Can I Claim Alopecia Areata On My Va?

[annchez]

Hi there,

Im about to get out of the Army and wanna apply for my VA soon. I have been diagnosed with Alopecia Areata and Im wondering if I will get paid for it if i claim it on my VA.

I hope someone can help me out.

Thanks in advance

Annchez

[SSGMike.Ivy]

Alopecia areata is thought to be an autoimmune disease in which the body mistakenly treats its hair follicles as foreign tissue and suppresses or stops hair growth. It is not contagious but may be hereditary

So what you are asking is if the Veterans Administration will pay you for hair loss..Are you for real

on a serious question how would this be combat service connected ? Where were you that you contracted Alopecia areata

Edited July 8, 2007 by SSGMike.Ivy

[annchez]

Alopecia areata is thought to be an autoimmune disease in which the body mistakenly treats its hair follicles as foreign tissue and suppresses or stops hair growth. It is not contagious but may be hereditary

So what you are asking is if the Veterans Administration will pay you for hair loss..Are you for real

on a serious question how would this be combat service connected ? Where were you that you contracted Alopecia areata

So please tell me,...... since when does an illness or injury have to be combat related? This has been going on ever since i joined the army. There is no exact known cause, but they say it can be caused by many things....stress, family inheritation, fungi ect. Point is, i dont want to be a bald woman at the age of 24 and i have never ever dreamed of my hair falling out. So what you are telling me is if a person has surgery for a broken bone ,non conbat related, he gets it taken care of by VA, but, if i developed this disease that causes hair to fall out , its ok.This is a disease that may never go away. Right!

[vaf]

The illness or injury need not be combat-related, Mike. "Are you for real" is first of all an inappropriately toned response, and secondly, it's based on your initial assumption, which is factually incorrect. We don't shut down people for asking questions here, and we certainly don't do it based on information that is plain flat-out wrong...

The illness or injury occurred while the veteran was active duty, recorded in the veteran's service medical records. The veteran continues to suffer from the condition or injury. Looks like grounds for a VA claim to me. Most of my husband's ratings were not for conditions or injuries received in combat, but all occurred before he retired.

Here is a case that appeared before the Board, wherein the veteran already held a 10% disability rating for alopecia areata of the scalp and face.

http://www.va.gov/vetapp/files3/9421062.txt

Claim it.

[recruiterrick]

annchez,

there are plenty of people on here who can and will help you. a person with one post hardly qualifies as an expert. please be patient, other more knowledgeable people will be glad to help you.

when you ets or retire, whichever the case, you will need to outprocess through a veterans service officer who will advise on appying for VA benefits. Make sure the condition is documented in your medical records

[vaf]

And get copies of your service medical records, as well as your personnel records, as soon as possible after you separate.

[bena]

I would make at less 2 copies of your medical records keep one in a secure location. Make sure you keep your appointments keep the va informed of an change of address. I lost my 40% down to 0%. Because I moved around didn't notify va. Also are you getting a severance pay from the army if so remember the va has to pay the army the amount of your severance pay back. When your out remember your smr are worth their weight in gold.