mightyoak

Military Nurse? This is how I was finally diagnosed. I dont know about the head , but the neck I do .The Atlas( c-1) and the Axis of the upper neck. The head is attached to it, by tiny ligaments. I was diagnosed by a chiropracter who was looking for different things. Altho his reading of the xray was the same as the radiologists. They look the placement of the bones. Front xray with the mouth open to see the placement of the cervical atlas and the axis. Usually a side xray too. Regular xray. Need not be an mri. Sometimes when a person gets a head injury, the Atlas gets jolted as well. The atlas is 1/4 inch away from the inner ear, and close to the brain stem. It doesnt take much of a head injury and or a neck injury to set the vertigo off , bother the inner ears or irritate the brain stem. When I think of it, how could a person who suffered a head trauma, not have a neck trauma as well. The medical doctors tend to look at xrays of a neck for herniations, buldges, compressions, fractures and they dont seem to look for the placement of the atlas -axis. Which its postion, if slightly jolted can cause serious problems because of its close location to the brain stem, inner ear etc. It can encroach on the inner ear. Many people with ear symptoms have them due to their necks. They think its their ears. If you go to an ENT and he says your ears are ok, check your neck! The human Atlas can cause almost anything to happen. A person can have vertigo, neurological symptoms, vision problems, ear symptoms, even heart palpatations and even high blood pressure, and the sympathetic nervous system can even get irritated. This is usually over looked time and time again. Thats why I mentioned it. I know lots of people very sick from this. Not just me. Maybe this post can help someone. Vertigo or head trauma is debilitaing and I feel sorry for anyone living with it. cindy-mightyoak

92.60? Oh do you remeber this Larry? My father talked about getting a 500$ military loan to buy his first house! Holy cow.

Head injury and vertigo? I am a civilian that suffered a serious head injury and know alot about the medical end of the vertigo. I feel bad for anyone vet battling vertigo from head trauma. It can get very comlicated to fix and can be debilitaing and it may take a long long time to find the source and make it go away. That was a very good link on it, and one point I would like to make that many people dont realise. If a person suffers a head trauma, the head may not have been the only thing that may have been injured or causing the vertigo. Always get that neck checked out as well, even if it does NOT hurt. Necks are notorious for vertigo but the last to be checked. Sometimes the neck is never checked by a regular doctor, and people wander from specialist to specialist with no results. I was one of those. The muscles at the base of the skull by the brainstem send signals to the eyes, the inner ear and the brain. All have to be working exactly correct. If one is off slightly, the result is vertigo. Check the ears, your eyes, if they come out ok, check your neck. It takes only a slight head injury to bring on vertigo. Good luck and I hope you feel better. mightyoak

Thank you gentlemen. That was helpful!!! and it gives me something to think about. I think my fathers policy was the kind that was paid off,(NSLI) that sat for years earning interest.( not the term life). This was so long ago. It must have been paid up in the early 1970's .Of course in those days it was affordable. We did move in 1970, so that gives me something else to think about. Maybe he never notified all those branches of the VA. That could be a possibility . Oh I am catching on to the giant bureau called the Va! I was just sort of curious that there was No information in our home that even suggested my father had a military policy. All the years I have been around the house, I have never seen any. I wondered if the Va ever updated anyone. Thanks!!!!

Hello ,Can any of you older vetereans answer a few questions for me? I have a case before Veterans board of appeals. I am the daughter of a deceased veteran. Father left the military 1953, policy was probably paid of in the 1970's. That was a such a long time ago. If you have a life insurance policy thru the VA, paid off many many years ago. Do you get a periodic statement from veterans affairs on that policy. Telling you the amount, value etc. It was actually a NSLI policy. But Vgli would have been similiar I presume. Are you ever updated? i would appreciate any answers and figured you would be the people to ask. Thanks so much!!!

Hello,and hello again Purple. I am new here, But this is something I do know alot about. And may help someone reading this. I am a person who's life was actually saved by a chiropracter. I mean literally saved. What happened was I suffered a severe head, neck and skull injury that almost killed me. It was a bizaare accident to the head, but anyway I went thru the usual battery of medical tests, scans, mri's tests. After two years, so sick I could not walk, stand or drive, see or hear. luckily I ended up at a chirpractor. In one minute flat he felt with his hands what was wrong. I had a dislocated head, skull, neck and jaw, that the medical community missed with all the fancy tests. Now I have one more thing to mention to any Vet who has had a head trauma of any kind . Please get your head and especially your neck checked by a chiropracter. They look for different things. Head and neck injuries are very serious. It can cause anything to happen for symptoms. Anyone here that has suffered a head trauma, there is a high likelyhood you may have suffered a neck injury as well, and I have witnessed all kinds of great results hanging out at the chiro's all the time. From headache relief, to people who have hip problems, shoulders, knees. You name it. I've seen it. Look for one with experience. They do go thru 8 years of medical training, are great with bones and nerve issues and neurological problems as well as pain. You just have to try it, and see how it goes. There is a site on the internet where experienced chiros answer questions for free. If anyone wants to go there and ask them your questions. just email me, and i'll give you the link. [quote I'm not a doc...just stating what has worked for me and my family and sharing. I fully believe (and know) that chiropractors are great at helping. I was in an auto accident last fall and had a neck injury. I was treated by a chiropractor and it was wonderful! My son is treated by the same chiropractor for back and shoulder (his pitching shoulder) pain. Great results. My nephew had back surgery for buldging discs....it didn't help; so he began seeing a chiropractor....he's back to playing golf. His dad....same thing. My sister and mom both have bad backs as well and see a chiro-doc regularly...helps them tremendously. I only tell everyone this to show that they do work. Some VAMCs now have them on staff. If yours does....check it out. If not...ask your PCP for a referral if nothing else is helping. It can't hurt. Just my 2 cents worth and personal experience.

Hum, This is a very interesting thread. I have had some issues with the Va on looking at all the evidence in my case. At first they would not budge, but I kept badgering and badgering and over loading them with evidence. When I received their SOC I was happy that all my evidence WAS included. Maybe that was lady luck again. I have a feeling I am going to learn alot by reading all these threads. All these posts on this huge site sure explains to me that what I am running into is just typical. And I thought it was all me!