Parrotthead

Hello everyone! I too am a Vet with AO issues. I started out with 20% for diabetes and through my own research got them to go up to 40% because of "Regulation of Activities". Then I just last month go it up to 60% because of the pins and needles in my fingers and toes. Then I hear that Ischemic heart disease is going to be added. That explains why I had a heart attack and had complete blockage of an artery when I was 38 yrs old. I am 62 now and on SSI Disability because of my bad hips. My heart is so bad they did not want to operate on me. I put in for the Ischemic heart disease and got the letter back saying they received it and now I had to wait for the VA to publish the 3 new diseases in the federal register. My ejection fraction back in 2000 when I did a stress test on a table with a rubber ball you squeeze was only 19%. I looked up the percentage awards for heart disease and if your ejection fraction is below 30% they would rate me at 100%. If I live that long. That is about it for me. So here I sit in my wheelchair and hope for the best. Take care, The Parrotthead