Jayg

PULHES is a medical checklist for entrance to or exit from Military service, i.e. your ETS physical. Those records should be in your personal records jacket. The code stands for (I think) Pulminary-Urinary-Lungs-Hearing-Eyes-Skeletal Sorry, but the above got caught in the quote box of my reply to you. Anybody. How do we edit our posts??? I can't seem to figure out how to get there. <_<

Check your entrance and exit PULHES They fought me saying I had a hearing loss on entry to service. But that hearing was P1. When I ETS'd I was P3 after being in the artillery. I got my 10% but they won't give me a hearing aid. They say not only will it not do me any good as I hear at about the same level, but that it would make things worse. I did get an outside exam. He told me the same thing... <_<

That covers it. Thanks guys! <_<

I have a similar problem. I have symptoms galore but the doc doesn't want to put any comment as to related causes of the conditions. Says that's C&P's department. For the record he's a good doc, does real good for his patients care. just determined to stay out of that one area, darnit.

I keep seeing reference to a "nexus letter." I tried searching the site and reading the forums but there's too many references to "nexus. I realize this is old ground, but can some one please explain or direct to an explanation of this thing?

Ok. Next battle is for MRI then. (still haven't heard about the results of the bloodwork. Maybe I can find out next week. THANKS! :)

Thanks for that article. But it's still wide open. As likely as not to be the result of trauma or altered gait as vitamin deficiency. I guess that was the safe diagnosis since there's no way it can be service connected. :)

My VSO say I have all the symtoms of Agent Orange exposure. But I went in in 74 and never set foot in SE Asia. VSO says had I set one foot there he'd file me for it in a heart beat. Makes me wonder where all else that crap might have been used. :)

They haven't helped me that I could see. VA would send a standard, 'everything is peachy' letter and said representative would just pass it on to me.Then, as you noted, my processing time got drug out. One thing I have learned that might help. If I need to call on them again, I think I'll get better results. Those senat/ongress folk have people who take care of that sort of thing for them. In my case, I have learned that one senator (at least) and my congressman have people who only attend to VA requests. These are the people who will be doing the contacting. Find out who they are, learn their names, get to know them and make them familiar with you and your case. That might help.

I have neuropathy. Legs jingle, jangle, jingle as the old song says. EMG shows nerve damage in both legs though worse on the right. (right arm too.) I'm claiming it as secoindary to lower back problems caused by altered gait due to sprained left ankle and flat feet. So yesterday I see a doctor and he tells me it's probably from a vitamin deficiency??? ;) He said if the blood work shows such, he'll order a series of vitamin injections. (and I hate needles!) This is supposed to make me feel better. Is this for real??? I'm all for feeling better but why ain't I reassured. I can't see this helping my claim process either. ;)

I have neuropathy. Legs jingle, jangle, jingle as the old song says. EMG shows nerve damage in both legs though worse on the right. (right arm too.) I'm claiming secoindary to lower back problems caused by altered gait due to sprained ankle and flat feet. So today he tells me it's probably from a vitamin deficiency??? ;) Anybody else heard of this?

Be sure to put your name and claim number of every page of any information you send. VA loses things... I will also describe on the 21-4138 every document included as evidence. In case you don't know, a "21-4138" is a "statement in support of claim." I scanned one into my computer and created a template wherein I can type what I want and just stick the form in my printer and zap it out. If hand write it you must, print and be neat. VA has problems reading too...

For right now, there are ways to improve receptivity of some internet info. Though in my case, internet source material were noted in deciding an increase. But many times you can find medical journal articals on-line. Call your library and have them get you a copy from the printed document. Unfortunately, these days many journals are getting away from printed matter altogether and the internet is becoming the only source for some such. You might contact a firm, such as a phys therapy office, who's web page has appropriate info. Ask them to mail you, offering to send a self addressed/stamped envelope, the information. Sometimes they will. Another thought I've had, but not followed up on yet, is to see if I can get access to a medical library and dig through their books. Wouldn't think it'd hurt to be able to quote 'chapter & verse,' so to speak.

I can't tell you about his specific case. But I was in the artillery (13E) and applied for the hearing compensation. My health records were lost in service but I still got the 10% even w/out 'em. (Happily my records have since been recovered.) I should think he could swing it as 11B w/CIB. Should be even easier if ihe was 11C. Doesn't cost anything to file.

Amen there brother! I recently went into my VAMC ER with a sprained ankle. I was using my cane as usual, and hobbling down the isle leaning on the wall. The ER notes stated "walks easily w/out assistance" and "ambulatory aid" was checked "no." I immediately filed a complaint and submitted a 21-4138 addressing that item. In many notes they have checked "no" where it refers to "amulatory aid" but I have been using a cane for some years now. "Fall risk OO" often checked where they know better. There is more that gives you the idea. Stay on top of those records.

Dang! My clunky old dial up doesn't do video worth a darn! Is there something like a transcript to this anywhere??? My VSO says I have all the symptoms (I admit not being sure whatall that is in detail) and that If I had set so much as one foot in country he'd have filed me for it. I did serve beginning in '74. Wasn't the army still using the stuff? Said VSO has a fellow worked the golf course in Hawaii and claims they used the stuff on in the borders of it. (purely hearsay mind) And like another fellow I too served in Germany but a little later, 77-81.

Thanks. Very much! :P

I live 65 (about) miles from My VAMC and rarely go more than once a month. All I know is that my T-pay for a regularly scheduled visit wen't from $9 to $24! (Does disability % factor in?)

What, please, is DDD (IVDS)?

Yes, your physical appearence will be noted. In one, I wore relatively new shoes for looking nice. Considering one thing being examined was flat feet, that wasn't a good idea. The exam noted no unusual or uneven shoe wear. Denied! The woman had two phone calls while I was being examined. It sounded like she was arguing with her husband/whatever. My VSO noted my exam was the worst reaming he ever saw. The next one I wore my heavily lopsidedly worn boots and got SC. tHis examiner was open, perfunctory and professional. His report didn't do me any favors but neither did it ream me. Just what it's supposed to be I reckon. Just insist they don't take any personal calls... :P

Ohhh-K I went to the definitions page and didn't find these. A little translation please... :P

Whoa-woW! I LIKE the way you think! :P I'm going to have to look up a couple of those abbreviations but I saw a topic hereabouts for that. I never would have imagined falling off a truck could do all that. But I have that incident about as documented as one can be. You're correct in that all they've done is X-ray me so far and of course no major anything reported. I'll talk things over with my VSO considering which way to go with this as well as think it over. It seems like things are finally happening in my case now and I kind of hate to change horses in mid stream as it were. I know I can start a new claim any time but that time doesn't get paid for either. Tough call. But that's my part. Thanks ever so much.

Thanks! I like the way you think! :P

In another topic I referred to falling off the tailgate of a deuce and a half with a cast on my leg for a sprained ankle. A fellow asked... "Is there a record of the incident of falling out of the 2 1/2T? Medical, or otherwise?" There is. Well documented in fact. It was noted in my medical records since the cast had to be checked as it was thought to have cracked. I have a support letter from my former Battery Commander (artillery) that mentions that particular event and I have the letters I wrote home to my parents at the time describing it. That enough? :P I bring this here because he never responded and I would like to know if there is any significance to this. I think the questor was "rentalguy." I'll have to go back and look.