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    Agent Orange List

    in Agent Orange

    Posted

    Billy2

    I think it is a lot easier to show that your CAD is secondary to DMII than to PTSD. The link between CAD and DMII is strong. The only test that really can tell for sure about your CAD is the heart cath which is invasive. Do you have symptoms? I got SC'ed for CAD secondary to DMII and it was a struggle. I had a C&P done by a PA at the VA which basically said I was fine. I appealed and got some more tests and got a rating of 60% for CAD. How could something like that happen you ask yourself? Incredibly poor C&P exam and poor overall care at the VA. I have never seen a cardiologist at the VA even given that I have a 60% rating for CAD. I had tests but the results were contradictory. One test said ischemia and the other test said AOK. What the hell.

    John,

    I had a 90% blockage of the LAD and they incerted a medicine coated stint back in Jan of this year.

    My heart Dr. would only write that a short note that said I had CAD and the presence of diabetes is felt to be a contributing factor.

    Bill

    Agent Orange List

    in Agent Orange

    Posted

    Right now I have a claim in for CAD as secondary to DM11. My rep at the DAV scheduled me for an appointment at the VA with a cardio specialist to see if the CAD is related to my AO/DM11 or PTSD.

    I wonder how these changes will affect my claim.

    Bill

    Vietnam Veteran?

    in VA Disability Claims Research

    Posted

    What Testvet saw jumped out at me too Delta-the date -

    Vietnam Era is described as Aug 5, 1964 through May 7 1975 except for in-country veterans- it is beginning Feb 28,1961 to May 7 , 1975.

    There is a General Counsel Pres op on this definition too- # 27-97.

    I think this means that a vet who served in 1962 would not be Vietnam Era unless they also were in Vietnam anytime from Feb 1961 to May 1975.

    It might be worth his while to file a DD 149 to have his DD 214 corrected and/or have any additional awards or medals added to it.

    I would sure think maybe the DD 214 could be corrected to show service in Southeast Asia too. The Mil paid him so they had to know where he was and when.

    First Cav , I believe , could not get in country Vietnam -until the helopad at An Khe was built- in or after late 1965.

    It was the largest helopad in the world at that time.

    If he gets SSA ,the SSA office might have far more info on his service than the VA does in his C file.They check all service records to deterem9ne how much to add to the SSA check for military service.

    I think the Cav arrived in Nam on Sept.11 1965.

    Bill

    Vietnam Veteran?

    in VA Disability Claims Research

    Posted

    billy2,

    Why do you say that ?

    carlie

    carlie,

    I wish I knew how to copy and paste.

    Deltaj said that in 1962 he was sent to Vietnem where he did one combat mission. He got stabbed in combat and woke up in a hospital.

    If he was in hand to hand combat and got wounded he should have received a Purple Heart. I'm just quoting Deltaj.

    Bill

    Stressor Letter

    in PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Claims

    Posted

    No it isn't - BUT you can write and submit your stressor letter

    information on a 21-4138/ Statement in Support, if you want.

    Additionally - there are more specific forms one can use such as

    a PTSD Questionnaire, and if I remember right there's another one

    also.

    carlie

    carlie,

    I guess the stressor letter wasn't needed because the paperwork from the C&P has been completed and sent on to the raters according to my Psychologist who was surprised that the doctor said I have PTSD.

    Bill

    Stressor Letter

    in PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Claims

    Posted

    With my experience, a stressor letter is a seperate typed or hand written letter about your experiences in combat, that causes you extreme stress. It becomes part of you supporting information packet. I see no reason why you can write of type on a VA form 21-4138

    sgmdae,

    I never submitted a stressor letter or was asked for one at my C&P. The only reason I asked this question is because my psychologist asked to see my letter at our last Pow wow at the vet center.

    Bill

    Cardio Exam

    in Eligibility - Veterans Compensation Benefit Claims

    Posted

    If the CAD showed up much prior to the DMII diagnosis-they wont want to secondarily service connect the CAD.

    Sometimes a heart attack itself reveals first signs of diabetes-which they should rule out or rule in and treat.

    Diabetes is the most underdiagnosed disease in the USA as a person can have it for years before they know they have diabetes and by then it can have already affected the heart etc.

    ANy abnormal glucose readings should be pursued by a doctor-and the HBIAC test is a good way to show consistent high glucose.

    Do the private doctors have any rationale why they wont provide a nexus?

    If they are saying something else caused the CAD-the VA will probably end up saying that too and you will need to get another medical opinion to establish the nexus.

    Bertha,

    The CAD showed up almost 3 years after I went on the meds for DMII.

    I don't know why the doctors are scared to write a nexus statement. Here is what I got from them after my C&P for DMII in OCT of 2008.

    Primary Dr.

    This letter is to document that Mr. Billy2 has longstanding diabetes. Complicationbs of his diabetes

    include CAD(coronary artery disease) which is likley related to his diabetes.

    Heart Dr.

    This is to verify that Mr Billy2 has CAD. The presence of diabetes is felt to be a contributing risk factor for coronary artery disease.

    I had the first signs of DMII back in 1998 when my doctor at that time said I was borderline and I did nothing about it till I went on meds on 2005.

    Bill

    Ptsd C&p Results

    in PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Claims

    Posted

    Look you are going to drive yourself nuts about this and what rating you are getting. You got to get away and relax from all this stress. This whole process makes a person crazy. You can't change what happened in your C&P and you must move on. If you get screwed you just have to appeal your rating. Its not the end of the world. I have found that looking for answers on the internet can also send you over the edge.

    Best of luck, hang in there,

    Bill

    Cardio Exam

    in Eligibility - Veterans Compensation Benefit Claims

    Posted

    My VSO signed me up for a cardio exam at the VA sometime in the future, hopefully. I have a stint and take Plavix and an asperin everyday. Who will I see a doctor or a nurse and will they know anything? I hope its not like the other exams that I have had . The VSO said that they may be able to state that my CAD is secondary to my AO/diabeties or my PTSD. I have trouble getting any of my private doctors to make any nexus between these issues and CAD.

    Bill

    Veterans Getting C&p And Fee Basis C&p Exams.

    in VA Disability Claims Research

    Posted

    WHAT? You mean they have Comp&Pen examiners doing exams that don't believe in PTSD. That's outragious and needs to be investigated. If this is true it's just as bad as that blow up where Examiners were told by higher ups not to diagnose PTSD.

    This is scary and the fact your VSO told you this after the exam shows he's not on top of his game either. I would be pissed at my VSO right now.

    I'm surprised he would have told you this after the exam even if true. What good does it do?

    dh

    The VSO told me after the fact because I was not in contact with them when I was scheduled for the C&P.

    My guy at the Vet Center looked up my appointments on his computer when I asked him about them. He said the first was for IU and the second was for PTSD with doctor no name. He said that the Dr. was not the type of guy I would like. I said I didn't care because I wanted to get it done. I just wanted it over with as soon as possible.

    I knew going in that this guy was a prick and didn't care about the vets. I felt like hurting this guy, that would have helped my claim when I got out of jail. In some questions I think I did bad because I was unable to express myself or recall things. In other questions I think I held my own with the shrink and may have caught him off guard with my answers.

    You never know what happens in these exams. The facts are there for anyone to see. I have nothing but time on my hands and its not the end of the world if I get the shaft.

    Bill

    Veterans Getting C&p And Fee Basis C&p Exams.

    in VA Disability Claims Research

    Posted

    I know now that the C&P doctor didn't have any information. I offered a packet and she refuse and was not interested. She make it plain, that she was going down the checklist and ask all these questions.

    I did poorly, she open with stressors. This was the first time I talk about them with a stranger.

    It put the rest of exam in turmoil. I didn't explain my work problems, I just blew it. My mind was back in Vietnam, and couldn't focus on the questions. My mistake and I will need to do it on a NOD, or appeal.

    The C&P exam for the most stressful thinG, I went through since Vietnam, which create the Stressors.

    sgmdae,

    I don't think anyone thinks they aced their C&P for PTSD. When you are driving home you question yourself on your answers to the shrink. Why didn't I say this or that. You just have to wait and see how it turns out. I'm in the same situation as you. My exam was 4 weeks ago. My VSO said I should have cancelled my exam because my shrink didn't believe in PTSD. Its to late now. You've waited 40 years, whats' another six months. Hang in there.

    Bill

    Military Medical And Health Records

    in VA Disability Claims Research

    Posted

    As a "soon-to-be" VSO (and, hopefully, a good one), I'd really like to sit down with the claimant and fill out the POA's, etc. And, then, request ALL their SMR's, DD214, private med recs, statement(s)-in-support-of (buddy statements), SSA records, etc. ALL of the "stuff" that I have learned the hard way that the VA is gonna wind up asking for in their SOC's and SSOC's. Highlighting the pertinent portions of all these records, with accompaning Post-It-Notes. And not sending in the B.S.

    Besides making the records easier for the VA personnel to deal with (they have enough to do without having to go thru hundreds of pages to find the 3 pertinent pages), it will make it easier for me to tell if the claimant ACTUALLY has a claim, and then, and only then, can I council them as to their options.

    And then, and ONLY then, packaging it up and sending it in to the VARO, meanwhile retaining a copy of everything sent in, with the same highlited portions.

    I dunno, maybe I'm all wrong. But, some kind of sanity must be created out of the insanity of the system as it now stands.

    BTW, I start my training this week. Pray for me that I can "endeavor to persevere" and actually be of help.

    Larry,

    Good luck and I'm sure you will do a good job.

    Bill

    Va's Dental Program And Title 45 Part 84 Subpart A S/s 84.4

    in Eligibility - Veterans Compensation Benefit Claims

    Posted

    Sure wish I had a clear answer for you. All I have is my experience, concerns and limited research at this time. Sure hope your dental care needs get met soonest.

    Did you apply for services by letter or other request and what did the denial say? I am sure interested.

    I had one time good time dental issue fixed after discharge for comprehensive servce. It was good service, but I was told that it was done. no more. Better than nothing. But wait, its been years.... and getting near replacement time now. Ow, sure its gonna cost and haven't figured this one out yet, but in rereading about VA Dental Care benefits - the information reiterates this care is considered 'SPECiAL and LIMITED benefits'. http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility/covere...fits.asp#Dental

    I think its sure worth a try, and its not just us veterans, dental care seems one of the least benefits in workplaces with limited or no, none, zilch dental care plans and really high premiums.In fact military retirees get 'NO' dental care provided with Tricare.

    POWs always go first - any problem with that, SEE me.

    Me? I am a veteran with disabilities, but others call me a 'disabled veteran'. Occasionally, not often, I remind others I am honorably retired, woman, wife, mom, sister and proud American citizen.

    All the best,

    Cg'up2009!

    cowgirl

    POWs come first, absolutley.

    I would think that there are very few POWs that are not DAVs. I have PTSD and I was only shot at not captured.

    Bill

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