hi again, BERTA Yes, I have a "chronic PTSD" diagnosis from VA Mental Health clinic, incl severe Depressive Disorder. Also, a Soc Sec ALJ that found fully for unemployability granted Disability Insurance Benefits stating, "...
medical evidence establishes that the claimant has the following 'severe' impairments: post-traumatic stress disorder, depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus, and osteoarthritis." Further he states, "...because of the claimant's PTSD as well as his depression, the undersigned finds that not only can the claimant not return to his past relevant work, but the specific skills he acquired would not be readily transferable to any other sedentary jobs." Note please, Berta, that I am 63 years old, though I was 58 when DIB was applied for. A congressman helped speed up!
> Yes, my MOS supports a hearing loss......with a combat record in Nam, was a rocket launcher (right-shoulder) gunner; that resulted in diminished bilateral hearing, but worse in my right ear. Am hoping for VA hearing aids which I suppose they won't give me unless TDIU(100%) is granted!
> You suggested that I check YES on item #18 of TDIU (Form 21-8940 ?). I was self-employed--a 1099er paid as an independent contractor on last job of my career--and finally just walked away from work and quit due to my inability to function physically and mentally. In 35 years of struggling with health issues, walked away or was
fired from about 25 or more jobs. Did work long enough to raise two kids! Question: Should I still check 'yes' when I had no Disability Retirement Benefits other than plans to file for Soc Sec Disability?
> When I voluntarily joined the USMC as Nam was cooking up, the Doc performing my physical checked box noting
"abnormal" for my feet and further hand-wrote "pes planum" on my documents. Had it not taken me over a year to
finally get those records from 1964, I would have claimed for pes planum when I refiled in late '05 for PTSD, etc.--(following a finding by VA for DMII in '04). My feet are DEAD from neuropathy which is slowly moving up my ankles,
yet VA denied my Neuropathy claim for secondary to DMII in '04! A nurse, noting that I dilligenty maintain an A1C
around 5.6 said, "that's likely why they denied me SC for neuropathy. Also, I reported during pre-diabetic stage that my feet were beginning to feel like plastic. So, in their denial explanation, they said that they doubted that the neuropathy was secondary because I complained of foot problems 24 months prior to hitting 400 blood sugar
numbers! To date, that decision has been the most discouraging miscarriage of justice of all the VA hassles for me.
> You feel my DMII rating (at 20%) seems low. So do I, regardless of the low A1C numbers that I work hard to keep! Should I not just submit a NOD on that rating AND on that bogus denial for (spreading) bilateral neuropathy?
> And FINALLY, Berta, I did receive paperwork after a reopen in Dec '05 for PTSD, HEARING, DIMINISHED EYESIGHT and MALE PROBLEMS. They primarily asked for more supporting evidence from any sources, and later set up 2 more C&P exams that, because of my move out of state which they new about--was unable to attend. I also signed a
form of some sort to request more time to locate and submit further evidence. It has taken me nearly 6 months to
get them to transfer my C-Files from Detroit RO to the Phoenix RO, 45 minutes from my permanent home in Arizona.
I apologize for being so wordy, Berta,...but your knowledgable assistance to many in this forum is comforting and so
promising for us. I've never networked with one in the past that offers more help for many that post so often.
Once, again... Thank you, Berta. Semper Fi - Winkjo
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hi again, BERTA Yes, I have a "chronic PTSD" diagnosis from VA Mental Health clinic, incl severe Depressive Disorder. Also, a Soc Sec ALJ that found fully for unemployability granted Disability Insurance Benefits stating, "...
medical evidence establishes that the claimant has the following 'severe' impairments: post-traumatic stress disorder, depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus, and osteoarthritis." Further he states, "...because of the claimant's PTSD as well as his depression, the undersigned finds that not only can the claimant not return to his past relevant work, but the specific skills he acquired would not be readily transferable to any other sedentary jobs." Note please, Berta, that I am 63 years old, though I was 58 when DIB was applied for. A congressman helped speed up!
> Yes, my MOS supports a hearing loss......with a combat record in Nam, was a rocket launcher (right-shoulder) gunner; that resulted in diminished bilateral hearing, but worse in my right ear. Am hoping for VA hearing aids which I suppose they won't give me unless TDIU(100%) is granted!
> You suggested that I check YES on item #18 of TDIU (Form 21-8940 ?). I was self-employed--a 1099er paid as an independent contractor on last job of my career--and finally just walked away from work and quit due to my inability to function physically and mentally. In 35 years of struggling with health issues, walked away or was
fired from about 25 or more jobs. Did work long enough to raise two kids! Question: Should I still check 'yes' when I had no Disability Retirement Benefits other than plans to file for Soc Sec Disability?
> When I voluntarily joined the USMC as Nam was cooking up, the Doc performing my physical checked box noting
"abnormal" for my feet and further hand-wrote "pes planum" on my documents. Had it not taken me over a year to
finally get those records from 1964, I would have claimed for pes planum when I refiled in late '05 for PTSD, etc.--(following a finding by VA for DMII in '04). My feet are DEAD from neuropathy which is slowly moving up my ankles,
yet VA denied my Neuropathy claim for secondary to DMII in '04! A nurse, noting that I dilligenty maintain an A1C
around 5.6 said, "that's likely why they denied me SC for neuropathy. Also, I reported during pre-diabetic stage that my feet were beginning to feel like plastic. So, in their denial explanation, they said that they doubted that the neuropathy was secondary because I complained of foot problems 24 months prior to hitting 400 blood sugar
numbers! To date, that decision has been the most discouraging miscarriage of justice of all the VA hassles for me.
> You feel my DMII rating (at 20%) seems low. So do I, regardless of the low A1C numbers that I work hard to keep! Should I not just submit a NOD on that rating AND on that bogus denial for (spreading) bilateral neuropathy?
> And FINALLY, Berta, I did receive paperwork after a reopen in Dec '05 for PTSD, HEARING, DIMINISHED EYESIGHT and MALE PROBLEMS. They primarily asked for more supporting evidence from any sources, and later set up 2 more C&P exams that, because of my move out of state which they new about--was unable to attend. I also signed a
form of some sort to request more time to locate and submit further evidence. It has taken me nearly 6 months to
get them to transfer my C-Files from Detroit RO to the Phoenix RO, 45 minutes from my permanent home in Arizona.
I apologize for being so wordy, Berta,...but your knowledgable assistance to many in this forum is comforting and so
promising for us. I've never networked with one in the past that offers more help for many that post so often.
Once, again... Thank you, Berta. Semper Fi - Winkjo
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