Thank you all for replying to my post. Much has happened since last I wrote last. My claim is nearing the one-year mark. My claim has been assigned to the Phoenix VARO , and given to the VARO manager. I guess I should clear up a couple questions that most of you have asked, the main one being around my 1151 claim. I have about 20 different disabilities; some of them stem from my service in the Marine Corps,others stem from VA doctors screwing up. My Marine Corps claim, stems from when I went to the doctor, I told him That I thought I had cancer, I told him that I thought I had M.E.N.-1, I asked him to test me, so he drew blood, I returned a week later, and he told me I did not have cancer or M.E.N.-1. He was wrong. Six years later, I went to the doctor with strange, painful symptoms. and what do you know, it was M.E.N.1, and cancer!!! The very thing I had asked the doctor to test me for. Due to this, I filed a claim with the VA for malpractice and negligence. Based upon the malpractice and negligence of a Navy doctor, I asked to be tested for cancer and was not. Because of his lack of skill as a doctor, I now suffer from cancer.
Once I was discharged from the Marine Corps, I became a firefighter. I was eventually diagnosed with cancer. As a result, I had surgery to remove it. During the surgery to remove it, the doctor accidentally removed too much stuff. There are four glands in your neck. They are called the parathyroid glands. The doctor intended to remove Some of these glands. He accidentally removed all of them. He removed a lot of tissue at the time, and in some of the extra tissue was one of my glands... oops!!! As a result, I have filed an 1151 claim for having all of the glands removed. Unfortunately it is very difficult to live your life without all four of those glands. It makes life very difficult. so, I have,claims from a disability incurred when I was caught in an explosion while in the Marine Corps, the initial reason for my USMC medical discharge; A claim for negligence resulting from the doctor not testing me for cancer properly; and and 1151 claim from the VA doctor screwing up during my surgery. At all of these together, and I have maybe five years left to live, and it is all their fault. If the diagnosis would have been made timely, I would be fine be looking at a lifetime of pleasure and happiness until age 90. At this point,10 years would be a miracle... all because a Navy doctor was too lazy to study, and do the proper tests. I am hopeful that my claim will be evaluated at a 100% disability rating I just wish I had more time.
Thank you all for your time and consideration, I will let you know as soon as I hear. It can't be much longer!
sincerely James.
This post has been made, using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. My arthritis from my cancer has made it very difficult to type. Dragon NaturallySpeaking is fantastic! I recommend it to all of you. I was able to post this in 10 minutes, versus two hours of typing.
Semper Fi.