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On ‎4‎/‎17‎/‎2017 at 5:11 PM, ShuMan said:

So back is all ROM. You may have an uphill battle to get a good percentage. Do you happen to have the ROM they took?

The spine specialist/surgeon evaluated me as <10% of normal ROM with pain in writing and I submitted that to the VA along with all my other supporting documents. I do not know what the VA evaluating doctor's ROM numbers were.

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2 hours ago, MikeR said:

You may want to get an opinion from a chiropractor in writing.

Thanks Mike, That's in my medical record as well, in fact, He was the first one to really dig deep on my condition! I have a spine specialist diagnosis as well. Lol, all bad. I just feel like the examining doc was trying to get more out of me than is reasonable. The whole exam was painful doing things I don't usually do because of the pain and those types of movements usually through my back into an episode. I've had episodes last weeks!

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3 minutes ago, Berta said:

Do you have an established nexus to your service for the back disability?

Yes absolutely, I've been suffering from severe LBP since the mid/late 90's, recently retired from active duty.

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Good morning everyone,

 

I just had my compensation exam yesterday(yes on Easter Sunday) and while it seemed like a fairly thorough exam in some aspects, in other aspects it seemed a little light. I suppose the goal was to fill out the forms vs paint an accurate individual picture of what's going on. While I'm not completely dissatisfied I did feel like when the range of motion portion came around I was pressured to go beyond pain and well out of my comfort zone, is this normal? I suffer from severe lower back pain and when the exam was over I was getting spasms for quite some time. I told the doc and asked for some advil to help me out a little but he was not able to dispense. Thoughts?