StormWolf

Mobie, Your post was an excellent read. Thank you. Storm

Cornelia, It would be vary hard for me to overturn the VA's decision to not honer my claim for my back injury at my time of seperatation. They stated I was treated only once and they were right. What they don't have and neither do I since this was late 1991, Is the doctors verbal statement to me telling me I will heal and "just learn to live with some pain". Bad advise, I followed up until I could no longer. I will be shocked if I can get them to admit it is SC, and if they then rate it high or low. The system seems vary unfair. Good Luck on your back Retro. Storm

Hang in there Dan, My crap is in Buffalo too. Been there since Jan 08, been out of work since Jan 07. I keep being told Buffalo has a BIG Problem. I am going to try to get there as soon as I can to get My C-file. I have records all over the place and it sounds like those clowns might not have any of what they will need to make an informed rating in my case. I been living on my 10% for the last 2 years so I feel your pain brother. Maybe 09 will have good news for both you and me. PS: I am not sure where you are in the state but my state vet rep here in Utica has been great (as much as she can do anyway). Maybe you might have one close to where your at, who can help in your case. Storm

Rentalguy, One Word... INCREDIBLE !! Thank you so much for the time you obviously put into your posts. I applied for SC for a my lower back right after I got out, but was turned down due to lack of a chronic history of back pain. Now I look back at my service and I am wishing I would have went to the hospital every time my back hurt (but I did ask for it). So ten years later I am looking at DDD L4-5 & S1, out of work for since Jan 07, and currently waiting for a disability determination from both the VA and SSD. I am just now finding this site and learning the ropes. I have been being treated at the VA for this wonderful malody I have since I re-injured/aggravated or just plain really screwed up my back while at work (which is another story in itself). All I can say is this has to be a fate worse then death. I can't work, I am only SC 10% for a gun shot wound and I am living on $117 a month - 100 for cable, phone and internet. I am not sure what the best course of action would be to try to speed up the process and light a fire under my file. At this point I am undergoing the shot series, scheduled for #2 in march. I was also just recently diganosed with PTSD. But I am under no circumstances going to file for that SC right now, otherwise the claim I got in now will go back to square 1. Seems like I am on never ending road leading nowhere and covered with land mines. Storm