Delay Ischemic Heart Disease

[tinkerertn]

Just got letter from V.A.

Dear Mr (Tinkerer)

We have received your compensation claim for ischemic heart disease based on herbicide exposure. However, this disease has not yet been added to the Department of Veterans Affairs regulations governing diseases presumptively associated with herbicide exposure. In order to add this disease, we must follow a series of legal requirements, including publishing a notice in the Federal Register. We have begun this process, but are holding your claim until these requirements have been met. When the process is complete, we will make a determination on your claim and provide you with a notice of our decision.

My guess, enough of us have not died of this yet so let's wait a couple of months!!!!

Dave

[john999]

I believe there are at least three eye conditions due to DMII including cataracts. A fasting full panel of blood work should show if you glucose levels are in the DMII range. If you have had any blood work done it would show glucose levels.

[Sgt Schmidt]

I believe there are at least three eye conditions due to DMII including cataracts. A fasting full panel of blood work should show if you glucose levels are in the DMII range. If you have had any blood work done it would show glucose levels.

When I've had blood work done by my family doc my last readings where 124, 124, and 147. He says that I'm borderline diabetic and to just watch my diet. He doesn't say that I have DMII.

Jeff

[jbasser]

Tinker, IHD is still in a porposed state when it is listed on the federal register. The VA by law does not have to act upon it until it is oficially released into law and the change is added to the schedule for rating disabilities.

This is the hold up but it will be official soon and they will act on it.

J

[jbasser]

When I've had blood work done by my family doc my last readings where 124, 124, and 147. He says that I'm borderline diabetic and to just watch my diet. He doesn't say that I have DMII.

Jeff

Jeff, have you have ever had an A1C test done for your blood sugar level.

It is a test that measures the blood sugars and it gets a 3 month average.

This test is the one you need if you have not gotton one.

J

[tinkerertn]

I've had 5 bypass and fem fem bypass. the fem fem is not working any more. still getting low flow in left leg. I filed with ssdi this week. which one will come through first. I was looking at income from heart attack in 02 to current and with the exception of 1 year my income dropped form mid 20's down to the mid 2's last year was around 18 but had sitting job.

[Sgt Schmidt]

I've had 5 bypass and fem fem bypass. the fem fem is not working any more. still getting low flow in left leg. I filed with ssdi this week. which one will come through first. I was looking at income from heart attack in 02 to current and with the exception of 1 year my income dropped form mid 20's down to the mid 2's last year was around 18 but had sitting job.

Dave,

I'm guessing that the SSDI will come thru first. If you don't win your claim, get an attorney that handles SSDI claims if you haven't already gotten one. SS usually denies the first time but on occassion they award the claimant without question on the first time. The attorney only gets a set dollar amount for doing the work if you win. Around $5300.00.

Jeff