ptsd Recent Mi And Triple Bi-pass

[Jerry_O]

Hi All - I'm writing from te VA medical center KC MO. I went on emergency sick call Sunday. My arm was hurging and my jaw ached. At the VA Med they gave me an EKG and lab work. No abnormablies. They gave me a nitro pill and the pain went away. I was admitted. Monday I had a caurterization. I was told my LAD, Right Cornary and another artey was 99%,89% and 85% blocked. I had surgery yesterday - three bi-passes.

I had a MI while on active duty in May 05 and stint. I have a claim in on that plus increase in PTSD. I have a C&P the 13th of June. Should I address the bi-passes at this time?

Is Heart diseases associated with PTSD or visa-versa? I am 59 and will be 60 in September. I'm presently at 60% total. PTSD, DMII, Tinitus, and skin. Would anyone have any idea if I may get a 100% rating. I'm a 26 year Army Retiree. I'm nogt concernd about UI. If they rate this because of PTSD I will be able to add this to my CRSC packet.

Any info you may offer is appreciated. THANKS VETS!!!

Jerry O

[jbasser]

Most likely they will rate it to your Mi in service. That would be the easiest to do.

You will most likely get a 100 percent rating for the heart disease until a re-examination is done in 6 months then they rate the resuduals.

J

[Pete53]

Man I am sorry to hear that. I hope that you have a good recovery and I would suggest not to worry to much about what the VA is going to do with your claim.

Have you taken Avandia prescribed by the VA?

[Berta]

Jerry- you sure are dealing with a lot-

you should file for Temp convalescence too-

In my opinion-I am not a doc--- the MI is probably secondary to the DMII-

You could raise the PTSD to CAD issue as vets have won these claims but their medical evidence was very strong:

http://www.va.gov/vetapp98/files2/9813272.txt

Vet had 2 IMos.

"Consequently, because the Board

finds that the preponderance of the evidence supports the

conclusion that the veteran’s cardiovascular disease was

aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, service connection

is warranted under 38 C.F.R. § 3.310(a) and Allen."

Jerry- I fully understand your position regarding CRSC-

I am wondering why you are not eligible as it is- since you have PTSD service connected already-

Is the PTSD from combat?

CRSC changed in Jan 2004-

http://www.military.com/benefits/military-...-compensation#2

"The following table shows a sampling of how much extra you may get each month based on your VA disability rating.

Combat related VA Disability Rating Monthly CRSC

100% $2,393

90% $1,436

80% $1,277

70% $1,099

60% $873

50% $690

40% $485

30% $337

20% $218

10% $112 "

The 60% requirement was dropped.

Any service connected combat % qualifies the retiree for CRSC if all other conditions are met.

[Testvet]

here are the links for Dr Boscarino's studies that link PTSD to heart disease the BVA is accepting this if you ahve the right letters from your cardioligist explaining your problems and how they relate in relation to the studies

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~cfigley/vets/docume...IN2900-AM09.pdf

his letter to the VA

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~cfigley/vets/health.html more links to data

http://patienthealthinternational.com/archivenews/1478.aspx Mrch 2004 newspaper article about it

I had my triple bypass in 1997 2 failed by passes in Aug 97 and Nov 97 in Oct 2002 the VA cath'd me again and found the stents had closed off again I can't have any more surgery they are closed off to close to the heart wall I am on a medicate only regime the VARO has denied all the appeals and is now at BVA good luck

[Chuck75]

I believe that the schedule has temporary ratings up to 100% for a period of up to six months after open heart surgery or stint implantation. So, yes you should address the bipasses.

Hi All - I'm writing from te VA medical center KC MO. I went on emergency sick call Sunday. My arm was hurging and my jaw ached. At the VA Med they gave me an EKG and lab work. No abnormablies. They gave me a nitro pill and the pain went away. I was admitted. Monday I had a caurterization. I was told my LAD, Right Cornary and another artey was 99%,89% and 85% blocked. I had surgery yesterday - three bi-passes.

I had a MI while on active duty in May 05 and stint. I have a claim in on that plus increase in PTSD. I have a C&P the 13th of June. Should I address the bi-passes at this time?

Is Heart diseases associated with PTSD or visa-versa? I am 59 and will be 60 in September. I'm presently at 60% total. PTSD, DMII, Tinitus, and skin. Would anyone have any idea if I may get a 100% rating. I'm a 26 year Army Retiree. I'm nogt concernd about UI. If they rate this because of PTSD I will be able to add this to my CRSC packet.

Any info you may offer is appreciated. THANKS VETS!!!

Jerry O

Edited May 26, 2007 by Chuck75

[Jerry_O]

here are the links for Dr Boscarino's studies that link PTSD to heart disease the BVA is accepting this if you ahve the right letters from your cardioligist explaining your problems and how they relate in relation to the studies

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~cfigley/vets/docume...IN2900-AM09.pdf

his letter to the VA

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~cfigley/vets/health.html more links to data

http://patienthealthinternational.com/archivenews/1478.aspx Mrch 2004 newspaper article about it

I had my triple bypass in 1997 2 failed by passes in Aug 97 and Nov 97 in Oct 2002 the VA cath'd me again and found the stents had closed off again I can't have any more surgery they are closed off to close to the heart wall I am on a medicate only regime the VARO has denied all the appeals and is now at BVA good luck