seabeebu2

well i have been told by the VA that they are waiting on a senior rating officer to sign off on my decision. they are saying 30 to 60 days, is that the norm for a signature? I am still in appeals for my back fusion which is service connected. and they have it still as DDD or IVDs.

dont wait for the va to step up, that wont happen. take your medical record a copy down and file the dav helped me when i got out. I had back surgery befor i got out and had another one in 2006. i can only say if you dont do the leg work nothing will happen, and the wait time is well a joke. give them the works, and thank you for your service.

i am 36 years old. i am in voc rehab, but the meds i take for my back makes it difficult to concentrate on really anything. pills for pain, pills for sleep. and the other day i had something strange, which really freaked me out, was a flashback. i actually saw a mar 19 in front of me and reached out to lock and load. my buddy said it was wierd. anyone ever experienced this before?

Thank you. i have applied for social security and was denied 3 times and someone told me to get a lawyer, the problem is that i want to work. i know i cant do what i used to do the docs told me 30# max for lifting. i was a seabee in the navy and construction is unfortunately what i was great at. i got laid off from where i was working because of my condition. the owner and myself knew that i was a safety hazard. the va seems to have put me on the back burner, big suprise i know. i cant just sit still and i have taken my can do attitude and made myself suck it up. i am working now but dont know how long i will last.

i am 80% per the VA. i was med boarded out in 99 by the army, and yes i was in the navy. still dont know how that one worked. anyways, i am in appeals right now, i should say still in appeals. they gave me a 10 % increase for neuralgia of the lower extremity, nevermind that they did multilevel back fusion. and that i spent 12 month using a walker, and onother 6 months of waiting for surgery. they sent my decision to me saying that nothing in my back had changed. how exactly does this system work? anyone please help if you can...