka na nsungi ya bilumbu 30 banda na kilumbu yina bo me pesa nsangu ya mambu ya mbi yina bo ke zola kusala, VA ke lombamaka na kulanda 38 CFR § 3.105(i)(1) na kulanda kufuta mbongo ya lufutu na mono na ntalu na bo ya ntangu yai tii kuna bo ta tadila diaka mambu yina, banzikisa yonso yina bo me pesa na kilumbu ya,a and00. bo me basisa lukanu ya nsuka ya kupesa matonsi.

2. KULOMBA RAPORT YA EKZAME YA C&P YA MVIMBA: Mono ke lomba nswalu kopi ya rapore ya ekzame ya Compensation et Pension (C&P) (DBQ) mpi dibanza ya minganga ya kele ti dati [Kilumbu ya Ekzame] yina bo me tula ntima sambu na kupesa ngindu ya kukulumusa ntalu yai sambu munganga na mono yina ke sansaka mono mpi mono lenda lomba na ntwala kuwa.

*3. KUBUYA KUKULUMUNA BANTU: Kukulumusa yina bo ke lomba ke fwa 38 CFR §§ 3.344 [kana bamvula 5+], 4.1, 4.2, 4.10, mpi 4.13 sambu kimbefo na mono me mona ve kutomisa ya kieleka mpi ya ke zinga mingi na nsi ya luzingu ya bantu yonso."

Kisika ya kupesa Demande na nge ya Kuwidikila na ntwala ya bilumbu 30 BUBU YAI (Yo yina nge kele ti nzikisa ya ntangu):

  1. Tula na nzila ya VA Kutinda Nswalu (access.va.gov): Kota na nge ID.me to Login.gov nsangu ya nswa, pona QuickSubmit, tula PDF ya Formulaire VA 21-4138 yina bo me tula diboko, mpi baka mukanda ya kundimisa yina ke monisa kilumbu ya siki-siki mpi ID ya Mukanda.
  2. Tinda Kopi na nzila ya Mail Certifié ya USPS ti Reçu de Retour yina Bo Me Lomba na Centre d’Accueil des Preuves:

    Departema ya Mambu ya Basoda ya Ntama, Kisika ya Kubaka Bamfuka, Box 4444, Janesville, WI 53547-4444.

  3. Yula VSO na nge ya me ndimama (DAV, VFW, American Legion, or State/County VSO) sambu na kutula kopi mbala mosi na Dossier eVBMS na nge ya elektroniki mpi kundimisa nde flash "Bo Me Lomba Kuwidikila Na Ntwala" me kota na ngidika ya VA.

Kitini ya 2: "Bansiku ya Kupesa Banoti ya Bo Metaninaka" 6 ya nsiku (5, 10, and 20-Year Rules + Age 55 & P&T)

Bantu ya mayele ya ke pesaka matonsi ya VA (RVSRs) sadila bisalu ya ordinatere yina ke salaka yo mosi yina ke konda mbala mingi bansiku ya leta yina ke taninaka bantu yina kele ti bifu na nitu tuka ntama. Tala histoire ya ba note na nge na konso ndonga ya mesa yai:

Nsiku ya Lutaninu ya Nsiku Citasio ya Fédéral Lutaninu ya Nsiku ya Siki-siki & Mutindu Yo Ke Nungaka Kukulumusa ya VA
1. Nsiku ya Bamvula 5 (Stabilized Ratings) 38 CFR § 3.344(a)-(c) Yau ke tadila KONSO ntalu ya kikata yina kele na ngolo na bamvula 5 ya kulandana to kuluta.
- Nsiku: Kana note me bikala na nivo mosi (to kuluta) na bamvula 5+, yau kele na nsiku "Stabilisé." VA lenda ve kukulumusa yau na kutadila ekzame mosi ya C&P. Kansi, VA fwete monisa na nzila ya kutadila histoire ya kimunganga na nge yonso nde nge me lungisa kutomisa ya bima ya kinsuni yina ke zingaka mingi na nsi ya mambu ya luzingu mpi ya kisalu ya bantu yonso ke salaka (not just temporary relief during bed rest or a 15-minute office exam).
- Na nsi ya § 3.344(a), kana muntu yina ke salaka ekzame ya C&P tadilaka ve dosie na nge ya mvimba ya ba demande longitudinale, to kana ntembe kele kaka kana kutomisa yina ta landa kusalama kimakulu na nsi ya mpasi ya kisalu, VA me buyisama na nsiku na kukulumusa note.
2. Nsiku ya Bamvula 10 (Protection of Service Connection) 38 U.S.C. § 1159 & 38 CFR § 3.957 Ke sadilamaka kana "Kukangama ya Kisalu" sambu na kima mosi me sala bamvula 10 to kuluta.
- Nsiku: Na nima ya bamvula 10 banda na kilumbu ya kukangama ya kisalu, VA lenda ATA FIOTI ve kuzenga (kukatula) kukangama ya kisalu sambu na kifu yina (katula kaka kana VA ke monisa nde lusadisu ya ntete bakamaka na nzila ya luvunu ya kieleka, to kana soda ya ntama vandaka ve ti kisalu ya basoda ya kufwana/kikalulu ya kukatuka na kisalu). (Note: Condition ya bamvula 10 lenda vanda kaka na percentage na yandi ya kukulumuka kana yau me tomaka, na kutadila nsiku ya bamvula 5 ya kele na zulu, kansi yau lenda katuka ve ata fioti.)
3. Nsiku ya Bamvula 20 (Continuous Rating Immunity) 38 U.S.C. § 110 & 38 CFR § 3.951(b) Yau ke sadilamaka kana kifu me landa na kupesa ntalu na to na zulu ya ntalu mosi ya sikisiki (to 100% / TDIU) na nsungi ya bamvula 20 to kuluta.
- Nsiku: VA kele me kangama kimakulu na nsiku ya luyalu ya nene na kukulumusa ATA FIOTI ve ntalu yina na nsi ya nivo ya kuluta fioti yina yandi vandaka na yau na bamvula yina 20 (katula kaka kana yau me monisa luvunu ya kieleka). Mu mbandu, kana PTSD na nge vandaka na 50% na mvu 2005, bo tombulaka yo tii na 70% na mvu 2012, mpi ntangu yai yo kele mvu 2026, ntalu na nge lenda ata fioti ve kukulumuka na nsi ya 50%; mpe kana yau me pesamaka na 70% na bamvula 20 ya kulandana, yau lenda ata fioti ve kukulumuka na nsi ya 70%.
4. Nsiku ya Bamvula 55 (Exemption from Routine Reexaminations) 38 CFR § 3.327(b)(2)(iv) & M21-1 IV.ii.1.A Yau ke tadila basoda ya ntama yina kele na bamvula 55 to kuluta na ntangu ya kubaka lukanu ya kupesa matonsi to ya kusala ekzame ya mbala na mbala na bilumbu ke kwisa (RFE).
- Nsiku: Na nsi ya bansiku ya VA mpe mukanda ya kusambisa M21-1, VA fwete sala ve manaka ya kusala ba ekzame ya mpa ya C&P na bilumbu ke kwisa sambu na konso soda ya ntama yina me luta mvula 55 (katula kaka na ba manaka ya kulomba ndolula ya kansere ya ntangu fioti na nima ya kusala operasio to ya ke sala kisalu na nsi ya FR4.48). Kana nge kele ti bamvula kuluta 55 mpi bo me pesa nge nsangu ya ke lomba nde bo sala nge diaka ekzame, lomba nde bo katula yo na nsi ya 38 CFR § 3.327(b)(2).
5. Ya 100% Permanent & Total (P&T) Nsiku 38 CFR § 3.327(b)(2) Yo ke salama ntangu lukanu na nge ya kupesa matonsi ke pesa nswa Basic Eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA / Chapter 35) to ba leta "No future examinations are scheduled" / "Static Disability."
- Nsiku: Bifu yina bo me ponaka bonso "Statique" (permanent in nature with no likelihood of material improvement) ke katukaka na ba ekzame ya mbala na mbala ya bilumbu ke kwisa katula kaka kana nge me kangula kielo na luzolo na nge mosi na kutulaka nsiku ya mpa (“kubula ourse”) na yina me tala ngidika ya nitu to maladi ya zole yina ke wakana ti yo.
**6. Nsiku ya "Na Nsi ya Bamvula 5" (38 CFR § 3.343(a) & *Kikuku v. 38 CFR §§ 3.343(a), 4.1, 4.2, 4.10, 4.13 Inki nge ta sala kana noti na nge me sala bamvula 5 ve?
- Ata kana note na nge kele kaka ya bamvula 2 to 3, Tribinale ya U.S.CAVC, na mambu bonso Brown v. Brown mpi Kitchen v. McDonough) ke tuba nde VA ke nata kaka kizitu ya banzikisa na KONSO diambu ya kukulumusa ntalu ya bantu yina me baka matonsi: VA fwete monisa na nzila ya preponderance ya banzikisa nde nsoba ya kieleka na kikata na nge me salama yina ke tomisa kisalu na nge mpi ke tomisa kisalu na nge.38 CFR § 4.10)**, ke kaka ko vo nlongi anzole wavana e nluta mia mpila mosi mia mpila mu mpila ke mu nlongi antete ko.

Kitini ya 3: Kunungisa mitambu ya sikisiki ya kukulumusa VA (TDIU Unemployability, C&P Flare-Ups, Cancer Remission, and Missed Exams)

Trap 1: The VA Proposes to Strip Your 100% TDIU (Individual Unemployability) Sambu Securité Sociale ( ).SSA) Salere yina bo me pesa rapore

Every year, the VA runs an automated computer match with the Social Security Administration (SSA / IRS Master File) to see if veterans receiving 100% Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU, 38 CFR § 4.16) earned any W-2 or 1099 income. If the computer sees wages, it sends VA Form 21-4140 (Employment Questionnaire) or proposes to reduce you from 100% TDIU back down to your schedular rating (for example, 70%). - Know the Strict Legal Bar for Removing TDIU (38 CFR § 3.343(c)): 1. Clear and Unmistakable Evidence of Actual Employability: Under 38 CFR § 3.343(c)(1), the VA cannot reduce a TDIU rating unless it proves by clear and unmistakable evidence that the veteran has regained "actual employability." 2. The 12-Consecutive-Month Rule (38 CFR § 3.343(c)(2)): Even if you try going back to work, if you began engaging in substantially gainful employment after January 1, 1985, the VA is legally prohibited from reducing your TDIU rating unless you strictly maintain that substantially gainful employment for 12 CONSECUTIVE months (uninterrupted). If you try working for 7 months and have to quit because of your service-connected disabilities, your TDIU cannot be touched. 3. The "Marginal Employment" and "Sheltered / Protected Environment" Exceptions (38 CFR § 4.16(a)): - Income Below the Federal Poverty Threshold (about $15,650-$16,320/year for 1 person): Any job that pays less than the U.S. Census Bureau's one-person poverty threshold is defined by law as "Marginal Employment", not substantially gainful employment, and never disqualifies you from 100% TDIU. - Protected / Sheltered Work Environment: Even if you earn more than the poverty threshold, if you work for a family business, a sympathetic employer, or a sheltered job that gives you special accommodations non-disabled workers would be fired for (unlimited unscheduled absences during PTSD/migraine flare-ups, taking naps at work, reduced production quotas), submit a signed statement from your supervisor documenting those accommodations to prove it is Protected / Marginal Employment under 38 CFR § 4.16(a).

Trap 2: Orthopedic / Joint Reductions (Knee, Back, Shoulder, Neck) Where the C&P Examiner Ignored "Pain on Weight-Bearing & Flare-Ups"

When a veteran goes to a C&P exam for a service-connected back (lumbar spine) or knee rating, the examiner uses a plastic goniometer to measure how far you bend once in an air-conditioned exam room on a "good day," and writes down that your range of motion improved, triggering a reduction from 40% to 10%. - How to Void an Inadequate Orthopedic C&P Exam (DeLuca, Mitchell, Sharp, mpidina Correia Rules): - Under binding Federal Circuit and CAVC precedent (DeLuca v. Brown, Sharp v. Shulkin, and Correia v. McDonald), an orthopedic C&P examination is legally inadequate and cannot be used to reduce a rating if the examiner failed to test and estimate (in exact degrees of range-of-motion loss): 1. Functional loss during Flare-Ups (even if you are not having a flare-up during the exam, the examiner must ask you to describe your flare-ups and estimate the additional degree of motion lost during a flare-up); 2. Kumekama ya Kuvutukila-Kusadila (ata mbala 3 ya kuvutukila); mpidina 3. Range de Mouvement Actif ET Passif, ya Ke Nataka Kizitu ti ya Ke Nataka Kizitu ve (nsiku ya Correia). - Have your private physician or physical therapist fill out a private Back (Thoracolumbar) or Knee DBQ explicitly documenting your range-of-motion limit during flare-ups and under weight-bearing.

Trap 3: Mandatory 100% Cancer Remission or Post-Surgery Reductions (Prostate, Breast, PACT Act Cancers)

When active service-connected cancer (such as Agent Orange prostate cancer or Burn Pit / PACT Act respiratory/gastrointestinal cancer) goes into treatment remission, federal regulations (e.g., 38 CFR § 4.115b Diagnostic Code 7528) require a C&P reexamination 6 months after treatment ends, proposing to reduce the temporary 100% active cancer rating down to a residual rating (often 10% or 20%). - How to Maximize Your Post-Cancer Residual Rating: Even if the cancer itself is in clinical remission, the VA must rate every chronic residual and treatment side effect separately (38 CFR § 4.115b), including: - Kukonda Kusala Masuba / Kukonda Kubasisa Masuba to Kukonda Kukanga Masuba (requiring absorbent pads: 20%, 40%, or 60% rating): Kusoba ba pads absorbants mbala 2 tii na 4 na kilumbu kele kiteso mosi ti 40% ya ntalu; kusoba ba pads kuluta mbala 4 na kilumbu kele kiteso mosi ti 60% ya ntalu; - Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) in both hands and both feet (4 separate bilateral ratings); - Radiation Enteritis, Erectile Dysfunction (SMC-K), Surgical Scars, and Secondary Depression / Anxiety caused by the cancer diagnosis and chronic residuals.

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|            WHAT IF YOUR PROPOSED LETTER SAYS "PROPOSED SEVERANCE"                 |
|             (CANCELLING SERVICE CONNECTION UNDER 38 CFR § 3.105(d))               |
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| Sometimes the VA does not just propose lowering your percentage: it proposes     |
| "Severing Service Connection" altogether, claiming it made a mistake years ago    |
| when it granted your disability.                                                  |
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|   -> THE "CLEAR AND UNMISTAKABLE ERROR (CUE)" SHIELD:                             |
|      Under 38 CFR § 3.105(d), the VA CANNOT sever your service connection simply  |
|      because a new C&P doctor disagrees with the prior doctor who granted your    |
|      claim. A "difference of medical opinion" is NEVER grounds for severance.     |
|      Instead, the VA bears the crushing burden of proving that the original grant |
|      was "Clearly and Unmistakably Erroneous": meaning NO reasonable person      |
|      could have agreed with the original decision based on the law and evidence   |
|      that existed at the time. (And after 10 years, severance is barred.)         |
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Why You Should Think Twice Before 'Poking the Bear' Once You Have 100% P&T or a Long-Standing High Rating

Many proposed rating reductions happen because a veteran who already holds a 70%, 90%, or 100% Permanent & Total (P&T) rating files a brand-new claim for a minor secondary condition or an increase on an old joint. When you file a new claim or secondary claim connected to an existing rated disability, the VA claims processor opens your entire VBMS eFolder and routinely orders a new C&P exam on the underlying primary disability, giving a contractor examiner the chance to write down that your primary 70% PTSD or 40% back condition "looks improved." Before filing any new claim when you are already at 100% P&T (or have a critical 70%+ rating that is under 20 years old), always have an accredited VSO or VA-accredited attorney review your Code Sheet inside VBMS to verify which of your ratings are marked "Static" and how close you are to the 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year protection milestones.

How to Obtain Your VA 'Rating Code Sheet' Today to See Which Disabilities Are Marked 'Static'

Your normal VA Benefit Summary Letter on va.gov only shows your combined percentage, not the hidden internal status of each individual disability. Call an accredited Veterans Service Officer (DAV, VFW, American Legion, or your County Veterans Service Office) and ask them to look up your profile in VBMS and send you a copy of your Rating Code Sheet. The Code Sheet reveals: (1) the exact Effective Date of every rating (so you can calculate your 5, 10, and 20-year dates to the exact day), (2) the Diagnostic Code, and (3) whether each condition is flagged as "Static (No Future Exam)" or has a scheduled Routine Future Exam (RFE) date.

Regional veterans' benefit appeal and ombudsman resources

  • Etats-Unis (Department of Veterans Affairs: VBA):
  • VA QuickSubmit (Evidence Intake Portal): Upload your 30-Day Predetermination Hearing Request (VA Form 21-4138) and private DBQs immediately at access.va.gov (select QuickSubmit).
  • VA National Call Center & Accredited VSO Directory: Call 1-800-827-1000 to verify the status of your predetermination hearing request, or find a free accredited VSO representative, claims agent, or VA-accredited attorney through the VA Office of General Counsel Accreditation Search at va.gov/ogc/apps/accreditation/index.asp.
  • Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net.
  • Kanada (Veterans Affairs Canada: VAC):
  • Bureau of Pensions Advocates (BPA) & Veterans Review and Appeal Board (VRAB): If Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) reassesses or reduces a Pain and Suffering Compensation (PSC) or Income Replacement Benefit (IRB) assessment, you have the right to free legal representation by a lawyer from the Bureau of Pensions Advocates (BPA na 1-877-368-0859) before the Veterans Review and Appeal Board (VRAB), and can escalate unfair administration to the Office of the Veterans Ombud (1-877-330-4343 / ombudsman-veterans.gc.ca).
  • Kimfumu ya Bumosi (Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: AFCS & War Pension Scheme):
  • Veterans UK Mandatory Reconsideration & First-tier Tribunal (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber): If Veterans UK (Ministry of Defence) reduces or terminates an AFCS Guaranteed Income Payment (GIP) or War Disablement Pension, request a review or appeal independently to the First-tier Tribunal (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation) with free representation from the Royal British Legion (0808 802 8080).
  • Australie (Department of Veterans' Affairs: DVA):
  • Kimvuka ya kutadila basoda ya ntama (VRB) & MRCA / DRCA / VEA Lutaninu: Kana DVA ke lomba na kukulumusa Ntalu ya Sipesiali (TPI) or Permanent Impairment (MRCA) compensation, appeal to the Veterans' Review Board (VRB na 1800 550 460 / vrb.gov.au) with free advocacy from the RSL (Returned & Services League).

Bangyufula yina bantu keyulaka mbala na mbala

I just received a VA letter saying they "propose to reduce" my disability rating from 70% to 30%. Should I file a Supplemental Claim or Higher-Level Review right away?

No. Do NOT file a Supplemental Claim (VA Form 20-0995) or Higher-Level Review (VA Form 20-0996) in response to a "Proposed" reduction letter. Under VA regulations (38 CFR § 3.105(e)), a proposed reduction is not a final decision yet, so the VA will reject standard appeal forms as premature. Instead, you must submit a written statement on VA Form 21-4138 within 30 calendar days of the date on the letter requesting a "Predetermination Personal Hearing under 38 CFR § 3.105(i)." Meeting that 30-day deadline legally forces the VA to keep paying your full 70 percent monthly check while you gather medical evidence and wait for your hearing.

What is the difference between the 30-day deadline and the 60-day deadline in a VA Proposed Rating Reduction letter?

The 60-day deadline is the window you have to submit medical evidence, private DBQs, and lay statements before the VA issues a final decision. However, the 30-day deadline is far more urgent: under 38 CFR § 3.105(i), if the VA receives your written request for a Predetermination Hearing within 30 days of the notice date, the VA cannot reduce your monthly payment until after the hearing is held and a final decision is issued. If you miss the 30-day hearing deadline and only submit evidence on Day 45, the VA can go ahead and cut your monthly check on Day 61 while you wait months for an appeal.

My VA rating has been at 70% for 6 years, and a contractor C&P examiner saw me for 10 minutes on a good day and said I improved. Can the VA legally cut my rating based on that one exam?

No. Once any specific disability percentage has been in effect for 5 consecutive years or more, it becomes a "Stabilized Rating" protected by 38 CFR § 3.344. Under § 3.344(a)-(c), the VA is legally barred from reducing a 5-year stabilized rating based on a single C&P examination. Instead, the VA must prove through your entire longitudinal medical record that your condition has achieved "sustained improvement" and that the improvement will be maintained under the ordinary stresses of life and work. Citing 38 CFR § 3.344 at your predetermination hearing and submitting ongoing treatment notes almost always forces the VA to cancel a single-exam reduction.

What happens if my Proposed Reduction letter says the VA is cutting my rating because I missed a scheduled C&P exam ("Failure to Report")?

Under 38 CFR § 3.655, if you miss a scheduled C&P reexamination without "Good Cause," the VA proposes to reduce or stop your compensation for that condition. Immediately submit VA Form 21-4138 within 30 days requesting a Predetermination Hearing, explain your Good Cause for missing the exam (for example, you never received the contractor's phone call or letter in the mail, you were sick, or you had a work/family emergency), and explicitly state in writing: "I am ready and willing to report for a rescheduled C&P examination immediately." Once you express willingness to attend and establish good cause, the VA must reschedule the exam and halt the reduction.

Bantwadisi ya ke wakana

Bisika mpi lutwadisu ya leta

  • Code of Federal Regulations (Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief): 38 CFR § 3.105(d) & (e) (60-Day Due Process Period for Proposed Severance and Reductions); 38 CFR § 3.105(i) (30-Day Predetermination Hearing Request to Continue Benefits); 38 CFR § 3.344 (5-Year Stabilized Rating Rule); 38 CFR § 3.957 (10-Year Protection of Service Connection); 38 CFR § 3.951(b) (20-Year Continuous Rating Protection); 38 CFR § 3.343(c) (TDIU Reduction Standards); and 38 CFR § 3.327(b)(2) (Age 55 and Static Disability Exam Exemptions).
  • United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC): Brown v. Brown (5 Vet. App. 413: Burden of Proof on VA in Rating Reductions); Kitchen v. McDonough (34 Vet. App. 191: Application of 38 CFR §§ 4.1, 4.2, and 4.10 to Reductions Under 5 Years); DeLuca v. Brown (8 Vet. App. 202) & Correia v. McDonald (28 Vet. App. 158: Mandatory Flare-Up and Weight-Bearing Range-of-Motion Testing).
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VBA): M21-1 Adjudication Procedures Manual, Part X, Subpart ii, Chapter 4 (Revision of Decisions: Reductions and Severances) and Part IV, Subpart ii, Chapter 1 (Routine Future Examinations).