AnCan respectfully notes that it does not accept sponsored promotion. Any drugs, protocols or devices recommended in our discussion are based solely on anecdotal peer experience or clinical evidence.
AnCan cannot and does not provide medical advice. We encourage you to discuss anything you hear in our sessions with your own medical team.
AnCan reminds all Participants that Adverse Events experienced from prescribed drugs or protocols should be reported to the pharmaceutical manufacturer or the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). To do so call 1-800-332-1066 or download interactive FDA Form 3500, https://www.fda.gov/media/76299/download/.
All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime!
Editor’s Pick: DIC (Dependent Individual Compensation) for surviving spouses. (bj)
Topics Discussed
Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits; DIC (Dependent Individual Compensation) for surviving spouses and the criteria for receiving it; interrelationship between military retired pay, federal civilian retired pay, and VA disability pay; PACT Act of 2022; documenting all of your medical issues while on active duty; intent to file; preparing your VA disability claim; prostate cancer submission & service connection; other AnCan support groups – Men Speaking Freely, Veterans Speaking Freely.
Chat Log
Alexa Jett – AnCan Foundation
overachiever!!!! 😂
Alexa Jett – AnCan Foundation
https://ancan.org/remembering-ken-mason/
Erika L
Thanks for that Alexa…. Gary, I’m so sorry for your loss!
AnCan – “Col” Boykin Jordan
https://www.choose.va.gov/family-members
Gary
Thanks for these.
Alexa Jett – AnCan Foundation
captjim@ancan.org
Gary
https://www.forevermissed.com/ken-mason/lifestory
Gary
Ken’s celebration of life site. The celebration will be live streamed.
Gary
Thanks, Erika.
Gary
Folks, you are providing great, helpful information. Jim, your knowledge is amazing. Thanks for answering my questions. Thanks for letting me join this meeting to learn more about Mason’s benefits. I have to cut out in a few minutes. Best to everyone.
AnCan – “Col” Boykin Jordan
Thanks for checking us out. Feel free to come back anytime.
Willie
Gary please continue to get the necesary information to get your benefits from your spouse.
Gary
Thank you all, I will be contacting Ken’s point of contact in the VA office here in Lincoln.
Gary
And the link in the chat will also be very helpful.
Michelle
AGR
Michelle
Sounds like
Michelle
I go to the main hospital or satellite locations
AnCan – “Col” Boykin Jordan
Army Presence in Augusta, GA (formerly Fort Gordon)
Erika L
Yes AGR
Erika L
Thanks, Col, Michelle, Tyneal, Jim! Augusta and Columbus/Benning (nearest base facilities) are both 2.5 hours drive, so that’s what’s made this a bit trickier for us, esp because my kid does not tolerate long periods in the car…
Erika L
We tried to get phone support and spoke with her once and never heard again! We did send an email saying as much, and still didn’t hear back. I guess if the main benefit is just preventing transfer or move, it may not be worth greater effort. That in and of itself is useful information for us!
AnCan Barniskis – rick
Jim – join Veterans Speaking Freely
Alexa Jett – AnCan Foundation
https://ancan.org/speaking-freely/
Tyneal Edwards
I’ll check into it more and see if I can provide more details. Sometimes the information is a bit difficult to obtain from certain EFMP coordinators. However, once you get assigned to them, their goal is to get your primary care needs taken care of by a closer facility. Their primary goal is to find the closest care available and within the member’s capabilities. TRICARE, other EFMP coordinators at other commands, Military onesource, Family Readiness Groups (which can also be found on an MTF), or your commands CFL (Command Family Liaison. On your next PHA, you can also provide these concerns and issues to your provider about this problem. Also, you can provide this concern to the individual who’s in charge of helping you set up your PHA. (I know that was a lot but I hope this helps😅)
Michelle
Me too
AnCan Barniskis – rick
Hello Ms. Michelle
Alexa Jett – AnCan Foundation
https://visionsimulations.com/visual-snow.htm
Alexa Jett – AnCan Foundation
https://www.visualsnowsimulator.com/
Alexa Jett – AnCan Foundation
usually migraine, tinnitus, and visual issues = Visual snow syndrome
Alexa Jett – AnCan Foundation
https://www.visualsnowinitiative.org/doctors/
Alexa Jett – AnCan Foundation
We learned of a fabulous doctor in Cleveland
Alexa Jett – AnCan Foundation
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/30308-devon-cohen
AnCan respectfully notes that it does not accept sponsored promotion. Any drugs, protocols or devices recommended in our discussion are based solely on anecdotal peer experience or clinical evidence.
AnCan cannot and does not provide medical advice. We encourage you to discuss anything you hear in our sessions with your own medical team.
AnCan reminds all Participants that Adverse Events experienced from prescribed drugs or protocols should be reported to the pharmaceutical manufacturer or the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). To do so call 1-800-332-1066 or download interactive FDA Form 3500, https://www.fda.gov/media/76299/download/.
All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime!
Editor’s Pick: Claim submission & evidence handling. (bj)
Topics Discussed Prostate cancer claim submission & service connection; Toxic Exposure Risk Activity (TERA); Intent to file; loss of use of creative organ (SMC-K); chronic kidney disease secondary to hypertension; spousal VA pension eligibility; nexus letters/medical opinions in VA claims; VA claim submission process & evidence handling; supplemental claims; accessing TERA benefits; ischemic heart disease and hypertension claims; edema management & peripheral neuropathy; passing of Ken Mason; PACT Act and presumptive conditions; Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) types.
AnCan – “Col” Boykin Jordan
VA News Release https://www.va.gov/st-louis-health-care/news-releases/all-veterans-exposed-to-toxins-and-other-hazards-during-military-service-at-home-or-abroad-are-now-eligible-for-va/
Hank Zajic Springfield VA
I have to step away for a minute
AnCan Barniskis – rick
FYI Folks, Mason was a Vet and occasionally attended this group
Cesar – California
Have a good evening gentlemen, my family is calling me to dinner.
Jim Cavanaugh
Fabulous group and resource. Your email Jim Marshall or phone # ?
AnCan Barniskis – rick
Jim Marshall is at captjim@ancan.org
AnCan Barniskis – rick
Checking out Gents …. long day here. BFN.
Dan Gifford, Pesacola, FL
Tapping out for the night. Thanks for everything, Jim
AnCan respectfully notes that it does not accept sponsored promotion. Any drugs, protocols or devices recommended in our discussion are based solely on anecdotal peer experience or clinical evidence.
AnCan cannot and does not provide medical advice. We encourage you to discuss anything you hear in our sessions with your own medical team.
AnCan reminds all Participants that Adverse Events experienced from prescribed drugs or protocols should be reported to the pharmaceutical manufacturer or the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). To do so call 1-800-332-1066 or download interactive FDA Form 3500, https://www.fda.gov/media/76299/download/.
All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime!
Editor’s Pick: Guidance on filing VA claims: nexus letters and fully developed claim. (bj)
Topics Discussed Prostate Cancer diagnosis and treatment; eligibility for VA veteran status; VA healthcare eligibility for MS, ALS, and ESRD; challenges with VA application process; toxic exposure at military installations; additional health conditions; service-connection and VA claims strategy; loss of creative organ; financial implications of 90% vs 100% ratings; spirituality and helping others as therapy; recommendations to join AnCan’s High-Risk, Veterans, and MS groups; Coast Guard service exposure; PACT Act and filing windows; value of “nexus letters” (diagnosis only, not prognosis); explanation of “fully developed claim” vs standard claim; American Legion café in Springfield, VA.
Chat Log
Bill (VA)
Jim Cavanaugh – you should check out the AnCan high risk group as well as this group.
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AnCan is grateful to Johnson and Johnson for making this recording possible.
AnCan respectfuly notes that it does not accept sponsored promotion. Any drugs, protocols or devices recommended in our discussion are based solely on anecdotal peer experience or clinical evidence.
AnCan cannot and does not provide medical advice. We encourage you to discuss anything you hear in our sessions with your own medical team.
AnCan reminds all Participants that Adverse Events experienced from prescribed drugs or protocols should be reported to the pharmaceutical manufacturer or the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). To do so call 1-800-332-1066 or download interactive FDA Form 3500, https://www.fda.gov/media/76299/download/.
All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime!
Editor’s Pick: Can a new VA claim cause previous awarded claims to be reopened? (bj)
Topics Discussed
VA approved appeal and reinstated 100% rating while illness is being treated; how are disability ratings calculated; claiming special compensation for erectile dysfunction — loss of creative organ; access to free VA healthcare; what activities does TERA cover; can a new claim cause previous awarded claims to be reopened?; submit a fully developed claim to make things easier for the VA and you; standard claims take longer to process because the VA has to gather your medical documentation as part of processing your claim; what is a static disability?; VA QuickSubmit allows you to update your VA profile and apply for other benefits; GreatNonProfits testimonials needed for AnCan.
Chat Log
AnCan – rick
https://greatnonprofits.org/org/ancan-foundation
AnCan respectfuly notes that it does not accept sponsored promotion. Any drugs, protocols or devices recommended in our discussion are based solely on anecdotal peer experience or clinical evidence.
AnCan cannot and does not provide medical advice. We encourage you to discuss anything you hear in our sessions with your own medical team.
AnCan reminds all Participants that Adverse Events experienced from prescribed drugs or protocols should be reported to the pharmaceutical manufacturer or the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). To do so call 1-800-332-1066 or download interactive FDA Form 3500, https://www.fda.gov/media/76299/download/.
All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime!
Editor’s Pick: Understanding VA spousal survivor benefits. (bj)
Topics Discussed
VA Claim for interstitial lung disease based on benzene exposure to benzene in JP-5 jet fuel; incomplete medical records for a claim submitted for prostate cancer and other illnesses based on toxic exposure in Guam and on submarines — how do you proceed?; TERA (Toxic Exposure Risk Activity); using VA Form 21-10210 to submit a formal statement instead of general purpose statement on Form 21-4138; survivor benefits the difference between 8 and 10 year period; understanding VA benefits and how they reflect to other government benefits; presumptive conditions based on the PACT act.
Chat Log
Bill (VA)
They can redact any calssified locations.
Ancan – Boykin
I agree Bill. I’m also sure someone in the VA has a security claim or can obtain verification from the Navy.
Bill (VA)
Is his claim fully formed?
AnCan – Boykin
No worries Michelle.
AnCan – Boykin
Capt Jim checking to see if you needed to time to ask a question
AnCan – Boykin
Benefits management is our new job
AnCan – rick
You guys are going like a train here, Just stopped by to say hi… and bye. O&U
