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He opinioned that my residuals of my TBI effect my ability to work and said this
(1) Trauma effects on Veteran's Memory seem to create one of his most significant impairments. Work on aircraft, where the lives of pilots & passengers are at risk, and much of the tasks are quite technical, seems particularly inappropriate for an individual with his apparent level of cognitive impairment. (2) In most employments, relationships & cooperation with coworkers & customers are important. The Veteran's emotional impairments would seem to be a liability. (3) What he interprets as chronic headache, may be a response to cognitive impairment. An employer would be prudent who asks himself whether this Veteran with his impairments is the individual who should be working on aircraft engines. The Veteran's Physician requested from the employer a modification of his work schedule because of concerns about circadian rhythms in the Veteran. That request was nixed because granting it would in the employer's view, it would be a violation of the collectible bargaining agreement with the Union. However, the Veteran's positives with respect to employment were well stated by him when he said to this examiner, "I'm as strong as an OX".
My employment as a contractor is an at will which means your assignment and/or your employment can be terminated for any reason, with or with-out cause and with or without notice. At the termination of your employment, Quanta is not liable for wages or salary except those you earned prior to the date of termination. My mistakes made on a daily basis is grounds for being fired and I'm treading on water with no stopping my memory faults. I'm just trying to survive for my family and to support them by not telling my employer I ever had a TBI. I filed for IU roughly 2 months ago and was wondering if what I said to the doctor will hurt my chance I also had an MRI which shows I still have a 3.25 arachnoid cyst in the back of my cerebellum. So my short term memory is a liability for all employers no matter my physical conditions and it's been the same for ten years not any better but not getting worse . Along with my daily headaches which I also filed for an increase from 0%. He opinioned this though since he performed my TBI review as well
PLEASE COMMENT ON THE EFFECT OF THE VETERAN'S SERVICE CONNECTED AND/OR CLAIMED DISABILITIES ON HIS OR HER ABILITY TO FUNCTION IN AN OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND DESCRIBE ANY IDENTIFIED FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM OPINING ON IF THE VETERAN IS UNEMPLOYABLE OR EMPLOYABLE; INSTEAD FOCUS AND REFLECT ON THE FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENTS AND HOW THESE IMPAIRMENTS IMPACTS OCCUPATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES.
I do not believe that the headaches per se significantly affect his ability to work in a marked way. However, the overall effects of his TBI do impair his ability to work, and I will comment on that more fully in addressing the DBQ that deals with residuals of the TBI.
I just don't know if I will get the increase due to that statement even though he said they occur daily? I have no idea of what is to come does anyone have any guesses for my IU claim or my increases? I'm 90% of it matters for my IU claim.
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