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bulldogpete
Hello,
I have decided to open a VA disability claim for some old injuries I recieved while I was in the NG. I have several questions and was wanting to get some opinions about doing this.
The injuries occured while I was in training for the NG about eleven years. I was involved in a APC accident. I was pulling air guard, and the driver drove into a ditch causing me to bounce up in the air and injure my back and neck. I fell back into the APC and lost feeling to my legs for a short duration. Medics transported me to a civilian hospital, where xrays and a CT were performed. The CT and Xrays found several diffsuse bulges in my neck and back. Also, noted the faucets overlapped, Schmorl's nodes deforimites and a possible cervical fracuture (they were unsure if it was injured from the accident or a possible accident). The doctor noted Thoraic sprain and contusions.
My commander had everyone that witness the accident give a written statement of what they saw. I have a total of 4 statements, each stating I flew up in the air and hit my back and neck. Also stating I was complaining of losing feeling to my legs. I also have documentation from the reviewing officer, who stated the accident was service connected and was not any fault of my own. Also checked the box that says "injures will more than likely result in a future claim being filed."
I was out of service for about 2-4 weeks and then started drilling again. I never tried to get VA disability, because for one I was only 18-19 at the time and did not want to admit I was injured. The other reason, was unitl about 2 years ago, I did not even know NG could get VA disability.
I have had progressive pain in my back and neck since the incident. I have a history of going to the chiropractor for the last 7-8 years for back and neck pain. I recently been diagnosed with several nerve problems in my neck and back. Bulging Discs and Disk deterioration. I have also been diagnosed with Migraines (3-4 a month.)
The pain has finally progressed to the point to where I am going to file a claim. My question is, do you think I will have a problem linking my current injuries to the injuries I recieved during the accident, since such a long time has passed.
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