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Another thing that I remember when she told me to take a seat. She looked at this paper on her desk and said oh I see u have sleep apnea.....(and she mention the 80% thing when I am only at 60%) I put in for sleep apnea in march 2012... so she sounded like I already have it. My first reaction was to say nothing thinking it was some test.

To give a little more info on this case... I put in for an increase back in march 2012 for sleep apnea chest pain( they use some big word with a c) and ptsd....I have done a c&p few months ago for the sleep apnea and the chest pain. Today they were doing a c&p for the ptsd. so I thought well so far they have me at 80% because she said that of I see u have sleep apnea(referring to the paper on her desk)Anyway It seems like these c&p raters get access to special stuff.

Did a c&p today and the doctor had a sheet of paper on her desk saying I had 80%.... when currently I am at 60% do these doctors have access to purposed ratings?

Ok thanks john, they called yesterday wanting me to come out next week. i will mention that; thanks:)

Sorry for the confusion John... yes I have the cpap machine now and have been using it for about 2 years. But still have daytime sleepness. Thanks everybody for your comments and suggestions.

Just got a call from the VA(primary care doc) in reference to the sleep apnea....I asked her if she read the letter, she said that the sleep specialists would be the ones to contact with further questions or options in regards to being able to drive work etc...As far as the bad news yes the va is doing there job. Been working all my life so them telling me that I can't drive feels like bad news.

Well due to the fact that I exited the military in 2004 most of my army buddies are not in this area (fort hood area) others I am not aware of their locations. As far as how long I have been 60% percent I would say about 4 years. Currently receive 10%elbow 10%knee 20% back 10% allergies 30% asthma. As far as my army background I served in Somalia Hati and Iraq.

I am currently not service connected for speep apnea... I have my medical records, but don't recall being treated for this while on active duty(not in my medical records). Would I be able to claim this now?

Thanks for your comments... also would like to mention that they have me on modafinil 100mg tab. Which says on the bottle take one tablet by mouth daily for excessive sleepiness/speep apnea. Take early morning. I explained to the doctor that this medicine gives me really bad headaches. His response continue to take for one more week to confirm it is this medicine causing the problem. If continues he said he would put me on Riddlin :(

I have the cpap machine and I use it everyday... I have also had 2 night studies and 1 day study. I am not service connected for sleep apnea so the VA gave me all the equipment and tests at no charge.

I am currently 60% and work for the city where I live. My job title is driver, so I make a living driving commercial vehicle's for the city. Went to the Va today and here is what he wrote. Mr. so and so is followed in sleep medicine for obstructive sleep apnea with residual daytime sleepiness. Because this condition is characterized by daytime sleepiness, this puts Mr. so and so at considerable risk driving motorized vehicles. We recommend that he refrain from driving any motorized vehicles or operating dangerous equipment indefinitely. We are diligently working with Mr. so and so to treat this disorder and once we see improvement, he may be released to drive again. Please accommodate him in our request. Signed by RN,ACNP-BC(Nurse Practitioner) I have forwarded this letter to my DAV REP any suggestions on what I should do? Thanks.

ok i went to that web site you gave me. The one to register for iraq vets and all i could find was this 1-800-796-9699 number to walter reed and nobody picks up. Is this what your refering to?

blue sheets (is that some sort of slang)?

ok i don't know much about the va so you have to explain. This formal request in writing can i write this on a blank piece of paper or do i have to do it on a special piece of paper. Do i make it out to the ro or do i need to find out this person's name.

ok i tried to get a copy of them from st louis but they said that the va has them? Have you heard that before. St louis sent me a letter saying they didn't have them.

no sorry i don't have copies of my elistment exam. I came in the army did some time and then i got out. Because i was in a light infantry unit we always deployed so i got out and went to the reserve. Then after i caught my breath(was burned out) came back in the army, so i would have two enlistment exam's which neither i have.

well when i entered into the military there was a question do you have asthma well of course i checked no. At that time i believed that i didn't have it. They always said you will outgrow it so this was what i was thinking. It is like he said i had a child hood asthma and i should have told them. Then they could have so oh ok, let us test you to see if you have it now. That would have been the right thing to do, but what i did was wrong. Yeah i served our country but filling a false claim would be wrong.

I went over to iraq and that is when i started suffering the chest pain. I came back early because of ets. You know it is a tuff decision to make. I went to fort drum and never had a problem with astma. It is a tough decision i think it would be better not to file a claim for asthma.

well i not here to make anybody mad. here is the story when i was a kid like 5-8 i had asthma real bad. (This is what my mom said) but when i got older it got better. When i joined the army they asked me if i had asthma and i said no. At that time i felt that i didn't have it, becasue the doctor said i would outgrow it so that is what i thought. I went through basic training and ait and had no problem. According to wings she the reg says anybody after 13 years old who hadn't had an any astma problems would be ok.

i use to go to the va all the time but they never really helped. The dav said if there not helping you go to a civilian doctor. That is what i have been doing any problem that i have i go to a civilian doctor.

i got out june 2004. I went to a civilian doctor and he has mean of medicine for acid reflux. Overweight no. Well other than my wife and my friend who was with me in the military. Both of us snored are brains out in the field so he is the only one that is still in the area. I got in trouble for sleeping on duty hours but nothing like an article 15 or anything on record.

ok from what your saying it sounds like the same thing. I have a friend who is getting out of the army and he was diagnosed with sleep apnea. I snore so loud that i have to sleep in another room because my can't sleep and i also have to wear ear plugs so i don't wake myself up. I never new that i had this, if i never went to sick call in the army can i still get this service connected?

How do you get sleep apnea sc? what is hypopneaa? I am new so if you could please explain.

a civilian doctor

no he gave me some other kind of meds they diganosed me with some fancy word i can't even spell. Of course i tried to get it service connected but it was denied. I have in my medical records from the army saying that i have had chest pain. At the va they did two xray's for chest. The first one came back abnormal and when i did another one they said it was normal now.