Jim MAC

Quick question Guy I work with is rated 10percent for High blood pressure. He takes medication over takes blood pressure medication pluse low dose asprin 1 per day fora rateing of 10 percentis this right? Thanks Jim

emrock For me all little over 3 years to get my backpay Jim

NOD that TODAY retired AF also get 50% for sleep apena with CPAP machine Jim

Congrats Maybe they are paying you for your GERD. I get 50 percent for sleep apena and 30 for gerd Jim

I had the same thing happen to me When you call the 800 number they do not want to give info intil you recive the letter. The way around that is to ask what is my current disabilty rateing. When the clerk on the phone told me 80 percent I Knew I won my claim for my back Jim

Pete and everyone I am one of the new Vets and have priorty YHEA right, I been out of the service since 03 I am considerd an OEF vet never got further then Saudi but I am consider a global war on terrisom vet. At my DAV hearing I was told that I had a 1 one priorty. Ok how come I been waiting for another cancer operation for two months. Just like thery say an average claim takes 180 days. maybe just to screw it up. My first intial claim took 11 months. Somebody is smokeing something at the VA. can;t get in to see my primary care Doc but maybe twice per year. I got so many more things health wise I am trying to deal with i just want to scream. If I am priorty 1 at the VA medical center and priorty 1 and they claims center lord we are all in a world of hurting. Jim

Rental Guy I feel your pain. I have missed about 20 days from work since January 1st and have another surgery comeing up in May. I get lots of grief at work called the FMLA kid and oh look jim worked 4 days this week. I just thank God for FMLA and a strong union. Some days I wonder weither it is worth it. Why do i still go to work? I could get I.U in a heartbeat but I know If I did I would go from a part time alcholic to a full time one. I just thank god I can still go to work. I am scared of a drug test thou. Because of my pain meds they can probally tell me I could not work there anymore. BTW I do not take any before work just double up when I come home. I thank god my disabilties can be seen with an xray or a test. I pray for those with PTSD or other mental dieases because they have such a long battle. Jim

Berta Just keep doing what you do you have mo idea how many vets you all help. When I came here to hadit I beleive everything the VA said Jim

Quint7 I never will forget stop loss. Iwent on one last deployment to saudi was supposed to be from August to Dec 2001. Well we all know what happened on Sept 11th, So when I returned from my deployment with a march 1st retirement date that was a no go. I WAS STOP LOSSED after 23 years in the service. Then I was scheduled to retie on April 1st 2003. Well IRAQ kicked off. If my retirement date was May 1st I would have got stoped loss again Jim

Carlie I would do anything to stay out of the BVA thats why I like a DRO hearing. Its real hard for some young kind (the 25 year old DRO) to look you in the face and turn you down if you got the proper ducts in a row Jim

Thank you so much vetswife This is the one he said I was just in a little state of shock Sclerosing or Fibrosing. Fibrosing basal cell carcinoma is also called morphea-like carcinoma. This fibrosing type of tumor begins as a flat or slightly depressed, shiny, hard, yellow-white patch with an irregular border. Sometimes, it may be present for years without growing or being recognized. More often, though, the lesion grows quickly, reaching a diameter of several centimeters within a few months. This is a fairly uncommon type of skin cancer, and can be difficult to eradicate because of invisible root-like extensions of the tumor that reach into the underlying tissue. So at least now I know what i have. Jim

Testvet I saw this in this weeks AF times. there will be a reunion of all Edgewood Aresenl Volunteers from years 1955-1975. I don't know if this would help you are not but If you can not make it there you can get a list of other so called Volunteers from the reunion commitee. The phone number listed is 203 874-4595 and the email listed is eepmuth@nyc.com Did not know if you had this info or not just trying to lookout for a fellow vet fighting the injustice we call the VA Jim

Well as some of you might know I have had 4 operations for skin cancer. I am currently seviced connected at 0 percent. Well I went to the VA hospital yesterday and I saw a full bird Army Col. He told me he was a head and neck surgon and that I need a Mh's surgon. He explanied that he would be the one to rebuild my face when they were done. I also found out something new. There are two seperate sub strains of basial cell that spreads out and the VA lab did not indetifey this and that is why my VA surgon kept thinking he had cut it all out. Well I sent the NOD in for an increase on my service connection. In My NOD I asked for a DRO hearing. I rather due a DRO hearing right away then wait 3 years to get to the Board. So my question is does anybody know where I can find out info on this sub strain? I tried web MD no luck As always thanks all for your support Jim

Something else to think About. Anybody who had retired or been dicharged since October 01 is now on the fast track, That means that since I retired in April 03. I am lump in with OIF/OEF vets event thou during these two wars the closest i got to any action was PSAB in Saudi Arabia. If I only spent 3 years in and passes out baketballs at the gym and never even left the states I would still be put in front of a combat VET from the gulf or Vietnam. I THINK THATS SUC*S to put one group of vets in front of another Jim

Up to this point they did me good. So I will live and learn. He did say to go for the things I could win. I guess I schould have fought it live and learn. When I went to my DRO hearing the VET rep was great won 2 of my 3 claims at the DRO hearing. When I went to my travleing BVA hearing I asked were my vet Rep was they told me he moved to NC. OLD one was great Jim

Well I figured I owed you all an explantion on how I blew my BVA hearing I blew it by listeing to my rep. He told me without cancer the best I could get was 10 percent. He wanted me to drop the claim this was after a 268 mile one way trip. He said I would do better asking for an increase for my sinuitius rated at 0 percent my back rated at 10 percent and my tension headaches in my back secoundaery to back pain. I was so hurt and disapointed I listened to them and drop my BVA traveling board hearing scheduled for that day. I figured I owed you all an reason on what happened. I was told if I got cancer I could reopen. When I got home I realised the fix was in. The BVA wanted me to drop the claim. I caved in. Jim

On Feb 29th I filed for an increase for service connection for my back now rated at 10 percent for stress headaches for my back and for an increase for my service connected Sinusitis. Well its only april and I am already scheduled for a C+P exam tomorow for my o percent sc sinusitis. Since Jan of this year I have been seen at the VA medical center 3 times for a sinuitis condtion. Do you think I got a shot for a higher rateing. All 3 times put on antibaitoics, Don't know what is happening with the other 2 issues. All my health care has been at the VA medical center. Thanks for your support Jim B)

Thanks As always you are a treasure house of info jim

boats went to roanoke,hope you get the same girl she went out of her way to be helpfull hey let me know when you are going to go. If you have it on a monday or tuesday i will take a ride with you. i work for an airline and get sunday, monday and tuesday off. your boat is probally about 5 miles from me. I live off a canal that leads to the hampton river jim

Thanks all Think I got her convinced on a carolina skiff Jim

Wings I tried that and they told me they do not have it. The AF has started keeping ther own records after 2006. I was hopeing Berta had the addy I remember reading about it somewhere. jim

TestVet No luck thanks for trying thou Jim

My Boss AKA wife thru out my DD form 215 without knowing what is was. You know how wifes can be when the get in a cleaning frenzy. So I went to the website filled out the form and the NPC says they do not have any record of it on file. Now I rememebr reading somewhere that after a certian date the AF was keeping there own records. Anybody have an idea where to go to next? Jim

I meet a DRO when I went for my DRO hearing. She looked to be about 25. Jim

Let me also says congrats and spend it wisley before the wife does lol Jim