Sgt Will Dove USMC

I dont think she had enough time in, last I checked it required 180 days of Active service to qualify.

Almost forgot, if your hubby was housebound or bed ridden make the doctor put that in the letter as well. If this is the case you will get SMC as well. This applies if he was unable to care from himself like going to the restroom or showering without assistance.

You will need to get a letter from the Doctor, explaining the need to stay home for the last 7 weeks, and request an appeal to the VA. Take the letter you got from the VA Regional office with you to the VA, and have the doctor read it. You may have to get a little pushy with the doctor, and dont be afraid to ask for the Department Chief most likely the Chief of ORTHO in this case. I have had some issues with the Docs here in Dallas, and I have found that the Hospital Administrator is a great tool to get them off their lazy rear end to write a letter. I had shoulder surgery, and had to stay home for over a month as well. After you get the letter from the Doctor, you need to go to the VBA office in the hospital, and file the the appeal, and demand it be placed as a finiancal hardship. If you are out of money dont be afraid to prove it with a past due bill for the lights or water, or even have the landlord write a letter stating you are about to be evicted if the rent is not paid, and make sure there is a date. Good luck

It is funny I found this, My eye sight has gone from 20/15 to 20/40 in my right eye, and is 20/30 in left eye. I just turned 30, and my family eye doctor thought it was very strange that my eyesight changed that much in just 2 years. I wonder if there is some truth to this article and something we used or was explosed to in Iraq has damaged our eyes. I think I will call my eye doc back and talk with him about this. Thanks

I was recently moved from 60% to 90% SC disabled. I asked the rater how they determine this when I have 7 disablities with the following ratings. 50% 30% 30% 20% 20% 10% 10% looks like is should be 170% to me! well he explained that the VA does not simply add them together and get a number. it is basically 50% of 100, and then 30% of whats left, and then 30% of whats left after that, and so on down the line. They start with 100 points and subtract the 50% from that (50 points)... then they take the 50 points and subtract 30% (15 points), then they take the 35 and subtract the 30% (10.5 points)........ To make is easy I created a spreadsheet that calculates upto 30 disabilites for you. The form is hosting on my company webserver, as I am not sure I can add the file here. Please feel free to download and use the file as needed. Vet Assist - VA Math

Well, that went better the I expected.... I got into see the Doctor in Clinic 14, as Dr. George was out on Mat. Leave.... He refered me to the Ortho clinic, Neuro Clinic, and the Pediatry Clinic. The folks at TBI evaulated me and refered me to Neuro, Ortho, and Physical Therapy. I am still waiting for Neuro to call me in for a follow-up, however my Family doc sent me to a Neurologist and he is trying some new meds, and is going to see me again in a month.

I cannot access the form, I keep getting an error, is there somewhere else I can retrive this form? Thanks for the advice....

Thanks for the info.... I have an Appt with my PCP on the 24th as well at 9am... I also have TBI followup and re-eval on the 24h at 3 pm.... I am keeping the head ache log up to date the best I can, my wife helps with it some as well.... As for the ER, I cannot afford to do this... I usually take the meds the doc gave me or some advil Migraine, and go to bed. Thanks for the Advice as well, I just sent in my claim for the Migraines under 8100.... According to the rating scale I should be around 50%, as I have an average of 4 migraines a month, and a headache at least 11 days a month.

Thanks for the info, I have had her since 2006 and she has not assisted me like that, I hope she will, I have another appt with her on the 24th of this month... I have asked for a consult for my headaches at least 5 times and she dismisses the request.... I asked her to refer me to see if I had sleep apnea and she refused, I went to my family doc and talked to her, she refered me to sleep med, and they conducted a sleep study twice and found that I have sleep apnea.... If she refuses to send me for a consult on my headaches again, I will contact a Patient Advocate, and then my family doc for a referral.... I know theses headaches are not normal, and something is wrong... I am tired of taking a pill to mask a problem.... I want this fixed.... <_<

Yes, I knocked the jar a little lose a few times, thanks for asking..... As for the fee base how do I find out about that, I would prefer to see my private Family doc anyway, see looks better then my VA doc...lol..... I was checked for TBI about 18 months ago, but they told me I didn't have it then, and they dismissed my headaches as not important.... I have since started keeping a log of my headaches, and they are getting worse..... I called the Nero / Poly Trauma Doc yesterday and I am waiting on a call back for an appt. I will call them back today if I dont hear from them by 10am local.... I live in north of McKinney, and from my front door to the VAMC Dallas, it is 49.7 miles.... Bonham is actually a little closer, and I am thinking about switching to it... it is 38.3 miles from my front door. I have been using VAMC Dallas, because when I moved to Texas in 2006, I lived in Irving, and it was only about 15 miles to Dallas VAMC. I think my biggest mistake was telling the doc last time that I am learning to live with the headaches.... That was before they got this bad..... None of the meds they have given me help...

I had Dr. George as my Primary, and she doesn't seem to think I need any consults to the other Docs... I am thinking of changing to the Denton or Bonham clinic to make life easier for me.... Going to Dallas VAMC, was suppose to make it a one stop shot.... but no dice.... I am on the phone with the MC to try and schedule appt with doc.... Maybe the will give me a new Primary. Also, does anyone have the dx code for Cronic Headaches, I cannot find it on the gpo site... I am trying to find the rating chart.... thanks

The wonderful world of the VA seems to think all I need is Vitamin M "800 MG Mortin" I think this has destroyed my stomach.... I have been going to the VA clinic / MC since I got out of service.... I have asked for some pain meds, and they give me mortin. I have 30% PTSD as well, and they give me all the generic sleeping pills they can find, and it puts me to sleep so much I don't wake up for 10 hours and then I lose my job.... Had to learn to cope with only getting 4 to 5 hours of sleep a night..... I have to drive 50 miles one way to the VAMC in Dallas, and then it takes me 6 trips to get things done... I have been logging all my headaches over the past year, and I hope this is enough to get them appoved with something other then 0%. My Family doc is considering sending me to e Nero specialist for an evaluation.... I just got off the phone with te TBI doc in Dallas, and they want me to come back in.....

I have several SC Disabilities and I am filing VBA-21-4138 for an increase to my SCD.... I am looking for the actual codes I need to put in the 21-4138. 1. I have Migrane / Chronic Headaches that were rated as SC - 0%, since I got out they are occuring all most daily, and they are getting worse. 2. I have a shoulder injury on my left should that was rated at 10% when I got out but it was listed as temp.... It has gotten worse and I want the them to re-evaluate it.... I have limited ROM, and Painful movement. They have taken the 10% away 2 yrs ago.... This is my Dominate Arm. 3. I have a severe injury to my left ankle - Triple fracture and had 9 pins and a 4.5 inch plate.... I have had 3 surgeries on this ankle alone.... The VA gave me 10% when I got out in 2005, but the ankle is getting worse and more painful. 4. I have a right ankle injury that required 2 surgeries. The VA gave me 10% on it when I got out, but this ankle is getting worse as well. I have lost ROM and have painful movment in both ankles. 5. My Left wirst had a Cyst removed and I have pain that shots up my left arm all the time. This is my Dominate Hand 6. The TBI folks wanted me to come in for a followup a few months ago, but I never made it in, and I am thinking I should go back in for a the followup as my headaches are really getting bad, and are starting to affect my sight (Blurred vision in my right eye). I am really tired of playing with these fouls up at the VA, and would like to go in fully armed..... Thanks in advance.