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I need help with bilateral math its confused the hell out of me. I got Flat Feet Bilateral 30% Sleep Apnea 50% PTSD 30% GERDS 30% Esophagus stricture 30% Bronchiectasis 10% Left Foot Injury 10% Tinnitus 10% Thank you

I got a hearing test on 7 April done my right ear with the speech discernment was at 96% but when did mention there is no test for tinnitus currently. she did put it in my records that I have bilateral tinnitus. Just waiting on a C and P exam for my ear next maybe in 6 months the VA runs slow like dial up. LOL

During the 10 years in the army I was communications but when I was in the field a lot we used loud generators to provide power to all the equipment. when I was in Afghanistan all the bombs going off and shotting aircraft noise living about 25 meters from entrance of the airfield.

I was told it would be hard to get Tinnitus SC from PTSD from the Army. Does anybody know how to get it SC to anything else or should I keep trying to get it SC from the events of PTSD I need help any ideas would help a lot.

hello again everyone I got more questions if you guys got input. I don't know if I complained about certain issues or complained about them on a constant basis that I still have when I was in the army for over 10 years but I but in a couple claims for Migraines, tinnitus, insomnia, headaches, chronic adjustment disorder MDD, Anxiety Disorder and I am trying make them secondary from my PTSD. also I got Gerds as a primary and I am trying to make Esophageal Condition stricture secondary cause I have a hard time eating. Foot note I also have Sleep apnea at 50% with CPAP. thank you for any help you can offer

Hello everyone when I got out 4 years ago they awarded me 30% for PTSD I got a couple questions. I look on myhealth.va.gov and notice I aslo had major depression and anxiety disorder. does the the va only give you a single rating for multiple mental disorders or can I get 30% PTSD and same 30% for MDD and a different rating for any other mental health issues. it looks like they just say on my va letter it was all combined as one mental health rating I am confused can anyone help.

I know what you saying they are sending me and my wife dumb questionnaire for SSDI that I have been filling out and having my wife feel out too. I think they are do that to see if the answer are different to disqualified me for SSDI.

wablackwell I get seen by the VA only if you want a DBQ you need to put in a increase on ebenefits for PTSD and they will do it then. true story my friend is 30% also he start going down to VA mental health and started kicking chairs and yelling at mental health doctor and he started crying after and that was last week now he got a DBQ this Thursday. But a key note is he told them he is Homeless they rush your claim faster.

This is what I got from VA 4 years ago and my pending disabilities. I already got test for tinnitus and got it in VA records just waiting on getting my Orthopedics shoes because I got flat feet that cause ankles.legs,hip, upper and lower back pain from when I was in the Army. The key is to get that to 30%bilateral. Also easy increase for GERDs from 10% to 30% just complain about it more often. Another 30% for Esophagus stricture for having a narrow throat secondary to GERDS. Also about 5 more 10% disabilities. So wish me luck. So know my disabilities look like this current Total Combined Disability You have a 70% final degree of disability. This percentage determines the amount of benefit pay you will receive. Rated Disabilities Table of Rated Disabilities Disability Rating Decision Related To Effective Date mechanical low back pain (claimed as mechanical lower back pain) 0% Service Connected 11/14/2011 pes planus, right foot 0% Service Connected 11/14/2011 gastroesophageal reflux disease (claimed as esophageal reflux) 10% Service Connected 11/14/2011 deviated nasal septum (traumatic) (claimed as deviated nasal septum {acquired}) 0% Service Connected 11/14/2011 anxiety disorder Not Otherwise Specified (sub-syndromal PTSD) (claimed as PTSD) 30% Service Connected 11/14/2011 obstructive sleep apnea (claimed as sleep apnea) 50% Service Connected 11/14/2011 pes planus, left foot 0% Service Connected 11/14/2011 bronchitis Not Service Connected tonsillar hypertrophy (claimed as chronic tonsillitis) Service Connected 06/08/2015 And these are my pending Disabilities Pending Disabilities Table of Pending Disabilities Disability Submitted Type Actions Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 04/04/2016 SEC Ear Infection 04/04/2016 SEC Foot Condition Left 04/04/2016 NEW Migraine (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 04/04/2016 NEW Vitamin Deficiency 04/04/2016 NEW Allergies 04/04/2016 NEW Asthma 04/04/2016 NEW Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 04/04/2016 NEW Sacrilliac Injury Or Weekness 03/25/2016 SEC Lumbosacral Strain 03/25/2016 SEC Sarcoma 03/25/2016 SEC Sarcoma Soft-tissue 03/25/2016 SEC Sciatic Nerve Paralysis 03/25/2016 SEC Mechanical Low Back Pain (claimed As Mechanical Lower Back Pain) 03/25/2016 INC Laryngitis 03/25/2016 SEC Deviated Nasal Septum (traumatic) (claimed As Deviated Nasal Septum {acquired}) 03/25/2016 INC Flatfoot Bilateral (acquired) 03/25/2016 SEC Pes Planus Left Foot 03/25/2016 INC Schizophrenia 03/25/2016 SEC Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (sub-syndromal Ptsd) (claimed As Ptsd) 03/25/2016 INC Flatfoot Bilateral (acquired) 03/25/2016 SEC Pes Planus Right Foot 03/25/2016 INC Chronic Laryngitis 03/25/2016 SEC Esophageal Condition (stricture Spasm Deverticulum) 03/25/2016 SEC Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (claimed As Esophageal Reflux) 03/25/2016 INC Chronic Laryngitis 03/25/2016 SEC Tonsillar Hypertrophy (claimed As Chronic Tonsillitis) 03/25/2016 INC Chronic Adjustment Disorder (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Major Depression (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Unspecified Depression Disorder (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Other Specified Somatic Symptoms (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Gulf War Veteran With Diagnosed Illness As Qualifying Chronic Disability (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Illness Anxiety Disorder (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Obsessive Complusive Disorder (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Anemia Primary 03/25/2016 NEW Somatoform Pain Disorder 03/23/2016 SEC Somatic Symptom Disorder 03/23/2016 SEC Sinusitis 03/23/2016 SEC Insomnia 03/23/2016 SEC Headaches 03/23/2016 SEC Insomnia 03/23/2016 SEC Headaches 03/23/2016 SEC Insomnia 03/23/2016 SEC Tinnitus (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/23/2016 NEW Unemployability 03/23/2016 NEW

I live in Alabama for the state that I applied for the SSDI. Which disability Navy04 got you the golden ticket for SSDI was it the PTSD or the other issues you listed.

I put in for the VA to increase my PTSD from 30% to hopefully 50% or 70%. I was dumb 4 years ago and water downed my symptoms because the Military Macho Mentality that suck it up and drive on ideas they filled my head with. I am trying to get the brainwashing out of my head after 10 years in Army and I been out for 4 year now. PTSD is getting worse my wife wants to leave me because of it and my relationship with my son that turns 10 today is not as good as it should be. I have a mental health appt. on Thursday. So far this month I got over 7 appt. and counting.

Hello Everyone I got Sleep Apnea 50% PTSD 30% GERDS 10% Flat Feet 0% for a total of 70% from the VA I just found out about SSDI last month I am only 33 but I did 10 years in the Army. I applied for SSDI and was wondering if any one ever got SSDI for any of these issues. I am currently trying to get PTSD to 50% or 70% and GERDS to 30% and Flat Feet bilateral to 30% since now I was told by VA doctors they recommend I should not walk stand or run due to my feet. He sent up an appointment for me to see Feet Doctor to get Orthopedics shoes that he told me I have to wear the rest of my life. If I knew what I knew now I could have applied for SSDI and 100% VA disability 4 years ago. Now I am kind of mad at myself because I possibly lost out on over 1700 extra from VA a month for 4 years which is over 81k and possibly another 1500 extra a month from SSDI from my projected income over my time I have work which comes out to another 76k for a grand total of over 153,000 of those 4 years. so I am mad can you help.

I have never been to the commissary Walmart and target are next door. Plus I am only 70% I am not retired I did only 10 years.

Thank you Yync I like your post about Fort Living Room AL I am living in Huntsville AL maybe we are neighbors. LOL

Well that sucks if it did that would get me 76% disabilities if it single that is 72% but I got like 32 pending issues I gave the va to look at that I can possibly get about 12 of them to be SC or secondary to my Sleep Apnea, PTSD, Flat Feet, or GERDs.

Has any body ever got a bilateral factor for 10% tinnitus. I just got my hearing test done and I look on myhealth.va.gov and notice he add in the report that I had bilateral tinnitus from years of ringing in the ears. I been back from Afghanistan 4 years now and I was thinking the ringing was normal but an veteran friend of mine told me about it so now I could possible be rated at a minimal of 80%. I wish I knew about this 4 years ago. Any body got any ideas. So know my disabilities look like this current Total Combined Disability You have a 70% final degree of disability. This percentage determines the amount of benefit pay you will receive. Rated Disabilities Table of Rated Disabilities Disability Rating Decision Related To Effective Date mechanical low back pain (claimed as mechanical lower back pain) 0% Service Connected 11/14/2011 pes planus, right foot 0% Service Connected 11/14/2011 gastroesophageal reflux disease (claimed as esophageal reflux) 10% Service Connected 11/14/2011 deviated nasal septum (traumatic) (claimed as deviated nasal septum {acquired}) 0% Service Connected 11/14/2011 anxiety disorder Not Otherwise Specified (sub-syndromal PTSD) (claimed as PTSD) 30% Service Connected 11/14/2011 obstructive sleep apnea (claimed as sleep apnea) 50% Service Connected 11/14/2011 pes planus, left foot 0% Service Connected 11/14/2011 bronchitis Not Service Connected tonsillar hypertrophy (claimed as chronic tonsillitis) Service Connected 06/08/2015 And these are my pending Disabilities Pending Disabilities Table of Pending Disabilities Disability Submitted Type Actions Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 04/04/2016 SEC Ear Infection 04/04/2016 SEC Foot Condition Left 04/04/2016 NEW Migraine (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 04/04/2016 NEW Vitamin Deficiency 04/04/2016 NEW Allergies 04/04/2016 NEW Asthma 04/04/2016 NEW Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 04/04/2016 NEW Sacrilliac Injury Or Weekness 03/25/2016 SEC Lumbosacral Strain 03/25/2016 SEC Sarcoma 03/25/2016 SEC Sarcoma Soft-tissue 03/25/2016 SEC Sciatic Nerve Paralysis 03/25/2016 SEC Mechanical Low Back Pain (claimed As Mechanical Lower Back Pain) 03/25/2016 INC Laryngitis 03/25/2016 SEC Deviated Nasal Septum (traumatic) (claimed As Deviated Nasal Septum {acquired}) 03/25/2016 INC Flatfoot Bilateral (acquired) 03/25/2016 SEC Pes Planus Left Foot 03/25/2016 INC Schizophrenia 03/25/2016 SEC Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (sub-syndromal Ptsd) (claimed As Ptsd) 03/25/2016 INC Flatfoot Bilateral (acquired) 03/25/2016 SEC Pes Planus Right Foot 03/25/2016 INC Chronic Laryngitis 03/25/2016 SEC Esophageal Condition (stricture Spasm Deverticulum) 03/25/2016 SEC Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (claimed As Esophageal Reflux) 03/25/2016 INC Chronic Laryngitis 03/25/2016 SEC Tonsillar Hypertrophy (claimed As Chronic Tonsillitis) 03/25/2016 INC Chronic Adjustment Disorder (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Major Depression (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Unspecified Depression Disorder (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Other Specified Somatic Symptoms (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Gulf War Veteran With Diagnosed Illness As Qualifying Chronic Disability (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Illness Anxiety Disorder (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Obsessive Complusive Disorder (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Anemia Primary 03/25/2016 NEW Somatoform Pain Disorder 03/23/2016 SEC Somatic Symptom Disorder 03/23/2016 SEC Sinusitis 03/23/2016 SEC Insomnia 03/23/2016 SEC Headaches 03/23/2016 SEC Insomnia 03/23/2016 SEC Headaches 03/23/2016 SEC Insomnia 03/23/2016 SEC Tinnitus (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/23/2016 NEW Unemployability 03/23/2016 NEW

Has any body ever got a bilateral factor for 10% tinnitus. I just got my hearing test done and I look on myhealth.va.gov and notice he add in the report that I had bilateral tinnitus from years of ringing in the ears. I been back from Afghanistan 4 years now and I was thinking the ringing was normal but an veteran friend of mine told me about it so now I could possible be rated at a minimal of 80%. I wish I knew about this 4 years ago. Any body got any ideas. So know my disabilities look like this current Total Combined Disability You have a 70% final degree of disability. This percentage determines the amount of benefit pay you will receive. Rated Disabilities Table of Rated Disabilities Disability Rating Decision Related To Effective Date mechanical low back pain (claimed as mechanical lower back pain) 0% Service Connected 11/14/2011 pes planus, right foot 0% Service Connected 11/14/2011 gastroesophageal reflux disease (claimed as esophageal reflux) 10% Service Connected 11/14/2011 deviated nasal septum (traumatic) (claimed as deviated nasal septum {acquired}) 0% Service Connected 11/14/2011 anxiety disorder Not Otherwise Specified (sub-syndromal PTSD) (claimed as PTSD) 30% Service Connected 11/14/2011 obstructive sleep apnea (claimed as sleep apnea) 50% Service Connected 11/14/2011 pes planus, left foot 0% Service Connected 11/14/2011 bronchitis Not Service Connected tonsillar hypertrophy (claimed as chronic tonsillitis) Service Connected 06/08/2015 And these are my pending Disabilities Pending Disabilities Table of Pending Disabilities Disability Submitted Type Actions Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 04/04/2016 SEC Ear Infection 04/04/2016 SEC Foot Condition Left 04/04/2016 NEW Migraine (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 04/04/2016 NEW Vitamin Deficiency 04/04/2016 NEW Allergies 04/04/2016 NEW Asthma 04/04/2016 NEW Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 04/04/2016 NEW Sacrilliac Injury Or Weekness 03/25/2016 SEC Lumbosacral Strain 03/25/2016 SEC Sarcoma 03/25/2016 SEC Sarcoma Soft-tissue 03/25/2016 SEC Sciatic Nerve Paralysis 03/25/2016 SEC Mechanical Low Back Pain (claimed As Mechanical Lower Back Pain) 03/25/2016 INC Laryngitis 03/25/2016 SEC Deviated Nasal Septum (traumatic) (claimed As Deviated Nasal Septum {acquired}) 03/25/2016 INC Flatfoot Bilateral (acquired) 03/25/2016 SEC Pes Planus Left Foot 03/25/2016 INC Schizophrenia 03/25/2016 SEC Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (sub-syndromal Ptsd) (claimed As Ptsd) 03/25/2016 INC Flatfoot Bilateral (acquired) 03/25/2016 SEC Pes Planus Right Foot 03/25/2016 INC Chronic Laryngitis 03/25/2016 SEC Esophageal Condition (stricture Spasm Deverticulum) 03/25/2016 SEC Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (claimed As Esophageal Reflux) 03/25/2016 INC Chronic Laryngitis 03/25/2016 SEC Tonsillar Hypertrophy (claimed As Chronic Tonsillitis) 03/25/2016 INC Chronic Adjustment Disorder (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Major Depression (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Unspecified Depression Disorder (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Other Specified Somatic Symptoms (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Gulf War Veteran With Diagnosed Illness As Qualifying Chronic Disability (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Illness Anxiety Disorder (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Obsessive Complusive Disorder (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/25/2016 NEW Anemia Primary 03/25/2016 NEW Somatoform Pain Disorder 03/23/2016 SEC Somatic Symptom Disorder 03/23/2016 SEC Sinusitis 03/23/2016 SEC Insomnia 03/23/2016 SEC Headaches 03/23/2016 SEC Insomnia 03/23/2016 SEC Headaches 03/23/2016 SEC Insomnia 03/23/2016 SEC Tinnitus (related To: Ptsd - Combat) 03/23/2016 NEW Unemployability 03/23/2016 NEW

Has any body ever got a bilateral factor for 10% tinnitus. I just got my hearing test done and I look on myhealth.va.gov and notice he add in the report that I had bilateral tinnitus from years of ringing in the ears. I been back from Afghanistan 4 years now and I was thinking the ringing was normal but an veteran friend of mine told me about it so now I could possible be rated at a minimal of 80%. I wish I knew about this 4 years ago. So know my disabilities look like this VA dis rating.docx