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Hey I am new here and this is my first post. I have cruised this site quite a bit in the past and now I registered to become a member.
I have searched, and found a couple of cases similar to my own just doing a google search. What I want to know is if there is a direct source to all the judgments? Maybe a VA site or something?
Thanks in advance,
Oklagonian
Using Past Claim Approvals To Boost My Case
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Thank you all for taking the time to give me advice, it is falling on eager ears.
USCG - 4 years - '82 - '86 - Search and rescue/ surf and Heavy WX.
I am 40% SC. Lknee damaged and had a total replacement in '12 (30%) and at that time they awarded my right knee a 10% rating - bilateral. I was treated with Supartz for many years but my left knee finally gave out totally, I was only 53 at the time......I wear a brace on the right knee and get the supartz injections bi-yearly. My right knee is doing well, the supartz even seems to have actually reconditioned the joint. You can see in the X-rays how the osteoarthritis has actually repaired itself and I was able to defer another total knee replacement on Rknee about 6 months ago.
Here is my conundrum. With a wrecked Lknee I spent 25 years contorting my body to try to keep my left side from taking much load bearing ....... I wore a brace but I could still pop it out while in the brace and some days couldn't wear the damned brace cuz of all the swelling. Anyway....In May of '13 I had a C3-C7 fusion and had a diagnosis of damage to my mid spine area, T12ish - L1 ish. and Dec. '14 had my left thumb fused due to severe osteo damage. I have also been placed in que for surgery on both shoulders for both osteo and muscle rips. Bear with me here...... The last 3 or so years I have had severe pain in my right testicle, yet sonic scans, SAT's do not provide any clues. I hada procedure done this Jan where they outpatiented me with some crotch area nerve blocking....but it did not help a bit.
I contend that my neck and mid back were damaged in two ways...... first of all in a boat incident that resulted in the boat being turned upside down in the surf..... It was my very first time on a boat in the ocean......that resulted in all four of the crew injured in some way.I just plain hurt all over for weeks, yet I did not want to go to the Dr cuz I did not want to be labeled a pus, so I took my little neck pain and just toughed it out.
OK, back to the present. By using my R leg as my anchor I would often rely on a left arm - r leg pull and a R arm - R leg lifting or anchor stance.....I was a commercial fisherman for 10 years...... by the time I gave up fishing I was a mess. I think my testicle problem may be related to nerves in mt spine, The tie in with the other stuff I think you can understand.
I can barely work at all anymore, and am in a position where my employer (USPS) is doing an Occupational Health assessment because of a position change......and I think I may not be allowed to continue my employment with them.
Sorry for the long message, I just wanted to be thorough. And, yes, I can find documentation and witness accounts to the boat situation.
Thank,s so much