ironfaux

Hi i'm working on a reopened claim for congestive heart failure and copd from the neymer becision and was thinking about my basic training in mar of 1969 when we had to lay in the water to fire our weapons at the range. anyway i caught pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital for a week and on oxygen while there, i do remember being sick as a dog . my question is would that sickness have damaged my lungs to the extent that all my lung problems in later life and the copd be a beginning cause of it all ? and how would i get the old records from fort gordon ga. from april or may 69

thx for all the info and no,i'm not filing for smc because I thought you needed to be at 100% on one and 60% min on another to get it. btw does non service connected count or is it just sc ?

duh, thanks now I dont know how or what to think,they told me i was gonna have a weak xmas but a great new year concerning my claim considering I didnt reopen the claim , they did i figured I was gonna get some justice finally, oh well.

I'm sorry but I dont know what DX means??? and when i was at bay pines 2 weeks ago i spoke to a vet counselor and he told me my c.o.p.d. would help it along. let me know please.

hi all, I just spoke to the 1-800 number at bay pines and they told me my file went to the rater on dec 14th so I guess its just a matter of a little more time and I'll know the good or bad news in ??? , thanks for all the moral support

PLEASE DIS REGARD THE OTHER @ ATTACHMENTS< WRONG ONES

just found these old progress reports,one was when i asked mckiver about my chf and ptsd and the other is the denial reasons of my claim in oct 06 not lookin so good please let mr know folks

Im a vietnam combat vet from 72 with ptsd that is now 100% p and t back in oct 06 when i was only 50% i had to get a chest e-xray at bay pines I hadnt been able to sleep laying down and my feet were swollen ,and i couldnt walk any distance for about a month without having to stop and rest. anyway after i had the x-ray the attendant said i should stop at the emergency room to have them look at this so i went with the help of a nurse, by this time i was kinda in bad shape. they did vitals then an ekg and within an hr i was on the 4th floor in the heart center for a week.(sorry to be so long winded) i was diagnosed with congestive heart failure with an injection fraction of 21 % and artarial fibulation . my vet counslor advised me to file ,so on oct 19th i did.mo march 12/ 07 i got a letter denying my claim in oct of this yr i got some paperwork with my name typed on it about agent orange and nemher and if i signed it i would be put on the front of the list for evaluations once again i called my vet counslor and he told me to not rock the boat and ignore it i just went to a c and p on nov 15th and on fri .dec 3rd i called the 1-800 number and they said it was at the rater and i should hear in about 2 to 3 weeks about all this. oh and btw i have 100% n/s connected for copd so they say My question is (finally) what can i expect and i heard about an s code and an n code and a m code can this now help me also appreciative as always ironfaux an old grunt and door gunner from the 1/7th cav

hello, I just turned 59 in october and I just got a letter for another c & p even thou they saw me in 2008 sept, and told me then I wouldnt be called back again, EVER!, this is scaring the shit out of me, i've finally found a way to live with my ptsd, IE. stay by myself,sleep during the day and shop at walmart at about 2 to 3 am. I did get something about agent orange in the mail recently but didnt respond to it,(because im already on 100% t & p for ptsd) so i didnt want to rock the boat and now this!. nov 15th is not long away so i can now worry about this, any one else in my shoes?

B) I would like to thank all you you brother vets that helped me with great advice. i just heard from my poa and i was awarded t and p on my ptsd,what a giant relief.I will continue to be a member so i can help anyone that comes after me needing incouragement and advice. THANK YOU ALL!

i just got a letter to report for another c & p for my ptsd after being rated 100 % for 2 1/2 years. whats up , i am freaked out , i also have non service connected congestive heart failure ,copd and arithmia ,i havent been able to work for 4 years , any info???

just a quick question about alcohol abuse being a way of self medicating the ptsd, and the iteology of congestive heart failure is (one of) one of the reasons it came about. just a thought for making chf a secondary or would copd be a better shot?

sorry ,but what does imo mean? and smc s award.

thx for the feedback . i did get a recent release of information from my phd's notes and on the axis it said chronic ptsd ????? is that "va speak " ???

i applied for disability for ptsd in 2004 and was awarded 50 % . my ptsd seemed to get worse so i tryed to get into bay pines in treatment stp but after speaking with a phd she informed me i might be too messed up at that point in time (my gaf was 28) and i should reallpy in a month or so. i got my congressman involved and low and behold , a few doors opened. so i spent a long weekend on the flight deck and asked for an increase in my disability , well bingo i got 100%. its turned into the sword of damaclese because i am slated for a review in 2009 and if after finally being able to pay my bills it could be taken away. btw i also ended up with copd, congestive heart failure and heart irregularity beating non service (though i think its from the stress) what do i need to do to get it changed to t and p thanks