Tim Bruyea

I think i am at 80% monthly as well and I got a 20% lump sum payment and also went up with Quality of life forms and appeals , reassessments , etc.

I hear ya ..... I'm @ 136 % ..... BUT ! paid only @ 80% on the ol' PA System

20 % on the NVC , then re-assessments drove it up , but to no $ advantage , it was to show them , that as we grow older , our Conditions Worsen !

......... Troops , if your just below a Level where you can maybe get PIA or EIA , get re-assessed & Re-Apply for the next level that you have Earned .

......YES......you can get EIA .....with a Combo of OLD PENSION & NVC .....enough said !

Your Life & Your Family to Care for ,

For Country
Retired Army MasterSniper
Dave Fitzpatrick
Family of ........7........ Get er' done Bye's !

Thanks Recon , you too.

to get it.

Most of mine is monthly , old charter , but some was a lump sum for a total of around 110% which took me from 2002 to 2012.

Well Done 1993 firebird ............

           it is a long process , & ONLY those who are Persistant over time will Truly get the Benefits they Deserve .

       It took me 12 years from Jan.11 , 2000 to 2012 .....and  454 pages of Med. Doc's thrown in their face over & over with all the Evidence , to finally get everything recognized @ 136 % wether it was on the old PA Pension or NVC combined , BUT ..... even with all the outstanding Evidence it was still denied I Believe Because they were so Backed up , they couldn't handle another file .............. YOU simply Must Never give up .

       For everyone out there that is Constantly turned down for one reason or another , go back , get re-assessed " EVERY 24 MONTHS " & they have to take into ACCOUNT YOUR AGE , & QUALITY OF LIFE as well , by that I mean ..... how it Effects the Life of your Family on a Daily Basis as well .

For Most of us on here , We Fought on the Front Lines , Now you have to Fight for every Benefit you Earned as well ........  NEVER GIVE UP TROOPS !

It's YOURS , Now Go get it !

For Country
Retired Army MasterSniper
Davr Fitzpatrick
Family of ........7........ Get er' done bye's !

Do you mean benefit percentage? Because I meant amount of claims. That is another automatic thing in Veterans Affairs , benefit percentage , they always start out low that is why there is a third appeal process in Charlottetown PEI. It took me around 10 years to finally get what Veterans Affairs told me in the table of disabilities that my conditions and symptoms of those conditions get as a percentage but it took initial claims of course , then departmental reviews , appeal level 1 , appeal level 2 , reconsiderations and reassessments. Now I am at over 100% at 5/5.

From my experience the lawyers dont fight very hard thats why most percentages are low. They know we cant afford to hire a good lawyer.

A very high percentage of claims are initially denied , almost 100% , and at the next level or the level after that most are granted. It is not how it should be but it is how Veterans Affairs works , that is why there is a lawyer department within Veterans Affairs to challenge the decision , ironic. Money wasted on Veterans Affairs lawyers to fight against Veterans Affairs.

great news.

propat

I was kept up to date by Tim's wife who I knew through my wife.  Jill knew I was a sailor with his own experience with the "system" so she felt she could share her story with me.

This situation has finally been resolved in favour of Tim.  Income replacement is only partly retroactive, but it is full going forward which is a big help.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.1024459 Link to CTV news on Tim

I am sure most here know of Tim Bruyea's brother. I saw Tim's story last night on CTV. He may be getting SISIP but he is not being comepnsated by VAC. The system is far from fixed even with this SISIP clawback suit. Tim was injured on a Canadian navy ship. He was in the loo when the ship rolled. He injured his back badly. Veterans board refused him VAC because they said he was not working, he was on a bathroom break. HELLOOOOOO. How stupid can they be. I always thought when you were on ship, you were on duty 24/7. So IF you were on a ship and were sleeping, and the ship blew up and you were injured, you would NOT qualify for VAC compensation because you were NOT working..you were sleeping.