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Help Ddd Or Intra.... Codes? Yrs? Differences?
Looking to see what the differences would be in calling herniated discs with narrowing DDD, herniated discs, or IDD. Joes has herniated 4/5 narrowing, pain, rom, arthritis. ANy help in this area appreciated. THANKS< Brenda
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Rating Increase Request Sent.
Good morning to all, I sent my letter for a increase on my rating certified mail on Dec 6th and got my receipt on the 8th. At this time I am rated 50% service connected, injury to my lower back, and left and right lower extremity's.DDD, lumbar spine L-4&5 effecting both legs.* I turned 55 on the 6th also*. This happened in 1999, while deployed for "Allied Force". My question's are, will they request another C&P, or just review my file and make a decission, or just reject it ??? Now that I am 55 years old, does that do me any good, in any ways concerning my claim? I am getting CRDP with spouse, at $165 a month, does anyone know what it will be come 1 Feb. …
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Sleep Apnea Posts From Forum Archive
hi folks one of our members needed posts from the archive that talked about sleep apena thought someone else might want to look at this here it is Sleep Apnea Related Posts
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Clinical Practice Guidelines
Clinical Practice Guidelines http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/cpg.htm#
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Maybe Buyer Is Starting To Get It----
VETERANS RESOURCES NETWORK http://www.valaw.org Chairman Buyer Foresees Additional Claims Staff For VA From: Veterans Press <Vetspress@mail.house.gov> To: PRESS_RELEASES-VR00@ls1.house.gov Chairman Buyer Foresees Additional Claims Staff For VA Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, at a full Veterans' Committee oversight hearing on claims processing at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Chairman Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) heard testimony of excessive wait times for claims decisions and clear indications that VA needs more claims adjudicators. The backlog of pending claims and the time it takes VA's Vet…
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Depleted Uranium, Anthrax Vaccine And The Gulf War Syndrome
DEPLETED URANIUM, ANTHRAX VACCINE AND THE GULF WAR SYNDROME http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james29.htm
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Iraq War Signature Wound?
Traumatic Brain Injury is it the Iraq war signature wound? Any one else here this? For the life of me I can't remember where I heard that.
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Willis V. Derwinski_reasons Or Bases
Willis v. Derwinski_reasons or bases ************************************ Note: Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. · 4067(d)(2) (1988) this decision will become the decision of the Court thirty days from the date hereof. UNITED STATES COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS 90-27 Richard W. Willis, Appellant, v. Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary Of Veterans Affairs, Appellee. On Appeal from the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Argued August 29, 1990 Decided October 17, 1990) John J. Corcoran, with whom Rick Surratt (non-attorney practitioner) was on the brief, for appellant. Carolyn F. Washington, with whom Raoul L. Carroll, General Counsel, Barry M.…
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Sec. 4.129 Mental Disorders Due To Traumatic Stress.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/ge...=2001&TYPE=TEXT [Code of Federal Regulations][Title 38, Volume 1][Revised as of July 1, 2001]From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access[CITE: 38CFR4.129] [Page 419] TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PART 4--SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES--Table of Contents Subpart B--Disability Ratings Sec. 4.129 Mental disorders due to traumatic stress. When a mental disorder that develops in service as a result of a highly stressful event is severe enough to bring about the veteran's release from active military …
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hypertension Personality Disorder -- Brain Problems
Hope this is something that will help out. Alot of food to digest here. **************************************************************************** ENCEPHALOPATHY - A dysfunction of the brain that may occur secondary to infection, metabolic derangement, toxic drug effect, brain tumor, or increased intracranial pressure (e.g. malignant hypertension). Often manifests with confusion, lethargy, or stupor. **************************************************************************** INFECTION - The successful invasion, establishment and growth of microorganisms in the tissues of the host. ***********************************************************************…
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lumbosacral Pond V. West
http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/Cova/DADS/99dads/Pond.doc DECISION ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT DOCKET NO.: 97-1780 ACTIVITY: RATING NAME: Pond v. West ISSUE(S): Duty to assist - adequacy of examination; Reasons and bases - weighing all medical evidence of record ACTION BY COURT: Remand DECISION DATE: 4-21-99 FACTS: (This assessment will not cover the facts or analysis relating to VA’s failure to adjudicate the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a lumbosacral spine disorder.) The veteran had active service from August 1948 to May 1952. Service medical records show he was involved in a jeep accident in 1950 that resulted in lower ba…
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ptsd Long-term Sensitization Of Cardiovascular Stress Responses After A Single Stressful Experience.
Physiol Behav 2001 May;73(1-2):81-6 Long-term sensitization of cardiovascular stress responses after a single stressful experience. Bruijnzeel AW, Stam R, Croiset G, Wiegant VM. Department of Medical Pharmacology, Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neurosciences, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85060, 3508 AB, Utrecht, Netherlands There is evidence that the experience of traumatic events may play a role in the pathogenesis of somatic diseases, including cardiovascular disorders. In this study, telemetry was used to investigate the long-term effects of a single stressful experience on cardiovascular and behavioral responses to novel challenges 2 …
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