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It's helpful if you have a service organization step in for you such as the DAV or the VFW so go to one of them to have one of their service officers step up for your application and apply some amount of priority to it. They are obligated by law to serve you even if you're not a member of their group.

There's what's known as the 50/50 rule although I'm pretty sure that it's not written in stone anywhere. 50/50 is a 50% service connected disability and the applicant being 50 years old or older. I've never known of 50/50 not being a given in the process.

If a VA doctor told you not to work then you have your total disability retroactive to the day you applied for it but DO NOT draw a pay check from any company or any one and make sure that the representing service organization knows of that doctors recommendation. Pay a dime into Social Security or the IRS and you loose unless it's a pention due to your disability / disability's.