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jbasser

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  1. Old Romand, the SSA awarded benefits due to Cervical and Lumbad DJD/DDD. THe RO is using that as a denial tool. In order to combat that denial you need to appeal the decision, file for Heart disease and the pulmonary secondary to the heart disease based on the agravation factor the heart disease has on the lung. The Key word is dyspnea or shortness of breath that acts as a double edge sword resulting from both conditions. If you are already service connected for Hypertension then it should be fairly easy to connect even though when dealing with the VA nothing is ever easy.You may not even need IU if you get the heart disease service connected. ( 100% schedular) Good Luck.
  2. Alan, The MMSC is correct, If they do a cath and have to insert a stint, then it will be overnight. Also if they find anything serious, The Appointment timing is out the window and they will respond aggressivly. I hope all goes well. John
  3. Allan, The Wife does special procedures nad heart caths, She said that the Ultrasound is pretty good non evasive procedure that can actually measure vessels. You can see it on a screen while it is being done. If they suspect anything, Be prepared for a heart cath. ( The only true way to tell the extent of heart/ Vascular disease) BT 2, Good Luck and keep us posted. John
  4. Goiod Job Big Jim. That makes 2 wins out of Louisville in 3 months. Louisville aint so bad.
  5. I am rated 30 % for migraines. I was awarded last year based on the fact that they occurred in service as well as were Written as secondary to cervical spondylosis. As well as Tension headaches related to HTN. All you need is for a Doctor to nexus the Headaches to some service conected condition or Direct SC if in service medical record.
  6. 50 percent SC pays no prescription co pays
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    John and MS John M, I am estatic for you both. You have done well and should be commended. Persistance does pay. Once the retro hits the bank it will really sink in. Kudos for a Job well done. This is a true success story and for that reason we are moving this post to the Success stories.
  8. Big Jim, who is your VSO, is it DAV or AL? These people should be able to give you an exact location of your claim, especially Randy at the AL who has an office at the Regional office in Louisville. John
  9. Tdak, dont forget the agravation factor, That is where a Service connected condition aggravates a NSC condition, for example. Heart disease causes shortness of breath and you have a NSC lung disability. Then the Lung disability can be SC'd based on the aggravation of the Lung by the heart.
  10. It looks like you need a second opinion from a radiologist to read the MRI. It sounds expensive but I am going to say the majic words, ( Sorry Callover) Dr Craig Bash. He is a neuroradiologist specializing in this field. He would require the latest Mri and the one before. The reader may not have compared the result to the previous study. Keep in mind that a disk is a shock absorber and can change position. Good Luck
  11. I am moving this post to claims and research.
  12. Also be advised that if the Veteran has any heart related issues that can be attributed to hypertension it is also service connectable as secondary to HTN. John
  13. For hypertension, it appears to me this veteran had elevated BP readings in service. The Veteran must also show a condition post service. You need to read the denial letter from the VA to see why th e claim was denied. If it states Hypertension preexisted service when in fact it did not, Then I believe this Veteran to have a valid Cue claim. It should be filed asap. I am still amazed when I read the many methods that are being used to friviously deny claims.
  14. They continued the rating of 50% for my headaches as "...the record shows very frequent, completely prostarating, and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability." DUH! I can't understand why headaches can't be rated higher. If I can't work because of the headache than whay not more than 50%??? VA logic. That statement in itself makes you unemployable. If denied, appeal this to the BVA.
  15. Kenny IU is as good as 100 percent. Great job.
  16. A VSO should not be handling the percentages for Veterans. I had one who also tried ot to the 50 percent deal. Now If I have a valid claim in for 100 percent and a VSO says 50 percent, and I am awarded 100 percent but was awarded 50 percent first based on a VSO Than the VSO should be liable for the difference. Interesting but should be true.
  17. Dorothy, I would talk to someone about a 1151 claim and itf the misdiagnosis caused you any further illness or aggrevated any illnes you have, I would consider Suit. Here is a link to wrong diagnosis and it is pretty interesting. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/s/scleroderma/misdiag.htm John
  18. Dean, go to this website, type in your zip code and it will give you a list of options. Pick one and call them tommorrow. http://www.medicarenewswatch.com/?gclid=CO...CFR1EWAodFAP0Tw I hope this helps.
  19. Berta, they are not all lawyers, They are former SSA employees who know the system. They even track SSA claims for Disability companies as I found out last month, They are tracking mine on behald of the LTD company.
  20. It may be beneficial to wait because the claims folder is with the appeals team and you do not want it kicked back to the development team. This can cost a lot of time in the process.
  21. Freeda, It appears to mne the rating can be A lot higher depending on the Level of the DJD / DDD. Degenertative Disk Disease is rated under IVDS. Invertrabal disk syndrome and the ratings are based on your husbands limitation of motion. If there are any nerves involved, then the VA rates the Nerves separately. With the Cpap use is 50 percent. Concurrent recipt should be OK. The Sooner filed the better.
  22. Berta your amazing, You have just given me another avenue to claim my vision problems secondary to SC hypertension. Your absolutely, posativly, and without any doubt, The Best I have ever saw when it comes to Vet claims.
  23. Has anyone ever gotton a NSC condition connected for the Aggrevation of a SC condition? I have fiiled for a Lung condition with Pulmonary hypertension as aggravating a heart condition. Basically it should be a no brainer but I forget who we are dealing with.
  24. Nathan, I take 40 MG lisoniprol, 30 mg Nifedipine, 25mg Diuretic, 100mg metropolol 50 X, 0.1 mg Clonidine. That is what it took to get mine under control and many times it still goes over 130 Diastolic. Stay away from salt, Pork. Eat Garlic on everything you can. Learn how to relax. Go fishing as much as you can. My BP and yours is called disabling Hypertension. Good Luck
  25. I guess I have another CUE claim to file then since I have it in writing from a VSCM concerning a IVDS range of motion error adjudicated at 10 percent instead of the Listing of 20 percent According to the regs. It was also explained that any rating is based on the Veterans employment impairment caused by a service connected disbility and mine at the time only warranted 10 percent. Is that also a CUE? If it is, Let me know and I will immediatly dig into it. Thanks for straightening this old hill billy out. John
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