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Johhny_Drama

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  1. Wow that was a thorough letter. Mine was one page. I am trying to get OSA and mentioning PTSD is aggravating my diagnosed OSA and hopefully this will work out. I may have to find a doc that specializes in nexus letters. My doctor specializes in ptsd but hasn’t written tons of letters.
  2. To Berta this is for my OSA being aggravated by my service connected PTSD. My doctors both wrote nexus letters and my VSO looked over and said he thought they looked great. We will see how this goes. We are responding to the denial and new evidence is the nexus. So I’m going for secondary here and I know it’s a uphill challenge. The other post you may have read was my c&p exams that I completed in June. I am battling this 30 percent flat feet issue. I have SC 30 percent plantar fasciitis bilateral and in 2016 or 2018 they denied me at increase stating I didn’t mention orthotics. I had my podiatrist make 2 pairs after reviewing everything and I gave it a shot for 2 years. They didn’t show improvement. I was issued a night splint due to my Achilles’ tendons being super tight. During the last 2 years I tore my calf muscle simply walking across the room in my house. And to top it off i now have heal spurs on both feet that feel pretty damn painful. These are the changes in the last 2-3 years since I applied for a increase. I found out they kept my feet rating at 30. Even though the report stated the custom inserts didn’t work. I have pain full to the touch feet, tight flexing Achilles’ tendons, basically every single item in the box that warrants 50. They mentioned in order to get 50 you need to show these items ...I’m thinking who is looking at my claim because that’s everything that I’m going through. It’s beyond mind blowing. They said the new heel spurs I never had are already rated with the 30 percent rating. I thought they warranted their own rating. They are a separate issue. And no rating on my Achilles’ tendons even though they feel like they might snap. So I had 30 percent and I requested increase to 50. I requested heel spurs, torn muscles, and Achilles tendinitis as secondary. And after all this I got nothing as in nothing changed. my VSO is reviewing and seeing what is going on before we move this to higher level. I can’t believe anyone of this. But I guess I should be use to it. So that’s the current situation.
  3. Happy Friday Eve Question about nexus letter. I had 2 doctors provide nexus letters to support my claim. I made sure to read the help guides and have a better understanding of what is required as in the verbiage and what nots. I read some articles and wanted to include to support my claim. My VSO said if it comes back as denied he can supply case file to support my claim. You can review past cases etc. Can I also add medical references from Pubmed or medical journals on your own to support the claim? I have 2 nexus letters and I included a reference page with medical journal information. The doctor didn’t quote medical journal but mentioned my specific issues. Will providing this help?
  4. And I did bring my doctors notes and the examiner at my c and p exam was very thorough in looking over my notes and typing each item ..very thoroughly. Usually these last 10 to 15 min. This one lasted close to a hour and that was dr reviewing typing and asking me questions. Then spent few seconds looking over my feet. It was obvious. Trying to locate his notes from examine but not sure if they list online.
  5. Buck and Berta Thank you for responding this started at 10 percent then went to 30 in 2016. Since then I have developed heal spurs on both feet. X-ray confirmed. Ordered and tried those custom orthotics for over 580.00 and did this for over 2 years. Didn’t work much for me. Now they want to have me wear night splints and my Achilles were to tight to even fit the one they had in the office. I have very tight Achilles both ankles. I tore my left calf muscle. based off this I did read my podiatrist notes. List several things like bilateral plantar fasciitis, list deformity bilateral along with bilateral Achilles’ tendonitis and I’m hoping that after seeing all of this the VA will award 50 for my feet. I’m not sure how they would rate the secondary issues listed which was Achilles tendonitis and heal spurs. Do they combine all or? they didn’t increase my feet in 2016 because I didn’t get custom orthotics and now that I had that and nothing then I’d hope for increase however there was a rating change for feet in 2021 and looks like 30 percent Is the max which would be awful. I’m current sitting at 91 percent and not sure what’s going to happen. Like others I’m sure, I’m very tired of paying for treatment after treatment for my feet. Which is causing additional issues like my right knee and back which is listed in my doc notes but I haven’t listed that because I’m not able to spend more money seeing another doctor.
  6. I was pleasantly shocked that my exam was set up a week after submitting my paperwork request. My service rep requested a increase for my flat feet issues and secondary issues due to my 30 percent rated feet. I have pulled up the rating guidelines and I have medical records from my podiatrist. Wish they could skip these exams as the medical records lists everything. bilateral pain, went the $450 custom inserts and tried for 2 years. No relief. Developed heal spurs and that’s very painful, my Achilles feels like I might snap any day. I tore my calf muscle on top of that due to the way I walk. Some days my Achilles are so tight i can’t leave the house. Based off the one rating chart I should be at 50 percent. My question is can I expect secondary conditions - heal spurs which i never had before, Achilles’ tendonitis as they are very tight and tearing my leg muscle which took 6 months to heal but I still have issues with my ankles. I read 10 percent for heel spurs but Is it 10 per foot? My podiatrist keeps trying new methods. Sleeping with a brace, buy more inserts, need mri because she suspects I have a hairline fracture in one foot. It adds up to lots of money and hoping this gets rated to the max. I feel like the podiatrist just wants to make more money. I don’t see this improving.
  7. I have a 70% PTSD rating. My Doctor and my LCSW therapist both say that I have traits of OCD and they see this a lot with folks with PTSD. They are going to write a nexus if needed. My question is this. If I submitted a claim for OCD it would be a secondary condition to my rated PTSD so would the VA just combine this with my current PTSD rating or is there a separate rating for OCD. I think my rating would fall under 30 percent based on what I read. It seems to match up with my symptoms. So would they keep my ptsd at 70 then the secondary would list OCD at its own rating of degree example 30? severak things stem from PTSD. For me it’s OCD and sleep apnea. My doctor has 30 plus years on this subject so I’m getting a nexus that relates my PTSD to aggravation of sleep apnea and I’m going to claim both OCD and a separate claim of secondary to ptsd sleep apnea. I just didn’t know if OCD would be part of the current ptsd rating.
  8. I agree and have learned a great deal throughout the years to never assume and the more details the better. I have been working a sleep apnea issue. Since I didn’t have this as a service connection the next step is seeing if I can get this secondary. I’ve learned that having a MD and a therapist who specializes in these things have helped. By March or April I should have a nexus completed by both professionals and we will see how it goes.
  9. They said it was just some internal issue. I’m currently rated 90 and I’m in the middle of raising PTSD from 50 to hopefully 70. This won’t change my overall rating of 90 but would they still do backpay for a increase of a disability or only if your overall rating changes ? I just submitted everything in the portal and my therapist said she even received a call from the VA. That was a first I didn’t realize they call.
  10. The folks I’d call are out of the office since March. I couldn’t if I needed or tried. I will contact them Monday.
  11. I agree. Just call Monday. As long as they aren’t taking away I’m good. I will report back about the sleep apnea once I get back my nexus. I have a LCSW along with my psychiatrist who will both write up a nexus based off how my PTSD triggers / Aggravates my sleep apnea. Both have backgrounds in treating PTSD and sleep disorders.
  12. I am single no kids nothing changed. I had a appeal denial and didn’t get any extra funds. My rate is not changed. Not in any school... I have a claim for increase that’s in middle of gathering evidence. Here is what I see now. Again, this was just added to my status and I didn’t request this. This claim about payment thing started on Dec 14 and closed Dec 17. I don’t have a clue if this was just saying my rating was not increased therefore no back pay etc due? I didn’t even file a new claim about any payment issue. then on the 23rd I get this same thing a new claim and about payment issue. I only have 1 open claim for a increase and that’s showing open and normal. Hopefully the pics will help explain this.
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