kris

My SO just told me today they just got memo's saying that they are to check Soldiers SMRS 45 days before getting out of the military and decide if there is any thing that they can be service connected for. He also said at this rate that my claims probley would not even be looked at for 3 o 4 years. Has anybody heard anything like this. And he was very serious. He also said that this memo went out to all the service orgs. Kris

Betrayed; I know a little about you from this forum. I am sorry for the problems you are having. About a week ago my better half sat me down and had a talked with me about how much the VA has affected our lives in the last 2 1/2 years. What was said to me is that I have changed for the worse. I am more depressed then I have ever been. When I went to the VA I was on 2 different pills, I'm now on 12 different meds. My weight has dropped to wear I am skin and bones. I get sick on the medication everyday. I am a hyper person anyway and have had trouble sleeping since the military and my pills make me even more hyper. Just the medication alone has changed me. My doctor told me to go file for SSD, did not write it in my charts. You'll like this. My Doc says she never says this to vets, but she wanted me to go up on my service connection for PTSD. But she wrote " I told vet to apply for increase for PSTD, she needs the money". Now that should really help my case, NOT. Even though I have been through 2 rounds of PSTD classes and have been seeing a Social Worker and Pysch's every week for actually over 2 1/2 yrs for PTSD. The 15 min CP exam Doc put me down for SC for Panic Attacks and major depression. My Doc's at the VA added another pill when they read the report. My VA docs, I do believe mean well and I like my doctors but they are too busy to hear me and what the medications do to me. So I started to wean myself off their medications. I am starting to feel the differences already. I am already starting to come down from being so hyper. My relationship suffered because all I have been able to do is talk about the VA. All my attention went to them, I hear them, I taste them, I smell them constantly and I was never ever like this before. My doctors, God Bless them, I do not think they read my charts from the last time I saw them. My pills and program changes every month. This is been my problem with the VA and myself and this alone was starting to kill me. Another thing while I am venting is in the 2 1/2 years I have been going to the VA I have never been past a NP for my 3 failed back surgs. I have been to the pain clinic every 3 months but now its every 5 months and my NP had to take over my medication because the wait is to long for the pain clinic for refills. Bottom line can the VA screw you up? You bet they can. Another reason I am taking myself off most my meds is they are watching my Kidneys now because of all the medication they have me on. Whats up with that? I have no choice but to step back from the VA. I have lost, lost and lost somemore since I have been in this system and the only way I know how to fix me is to take control over my own body and the meds that help me which have been the same two medications I started out with before I even went to the VA. Thank you for listening God Bless you Betrayed

Sorry all Just found the answer on the internet and that would be a NO Thank you anyway

Hi all; My Service Rep said that the army did not do a out processing medical exam on me. Is this required by military law for all enlisted to get a medical exam when getting out of the military. And would this help your case if no exam was done on you. thank you much as always Kris

Does a SSDI claim go faster if you have a lawyer. Just filed yesterday. Thank you for you help

Thanks to the advise from you on this board the other day, I did what you said and dumped my DAV Rep. Some veterans told me to go to PVA and get a rep there, I did. I could not believe the difference. The guy whats to see all my SMR'S. I had only brought the SMR's on my neck and back and he filed claims on both. My question is the form he used was statement in support of claim, VA form 21-4138 and he wrote I wish to reopen my claim for service connetion of my lower back and neck that was injured in service. I did not read it until this morning and he is out of the office today. I have never filed claim on these so how can I reopen these claims or is this just special wording the Reps use. Thank you Kris

John m; thank you, can't believe I waited all that time for that guy in the cold weather.

jbasser Thank you for your time. I have had 3 back surgerys since problems in the army. I now have one herniated disc and 2 bulging for the last 4 years, they keep coming back in different spots. The first 3 surgs were on the same L5 S1 disc, herniated 3 times. So should the DAV rep of filed a claim for me or do I need to get my NP to look at my file and SC first. Also Cervical herniation and some bulging but feel funny filing a claim on that. In service I did have a accident and a cervical strain, but really haven't had problems in 30 years until now.

Here I am again asking for your help. I have several questions When I saw my DAV Rep over 2 years ago he told me I could only file one claim at a time. So I filed for PTSD. Ok did not get PTSD but got panic attacks and major depression 50%. My first question is my psych doc's I see once a week for almost 2years plus PTSD classes second time around. My Doc's say I have PTSD but the C&P Doc I only saw for 20 min says different. Does it even matter what mental condition you have? 2nd Question I stood in line out in the cold from 6:00 in the morning to 7:30 and then waited another 4 hours inside my DAV's office just to have him tell me I could not file a claim for my back until I got a Doctor to say I was SC. I told him I only had a NP as my primary and a pain Doc that I am lucky to see every 3 months for meds for about 5 minutes. I have tried to show both the NP and the pain Doc my service records and they are just to busy to take the time to look at them. It is very clear in my records that I had back problems in service. My DAV Rep also told me that a NP is not quailifed to give a SC and I would have to get a new Doctor. Is this true? And would my pain Doc be quailfied. Also how do you get a VA person to look at your records if they are too busy. Sorry for going on but the DAV Rep wouldn't even take the time to look at my smrs. There is only one DAV rep in my town that sees 20 veterans a day thats what he told me and he thought maybe there might be a second one soon. I hope some of this makes sence. thank you Kris