luvHIM

I'm just going to piggyback off of rentalguy here. One of the operative words used throughout the report is "MILD" which is an indication that from a radiographic view point your condition is not severe. Although the pain might be, the overall picture is not enough to warrant a rating higher than 10%.

I, like rentalguy, was served a diagnosis for decades of chronic lumbosacral strain. The word "chronic" played out in my favor in the end. But my true condition is ankylosing spondylitis. The point being that when it comes to diagnoses...it is all about physician interpretation. You can always get a second opinion.

I am currently rated for both conditions because both conditions are in fact the problem and one's chronicity is due to the other. That may be the case for you. I agree with rentalguy's suggestion, however, in the meantime. Best regards.

Funny you should asked that question. Of course, I couldn't sleep this morning (cause I am never up at this time on a Saturday), so I was looking at the denial from last year. I re-read my NOD. I did actually point out that they committed a CUE and cited the laws they had broken. I can't remember who, but I saw something on this site and applied it in my NOD.

Berta was also a great person to feed off of because she has tremendous knowledge in that area. I also applied what Rentalguy1 had provided concerning the spine and reused what the RO indicated was their reason for the denial.

Somehow they actually read through all of what I wrote and re-read through my entire C-File. I say that because some of the things they stated in the NEW (whooo hooo...sorry...had a moment) decision could only be known through going back and actually reading the submitted evidence.

So, Yes, I did hint to it in my NOD. But I did not actually file a CUE claim. Well, maybe inadvertently I did <_<

I'M SO HAPPY!!! I WON 40% OF MY CLAIM BASED ON THE CUE THAT VARO CALLED ON THEMSELVES. MY HEAD IS STILL SPINNING...I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY CALLED A CUE ON THEMSELVES...I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING.

I GOT THE ENVELOPE TODAY AND THEY ARE BACKPAYING ME FROM MAY 29, 2003 FOR CHRONIC LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS. WHOOO HOO!!


NOW IS THE:
SECONDARY FIBROMYALGIA
MIGRAIN HEADACHES
PTSD (MST STRESSOR) WITH CHRONIC ANXIETY AND MDD...I KNOW THEY WILL ONLY PICK ONE...BUT THAT IS HOW IT IS WRITTEN UP BY THE VAMC MH DOCS.
ALSO BILATERAL SACROILITIS DUE TO THE LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
HALUX RIGIDUS
HALUX (WHATEVER THE OTHER ONE IS)
CHRONIC COSTOCHONDRITIS
BILATERAL SHOULDER TENDONITIS/BURSITIS WITH OVER 50% TEAR IN LEFT

I KNOW IT WILL BE JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I CAN SAY I'M 100%.

THANK YOU!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! HADIT.COM