Back Injury

[121212]

I Have ?, I hurt my back and went to the ER to have it checked out and they told me to keep off my back and rest and if it was not better to see my doctor, that is were the problem started. I called my doctor and talked with the nurse and see told me my doctor was out of town, so I ask to see another and see told me i could not see any other doc and offered me medication, I told her I wanted to find out what was wrong with my back not to get medication, so see gave me traidal might not spell it the right way, it almost killed me, it made me pass out lowered my temp and made me fill like someone was watching me all the time had to change medication. called back 3 more time she refused to see me. I went to another hospital and made a compliant, the one i went to was a out patient clinic. I finely got a cat scan 2 week later on my back and had disk problems, I made a appointment to see my new doctor and it took 4 weeks from the day I hurt back and my new doctor made me a MRI appointment, 2 week later and it came back that my back had disk problems, narrowing of the canal of the spine, arthritis of the facets. The nurse did give me a week bed rest with out seeing me just wrote it out and medication, a doctor wrote it out with out seeing me the first week when I hurt my back. The problem is I should of been on bed rest for 2 or 3 weeks from the date I hurt my back but could not get that because I could not see a doctor other than the ER doctor I saw 2 time before i saw my new doctor, is there any thing i could do about this and i did get service connected on my back for this injury i just lost some percentage points for the time I lost for not being on bed rest. My new doctor did give me a work wave a month after I hurt my back so my back was hurting enough for him to give me that waver and I do not know how much more I hurt back from not seeing a doctor like the ER said to do.

THANKS

KEN

[121212]

I am 20% for my back and 10% for each ankle a total of 40%, the 20% is for limited motion in back got no % for incapacitating episodes. I will appeal or NOD both. I understand you are not noise good luck with the back clam.

Thanks KEN

[Vike17]

121212,

The VA will not, and cannot, give a seperate ratings for limited range of motion of the spine and incapacitating episodes. They assign the evalution that will result in the highest rating!

A 20% rating is assigned when there is

"Forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine greater than 30 degrees but not greater than 60 degrees,"

or

"incapacitating episodes having a total duration of at least 2 weeks but less than 4 weeks during the past 12 months"

So based on your prior post you could of had a total of 3-4 weeks of incapacitating episodes, which would still warrant a 20% evalution.

Vike 17

[121212]

Vike I just ask a question, sorry to bother you. I thought this was a forum to ask questions,I must be wrong, just remember a question is something that someone does not know if they did answer it would not be a question it would be a statement.

Thanks ken

[Ricky]

EASY 121212 - Vike is one of the most knowledgeable people we have on this site and he is only trying to help you. You did ask a question and he provided the answer by informing you of the rating requirements for your situation.

Unless you can take some type of action for poor medical services it appears that the VA has provided you with the correct rating on your back disability.

[Vike17]

121212,

I wasn't trying to be a jerk or anything regarding your post, I was just giving an answer to your question. I'm sorry if it came across as being anything other than helpful.

Vike 17

[121212]

Thanks for the help.

THANKS KEN