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Veldrina

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  • Birthday 01/31/1972

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  1. yeah, i just had dbl knee surgery too (one at a time)...it;'s a killer. So are u s/c for the knees already? When u get reconstruction at the very least u should be getting par. 30.
  2. awwww! Thank you! Yes, I still do Faire, though my show got cut this year. Good news is becuz of the break I was finally able to get both knees operated on, so hopefully I can throw myself on the floor some more next year without pain ;)
  3. Yeah, that's almost exactly why the GAF is being done away with, it's too mutable. My GAF goes up automatically whenever I'm in the city!
  4. Ty Gastone! Re private vs VA we will usually put greater weight on the most complete exam, so if private is missing things like dsm5 criteria or a nexus we go we it ours. Re alcohol se on day, it's all how do coordinate. If vet had symptoms of past before actual diagnosis or if post aggravated the alcohol consumption it might still fly.
  5. there is a backlog that Sec. SHinseki had been fighting & now the new guy AND Allison Hickey are battling. Claims are "supposed" to have a turnaround time of a business week but it doesnt always happen. VSOs may not have gotten the hang of reviewing things in VBMS but that's no reason for a hang-up...at least in NY our instructions were they get a week to review & if not, onwards.
  6. etihwr on here just posted an entire thing on this that seems to be a good way to at least appeal a decision on it....u may wanna contact him
  7. It's becuz of the symptomology, that's what bumps u up. Passive suicidal ideation, irritability with unproboked periods of violence, obsessive rituals (which can be anything like repeatedly checking locks on everything & not going to sleep till u do, or cant leave house until u make sure everything is secure, etc) can bump u up to 70 as well. Neglect of hygiene, hallucinations, weird speech etc can get u bumped up to 100% sometimes. I'm not advocating this, mind u, just saying. I DO see that suicidal ideation was mentioned however u stated it's rare & u denied it on exam, hence why it wasn;t checkmarked. Same thing with "shutting down" & not taking care of hygiene...it's not constant, therefore why it's not checkmarked. If you have other conditions that are service connected that also contribute to your inability to work & they equal a combined 70% you can still qualify for unemployability.
  8. etihwr, Wow, that was a mouthful! :) I haven't seen any claims in my 7+ yrs of rating that had SA as a known complication of DM. We are never taught that, & if it's not one of the presumptive conditions in CFR 3.309 we don't look at it. That doesn't mean that a doctor can't turn around & say in this case it is, provided there is medical rationale. I do hope John & anyone claiming it tries & wins. They discover new complications of diabetes mellitus all the time, so who is to say it might not be in the future? I just know that as of right know, unless you have a good doc who is willing to help you out by citing those studies, it's a slim chance. This isn't to say that you can't get them back with the homework above if you appeal. Try it....the worst they can say is no. Good luck!
  9. HI! :D THAT has a better chance since it's organic in nature. As long as you write it up as having difficulty breathing due to blockage, feeling short of breath, constant waking that causes daytime fatigue, etc it will be fine. :)
  10. Based on this exam i would guess about 50%....however I don't see the examiner relating your stressors to service or even discussing service, which is a concern because it is otherwise a denial.
  11. Hey all....don't bother trying to relate it to a mental disorder. Sleep apnea has an organic origin, not mental like insomnia. What you COULD try is to see if any medication could be causing the apnea. I have also been seeing a new trend re obesity being related to PTSD, in whicgh case the apnea could then be secondary to the PTSD via obesity being caused by PTSD. It's a stretch, but better than nothing. Until Obesity becomes a service connectable condition on its own, it will be difficult.
  12. John, sleep apnea (SA) is not a known complication of DMII. SA would have to be show either in service or have medical evidence linking it to another condition. JewBacha, with the new relaxed criteria under "Changing the Game" & Waters vs Shinseki & Walker vs Shinseki, the DBQs should not have an expiration & as long as they answer the questions needed (have the rating criteria) it should be good. Captdc, I dont know about Dr. Siy, but it sounds like you were turned down for pension, not compensation. Pension is income-based, compensation is not. Do you have any s/c disabilities currently or are u still waiting because u filed? If you want, PM me & I can try to look up how they're doing.
  13. Stanval: I think u click on my pic & it should give u option of sending me a priv. msg. Bob: u should receive it within 1-2 mo., any later & i'd start haranguing them. Re Faires, they cancelled my bellydance show :( seems there's a casino wanting to buy the property & the faire is streamlining as much as possible,. Ah well. It gives me time to pay attention to my knees & the surgery I've been putting off though, so we'll see.
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