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Sapper
Hi Everyone,
I went out to Minneapolis today early early in the morning, on the slick ice on the highway, fun fun. I arrived at the VA very early, and was early for my appointment. The doctor seemed quiet, not as talkative as the last few C&P's I've had lately. He basically asked me how often I got headaches, what were the symptoms, and then checked out my reflexes and eyes. He asked what I did on my tour, and was taking notes the whole time. This C&P lasted about 10 minutes. 2 hours of driving out there in crap weather for a 10 minute C&P. This boggled my mind. I made a remark telling him that this was the fastest C&P I've ever had, and he just replied by saying that headaches and migraines are pretty straight forward and quick to do.
I believe they're trying to find a service connection for the migraines, since I've already provided proof from a hospital that I have them from an ER visit where I had to leave work early. Hopefully they're able to service connect it. I'll go ahead with some details and you can all chime in on what you think will happen, and if you believe they could be service connected, what rating you think I might recieve.
How often do you get the headaches? About once a week
Where do they hurt, and for how long? Usually in the back of my head, sometimes in front. They last anywhere from one to three hours.
What do you do when you get them? I usually lay down in the bedroom, with the lights off and keep it quiet until it passes.
Can you feel them coming on? If so, what do you believe triggers them? Sometimes I can, I believe stress, flashbacks, panic attacks trigger them.
When did they start? About halfway in my deployment, after a response where we gave aid to a blown up Air Force Hummvee crew.
Were you hit by IED's? Not personally, but I have been close enough to them when they go off, and also I had a fuel tanker truck blow up roughly 50-100 meters on the side of me while I ran along side of it to get to the other side after an explosion, to get to the TCN driver and administer aid. This jarred me, but did not knock me off my feet.
What are your symptoms when you have a migraine attack? I cannot focus my vision, everything looks holographic. My head usually starts hurting, I get nausea, dizzy, and I usually lose my balance and have to lay down.
I hope this helps give an idea of what they asked. As I stated before, this was the fastest exam I have ever had. I think even my Tinnitus exam lasted longer than this. I look forward to hearing what you all have to say. Thank you all once again for your time and opinions. Take care and have a great Holiday Season!
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