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Could This Be Influential For Cue? Polio Diagnosis As Infant?

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Vet went into service and upon admission H & P typed on reverse side "infantile paralysis polio no residuals"

Vet had back injury inservice had many treatments, medications, adaptive equipment, pain all of the time, had bed rest 3-5 days, therapy for 20 days, xrays did not show anything broken(years before CAT's and MRI's)pain radiation to legs. All notations show pain continues, no improvement. Brace ordered.

Discharge physical has had typed notation on reverse side no further problem from back injury on date xx/xxxx. The vet never had an injury on the date typed on the discharge physical. The injury occurred months later.

The claim was denied 2x. Never had the vet or va made referrence to the preservice infantile paralysis polio diagnosis.

So can this be conscrewed as a preexisting condition prior to admission to the service? Would that help the vets claim?

The vet was hospitalized for this polio and was paralysed in the spineous region and could not sit/stand/walk/move extremities/turn over/not continent of b&b function/ none of these things...have not been able to locate hospital records as it was about 58 yrs ago. There is a sister who could vouch for this and some other relatives too.

Just wondering as wouldn't this determine there was evidence of this preexisting condition as validated on the adm h&p? Any injury to the spinous process subjects it to further damage at a later period in one's life as noted on Dr Bash's site regarding back claim documentation evaluations.

This was never addressed in the past so would one now?? Info appreciated.

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Berta,

If the vet has a back condition/injury claim at bva, could they/should they try to file a new one related to post polio diagnosis? Or send info to the bva for post polio syndrome, if able to get diagnosis?? on the claim that is there?

DS contacted me last week- Pete- he forgot he told us years ago he won 100% and he immediately left the board. 2005 I think it was-

He wanted me to post and wants everyone here to know he just got 100% recently and wants you all to know he just got a check for $452,000 from the VA.

I didnt post this because I still think he is full of shit.

A good IMO would help the vet here if they have ratable residuals and can prove service aggravation or inservice polio.

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Had appt with new np and told her about the infantile paralysis-polio diag and she said 'WHAT IS THAT?" I asked her if she thought my symptoms could actually be rbe related to post-polio symptoms, and she said she hadn't a clue. She never herd of polio!! I bet there is less than 3-4 yrs difference in our ages. I asked my self how can this be?? Besides the facts of being nurses, we learned about this in the early 1970's in nursing school. (polio, that is, not the syndrome).

I have never been able to get/receive an IMO (medically related) from the va medical staff. They act like I am an alien requesting information that is unknown to mankind or from another planet! DO you think their reaction may be "not wanting to put thenselves out on a limb and a preference to be ununvolved, or just plain ignorant to many diseases/illinesses/disabilities/symptomology related to common and other certain disabilities??

Any food for thought?? Esp now since I have had a couple of np's, 2 dr's and a pain dr, as well as a couple of uc visits.(I wouldn't ask or expect uc to offer opinions, as short term visit/exams)

Vet went into service and upon admission H & P typed on reverse side "infantile paralysis polio no residuals"

Vet had back injury inservice had many treatments, medications, adaptive equipment, pain all of the time, had bed rest 3-5 days, therapy for 20 days, xrays did not show anything broken(years before CAT's and MRI's)pain radiation to legs. All notations show pain continues, no improvement. Brace ordered.

Discharge physical has had typed notation on reverse side no further problem from back injury on date xx/xxxx. The vet never had an injury on the date typed on the discharge physical. The injury occurred months later.

The claim was denied 2x. Never had the vet or va made referrence to the preservice infantile paralysis polio diagnosis.

So can this be conscrewed as a preexisting condition prior to admission to the service? Would that help the vets claim?

The vet was hospitalized for this polio and was paralysed in the spineous region and could not sit/stand/walk/move extremities/turn over/not continent of b&b function/ none of these things...have not been able to locate hospital records as it was about 58 yrs ago. There is a sister who could vouch for this and some other relatives too.

Just wondering as wouldn't this determine there was evidence of this preexisting condition as validated on the adm h&p? Any injury to the spinous process subjects it to further damage at a later period in one's life as noted on Dr Bash's site regarding back claim documentation evaluations.

This was never addressed in the past so would one now?? Info appreciated.

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halos:

You are going to have to prove it by a Medical Opinion and possible Medical Treastcies.

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Halos a pre existing condition is something that the Mil took note of upon entry (I think) I will try to find more on that-

Vets who did have pre existing conditions in their entrance physical and SMRs can apply for SC if their military service " aggravated" the pre existing condition.

I helped a local vet who had allergies noted in his SMRS and was pre existing service.

He developed asthma and other lung problems-

He got the VA to SC them all.I think he had allergist who wrote IMO that the asthma and other problems in his case were related to his allergies and his military service (and hios MOS) aggravated them- I think he GWV and we used the sand stroms as aggravating factor.

BTW Pete DS heard of my award-he is already crying the blues to me-

his claim was based on post polio syndrome and polio shots in the Mil.

Halos this claim might be difficult to prove but nothing is impossible- his relatives could make buddy statements as to his hospital bouts with polio- and maybe even his school records would reveal he had polio and residuals when in school-

prior to joining the Mil.

Do you have copies of the denials as to exactly how the VA worded them?

The way they word denials is often a key to ultimate SC award.

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Maybe DS would be willing to come on board and tell us how he won his post-polio claim. He got mad at me when I didn't respond promtly to his emails; anyway, I don't have his email addy anymore, but maybe one of you do. On another note, a BVA Search could yield good results! ~Wings

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Berta, (My post is my back inservice injury has been denied;nod,they said not timely(but was with another) they said I was dead; proposed to sever; denied again when brought up in personal hearing...at BVA now,) so my question was involving claim for post polio symdrome as that plus fibromyalgia symptoms are very very similiar.

problems with original injury in smr....so my question is back claim is at BVA and I wanted to know if I should try to relate pre existing polio pre service as evidenced on smr; then symptomology with post polio synd. and fibro appear very similiar so should I put in a new claim for back claiming post polio syndrome ? All medical evidence states post polio syndrome appears later in adult life, and is fairly common occurrance.(when one was diag as an infant/child and were able to overcome disabiling condition for yrs) Disabilities related to PPS show many of the same disabilities symptoms of fibro...maybe I was misdiag with fibro? Maybe I have both?

Halos a pre existing condition is something that the Mil took note of upon entry (I think) I will try to find more on that-

Vets who did have pre existing conditions in their entrance physical and SMRs can apply for SC if their military service " aggravated" the pre existing condition.

I helped a local vet who had allergies noted in his SMRS and was pre existing service.

He developed asthma and other lung problems-

He got the VA to SC them all.I think he had allergist who wrote IMO that the asthma and other problems in his case were related to his allergies and his military service (and hios MOS) aggravated them- I think he GWV and we used the sand stroms as aggravating factor.

BTW Pete DS heard of my award-he is already crying the blues to me-

his claim was based on post polio syndrome and polio shots in the Mil.

Halos this claim might be difficult to prove but nothing is impossible- his relatives could make buddy statements as to his hospital bouts with polio- and maybe even his school records would reveal he had polio and residuals when in school-

prior to joining the Mil.

Do you have copies of the denials as to exactly how the VA worded them?

The way they word denials is often a key to ultimate SC award.

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