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ptsd Ptsd May Raise Heart Attack Risk
Don't know if you seen this or not but I figured I would pass it along. V/R Jim CHICAGO - A groundbreaking study of 1,946 male veterans of World War II and Korea suggests that vets with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are at greater risk of heart attacks as they age. The new study is the first to document a link between PTSD symptoms and future heart disease, and joins existing evidence that vets with PTSD also have more autoimmune diseases such as arthritis and psoriasis. A second study, funded by the Army, found that Soldiers returning from combat in Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder reported worse physical health, more doctor visits …
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The Association Between Exposure To Fuels, Combustion Products,
PREPUBLICATION COPY-UNCORRECTED PROOFS TABLE ES.1 Summary of Findings Regarding the Association Between Exposure to Fuels, Combustion Products, Hydrazines, and Nitric Acid and Specific Health Outcomes Sufficient Evidence of a Causal Relationship Evidence is sufficient to conclude that there is a causal association between exposure to a specific agent and a specific health outcome in humans. The evidence is supported by experimental data and fulfills the guidelines for sufficient evidence of an association (below). The evidence must be biologically plausible and satisfy several of the guidelines used to assess causality, such as: strength of…
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Actual Va Reply To Iris Question
Hello, In an effort to be fair and equitable here is the response provided by the VA after some prodding by telephone both in Washington and at the Eastern Area Directors Office. I guess the phone calls moved my service complaint from the "ignore" pile to the " Do something to shut him up" pile. B) I did eliminate names to protect the "innocent". The Va's response came yesterday afternoon, 05 Jan 07 Original Complaint sent 22 Dec 06 @ 0650. Mr. XXXXXXX, Good morning. After our conversation yesterday afternoon, I contacted the Veterans Service Center Manager, XXXXX XXXXXXX, at the Togus Regional Office (RO) who is now serving as the Acting Direc…
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Iris Inquiry
I know that some of us spend a good deal of time bashing the VA, but I sent an IRIS inquiry up yesterday asking about the status of an appeal that was submitted in April 2005, and whether the new claim I submitted last month would cause any problems with the appeal. I received a reply back in less than 2 hours notifying me that my appeal was sent to the appeals team on December 4th, and that my new claim would wait until the appeal was finished since my record could only be in one place at a time. While it has taken a long time for the appeal, the quick reply to the inquiry was certainly a surprise and remarkable.
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tdiu Appeals And Rating - I'm Confused
I submitted a NOD and 2 new claims in May '06. My VSO says they are all at Appeals. Claims: Sleep Apnea and TDIU NOD: Hypothyroidism Will my claims go from Appeals to Rating or will Appeals handle the whole situation? (The TDIU needs the NOD and possibly the apnea claim to hit the 60% or 40/70% for TDIU rating at VARO.) The only rating I have now is 10% for hypothyroidism. Hypo symptomatology rates 100% - I expect 60%. Use a BiPap so apnea should be 50%. The VARO is Oakland. Ralph
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Release Poa
How do you fire your current SO? What steps need to be taken and how long does it take before you can switch to a different organization? Are SO's paid or do they volunteer? Thanks, sbrewer
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What Phase Is A Soc Written Up
Question: I decided to call the VA today to see what the status of claim/appeal was at...thinking they would tell me the same thing...no decision has been made. Well today I was taken off guard...I was told by the VA rep. (800 #) that my SO rep. should be calling on my behalf since the Mo. Commission of Veterans has my Power of Attny. this was the first time I was ever told this...that they are the one's who should be doing the leg work...and getting back to me. I told them that the Mo. Comm. of Vet. office that I go to that there is no Service Officer...that they are waiting on a replacement...so she went ahead and told me that the Statement of Case has been done and …
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hypertension My First C&p Examination By Va. Psychologist Phd.
Hi Friends, This is my first C&P examination. Perhaps someone can learn from my mistakes. Thanks as always, Josephine TITLE COMPENSATION & PENSION EXAM AUTHOR M, C OCT 18, 2004 REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS: The Veteran’s claims File was reviewed. MEDICAL HISTORY: Mrs. __ is a 60-year old married white female in military service from March 1963 to May 1964. Medical problems include a history of TIA, hypertension, rheumatic heart disease, hypothyroidism, orthostatic hypotension, and inner ear problems. PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY: the veteran was seen today regarding possible service – connection for anxiety and depression. She has a long history of a…
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C&p Exam Done By Nurse?
Getting C&P exam for hopeful increase. Does a Dr need to do this exam? thanks,cg
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ptsd Iu Claim& Appeals
I have an appeal for ptsd that will be two years old in feb. 07.
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ptsd Two New Studies
http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJAN07/nf010307-1.htm "The Harvard and Boston University researchers analyzed data from the Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study, a long-term research project tracking Boston-area vets." in the pain study link: “Before fMRI, patients with PTSD already showed a significant reduction in pain sensitivity,” the authors write. “During imaging, patients with PTSD rated a fixed temperature as significantly less painful than control veterans.” Patients with PTSD showed altered pain processing in brain areas associated with mood and cognitive pain processing. “These data provide evidence for reduced pain sensitivity in PTSD. …
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John999
john .jill mitchill said i am not worried about being paided will win your case then you can pay. best regards chief 313
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