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His choice of friends may not have been the best but what did he do? Another Vet killed. http://news.yahoo.com/swat-teams-shooting-marine-causes-outrage-172246257.html

I'm on a variety of scripts some mentah health and some for pain. My doctor decided to change my primary pain med to tramadol, yet I'm on an antipsychotic and an ssri. Everything that I've found on Tramadol and SSRI's annd antipsychotics says its a very dangerous mix. any of you guys have experience with tramadol?

1) I've been scheduled for a double laminectomy. Any recommendations from members? The more I read the more dangerous this procedure looks. I have terrible pains down my leg, feet and back hurts like a bitc# all the time. Can anyone give me a clue as to what results I should expect? Should I turn them down and say no to it? The leg pain gets unbearable at times, feet always sting/burn. 2) Does the VA give convalescent ratings for this? If so how do I apply?

I was Medically boarded because of a knee. The Dr who was seeing me was at WRAMC (Walter Reed Army Medical Center). He was treating me for Plantar fasciitis, and pes planus which developed after I started seeing him for my knee. I was seperated and put in my VA claim. The Va granted me 10% Knee, and 0% hepatitisB, my claim for Plantar fasciitis, symptomatic pes planus, and back strain were not granted. Its been a few years I do not have the decision letter I misplaced it over the years. I didnt not have anything new as far as evidence to give the VA when I got my decision letter and considered myself another soldier screwed by the VA. ----forward 5 yrs---- Cant stand more than a few min without severe foot pain, back constantly hurts; I want to reopen my claim. I recently got in contact with my squad leader and 1st SGT along with my old unit commander. Thankfully the SSG still had some copies of my profiles which he sent to me. Several months ago my son was cleaning out our attic and found several boxes. I found my old PT cards which show I was physically capable through 2 units and a reenlistment before my feet and back went to hell. The SSG,1stSGT, and former CO have all sent me letters which state when I came to that unit I was in good physical shape with no problems. These were not my "buddies" they were my chain of command. The letters also state what problems they knew I was being treated for at WRAMC (PF/PP/knee/back pain). I have a copy of the accident report from an auto accident which occoured while I was in service which caused $10000 in damage to the car i was in, I have a copy of my visit to the troop medical center for that accident. I have a letter from the Dr that was treating me to the medical board stating my main problems were my knee as well as chronic plantar fasciitis, and symptomatic pes planus. My contention is that IF I had any preexisting conditions they were asymptomatic and aggravated by service. I dont know how much of this information the VA had when they made their decision and dont want to waste time gathering paperwork just to have the VA say "its not new evidence". I started going to a VA facility about 6 months ago and the DR there says plantar fasciitis, and back strain, I've been on anti-inflamatories and sleep meds (cant sleep cause of pain/discomfort), and I've been going to PT at a VA facility for my back which they say is chronic lumbar strain. I'm due to see a VA podiatrist in a month and cant wait to see what he says.

I was denied for several things. I didnt put in a NOD because at the time I didnt understand how any of it worked and the letter I recieved said I needed "new evidence" of which I had none. Several years have passed and I want to reopen my claim. I have recently (in the last year) come to acquire old profiles (24 months worth) listing the same conditions the VA denied me, a statement from my Doc at WRAMC to the med board stating the chronic conditions I have, personal statements from my squad leader, 1st SGT, and CO stating when I got to their unit I was in excellent physical shape and when I was boarded they knew I was being treated at WRAMC for the conditions which the VA denied me. Old perscription pain med bottles (in my denial letter the VA said I only ever got 1 perscription for pain meds) I have 6 bottles in front of me right now those are just the ones i could find I had many more, the SSG in his letter even remembered that after I started treatment at WRAMC iwas "never without a bottle of pain meds". OLD PT cards which show I regularly took and passed the APFT through 2 units and once with my last unit then had almost 2 years of profiles which prevented my taking a PT test. I have two questions: 1) How do I know (can I find out) what evidence the VA had when the decided to deny me? 2)Are the items I have acquired enough to have my claim reopened?