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Hello, I am now very anxious about the phone call I received by the VA a few hours ago. They called to schedule some comp and pen for increase evaluation they called it. I am confused because I submitted an increase for my back issue only due to scoliosis that I am currently at 10% but only that. The VA personnel let me know that the increase exams were for all three of my disabilities. Should I be worried? Is this the VA's way of looking for a way to reduce my percentage. The lady on the phone kept referring to the exams comp and pen exams for increase. I really want to keep think positive but I am really failing to doing so. Any help or words of wisdom are greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hello all, I am a little shocked because I just received some not so great news...let me start at the beginning. It was about Apr or May of 2010 and I was still active duty (I wasn't due to separate until Aug 2010) Anyway, I was about 8 months pregnant. I had been getting some really sharp pains in my mid back for about a month or two. I figured all this was because of the pregnancy but it kept me up at night because they were extreme, to the point of not being able to breath regularly. So I saw my OB/GYN and I think she gave me some ambien to be able to sleep better. Again, I am really sorry about not having too good of details, my memory is terrible. Okay so I had my girl at the end of June and thought it would all go back to normal. I separated as planned but this whole time I am still suffering from back pain, same area. Long story short, I finally gave up on my excuses such as thinking that it would all clear up after having the baby and then after buying a temper-pedic mattress, and made an appointment to see my on-base provider. (I am now a dependent spouse) So they did x-rays and the technician asked if I had ever been told I had scoliosis, I said no, what is that? He showed me my x-ray and my spine looks like a google image of scoliosis it's bent and everything. So my questions are: because I was pregnant I wansn't x-rayed when the severe pain started, can I still file a claim? How do I know whether or not my Gyn wrote I was having back pain in my records? I am very confused because this wasn't noticed anywhere else in my 12 years of service or elementary for that matter. Also, just as an added bonus, I was at my dermatologist a few weeks ago and she asked if I had scoliosis, I very confused said no and she said okay. So, although I have been suffering from this mid back pain since 2010 but never went to officially get checked out because of pregnancy and because after the pregnancy I really thought it was my mattress, could I file a claim? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.

Hello, name is Marisa from South Dakota. I have a quick question. I visited my local VA office for help on submitting my initial claim (electronically), this was in Feb 2011. I didn't hear anything and figured it was just the VA's process. Then on Jan 13 2012 I received a call/message from the VA office to whom I went for help on submitting the claim form telling me the form had never been sent, it was sitting in their system the whole year and that it was submitted the day of 13 Jan 2012. When I received a confirmation of claim for the VA regional office they had the date of 13 Jan as well. Because I can prove I originally went to the VA office to submit my claim electronically in Feb/2011 because I have the signed form, am I entitled to back pay? If not, that is fine I want to make sure I have my end covered, thank you very much!