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TexasCop

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About TexasCop

  • Birthday 10/27/1970

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    Dallas, Texas

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  • Service Connected Disability
    90%
  • Branch of Service
    Army
  • Hobby
    Riding my Harley! Shooting stuff.

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  1. I keep finding people posting on the internet that they are trying to have CSA/Mixed tied as a secondary to TBI. I've read all the medical studies, which are pretty convincing, but does anyone know of anyone successful at going this route?
  2. That's incorrect. They are not working appeals or records requests. Those are the folks who have been furloughed. The TVC was not ordered to move out. They were simply told that vets could not come in to visit with them. However, if that changes, they have arranged for temporary office space. I know for a fact the raters are still working. My TVC counselor, a supervisor, walked across the hall and talked to my rater last Thursday and I've had a couple of status changes since last Tuesday when they supposedly shuttered their doors in Waco.
  3. I'm stagnant at 14 months and honestly, I think it's only fair that they finish the older ones first.
  4. They already work across the hall from each other and have smoke breaks together. What kind of BS fluff is this story??
  5. Unfortunately, I could see them doing mass denials for small omissions or procedural errors. It restarts the clock for them and (on paper) shows them bringing down the backlog. All it'll do is kick the can down the road, which the VA is pretty good at.
  6. Bash is pretty flaky, but his IMO's are worth the money. Based on his IMO, I got 30% before I even saw a VA doctor.
  7. Spondylosis is not completely congenital. It is also a byproduct of disc degeneration disease, which can be caused by injury. At the age of 23-25, your back shouldn't be like that unless you suffered an injury or there is a genetic link. During your appeal, you need to rule out genetics. If no one else in your immediately family suffers from DDD or spondylosis, have them write a buddy letter to that effect. If you didn't have any spinal traumas while in-service, you could articulate the constant heavy loads carried and/or all those runs we've all done on hard pavement/concrete. You should also get an IMO from a specialist tying it all together for you.
  8. I've purchased AFLAC supplemental cancer coverage for years. With the track record our government has, I figure it's not a matter of if I'll get cancer, but when and where. We were exposed to a lot of stuff on that island and it'll probably be another 30 years before they admit to what all it was.
  9. Have you tried an inversion table? It's like traction, but far gentler and you can do it in your own home. It's done wonders for my spine.
  10. I'm tempted to mail a copy of Sen. Cornyn's letter to the director of the Waco VARO. It won't accomplish anything, but it'll make me smile. :)
  11. The dates they allow for Agent Orange exposure are B.S. When I was there in 1992-1993, we saw some pretty weird fish. They had the old AO storage area fenced off, but there were no barriers preventing seepage into the ocean.....and guess where we got our drinking water from? I also recall an accident while I was there: http://archives.star...ews/story3.html >> January 1993: A burster charge or booster cup of 105 mm artillery shell ignites, but no World War I-era mustard gas contained in shell is released. No injuries. >> March 23, 1994: Accidental release of lethal nerve gas GB, or sarin. EPA fines Army $122,000. >> Nov. 19, 1994: A 6-foot rocket drained of chemicals explodes. No leaks reported. I was there for the 1993 incident and I know for a fact that there was a chemical release. The bursting cap blew the incinerator apart and shot mustard out the smoke stack, setting off all the surrounding NBC alarms. We were in MOPP gear for 3 days over that one. I'm glad to see someone qualify for PTSD for being stationed at that train wreck of an operation.
  12. It helped me for several years. A strong core does hold the pain at bay for the most part. It's done wonders for my lumbar region. I still have the numbness, though.
  13. I appreciate the excoriating letter by Sen. Cornyn, but it's all meaningless unless he actually holds them accountable.
  14. I was informed back in June that they were shutting down that processing center in KY because it was not performing to promised standards. All my stuff got sent back to my VARO.
  15. Robert, it sounds like something is on your sciatic nerve. It can cause numbness and sharp pains. During my last surgery, they nicked mine. It doesn't cause a lot of pain, but I do have permanent partial paralysis of my toes on one foot.
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