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Dmii Presumptive And Secondary Erectile Dysfunction

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RockyA1911

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My cousin was in the AF and in Vietnam 68-69. During that period he went TDY from Ton Son Nut AFB in Saigon to I Corps and found me and my unit (I was in the Marines) and spent 3 days with me before returning to Saigon. During that 3 day timeframe we were attacked, rocketed, and mortared almost the whole time and spent most of the three days sharing a fox hole with me. He literally crapped his pants and afterwards participated and helped with the bagging of bodies also.

He now has DMII and has had erectile dysfunction for the past two years. He has never filed a VA claim and didn't know. I am helping him file his claim for DMII and I found the DC for that under endocrine system. However, I cannot find the body etiology for the ED. Where is it in the 38CFR4? I did not find anything under reproductive organ.

I want him to also claim the ED as secondary to DMII and also PTSD. We sent off for his personnel service records and service medical records the other day. He has two different MD IMO diagnosis letters confirming his DMII, but is on oral medication, not insulin so I assume that is rated at 20%. I need the DC for the ED if anyone knows what it is. I am also helping him file claim for PTSD as he has all the symptoms. I haven't seen him or been in contact since 1972 after he had moved to Calif. His mother and my aunt had an emergency stent so he flew in to St Louis last week. It was great to see and talk with him again.

I assume the ED is connected to the DMII? Anyone know what the rating is for ED?

Thanks.

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I am not an expert on all of this as others are but John just recieved his letter for ED and he got a o% with $89 a month compensation,DMII depending on how bad he his. If he is taking Medication and weight control would propably be 20% if insulin he could get a higher %. Let me say if he has any other problems,Other than DMII and PTSD file them all at once. Do not file one at a time. It is more trouble and agravation for you if you file one at a time. Get all Doctor reports together, Including a letter from his physician with all his medical problems and How he believes this would be related to DMII PTSD or Agent Orange. The VA Rep that my brother had told him just to file PTSD then he had to appeal, Then he Had a hearing, Just all for one thing, It has been over 15 Months and we finally are waiting for his 100% before we can file for anything else and my brother has a lot of other medical problems related to Agent Orange and Military itself. We have three different doctors letters and I finally typed all of his claims down In one claim. We are now waiting for the Big Evelope or Letter which they say within the week. Now once he gets that then we can file for everything else and then it starts all over again. In the mean time I am hoping that he doesn't have anything happen to him before his claim is all down. His health is not good and I am afraid we may lose him sooner than later, He is only 65 and I am not ready to lose him at this time. His Case is very complicated and as your cousin we did not know of compensation till last year. As I said they did finally give him 100% for PTSD but it took over 15 Months and a lot of anxity just for one thing. If it is all claimed at once as we did with my husband it may take less time as my husband's only took 7 Months for 100% and then we filed For ED and that took 5 months. Make sure you keep all copies you hand in including doctor reports and letters. Good Luck to You

JohnM's Wife Dianne

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Rocky -the DC for ED is 7522.

A compensable ED rating is based on no other known etiology but for the DMII as causing the ED and also a conpensable rating is awarded due to "penile deformity".

I asked some ED vets what this meant- it means that the erect penis bends and thus cannot sustain intercourse.

( I envisioned all sorts of scenarios but they were not what the VA means by deformity so I was glad I asked these vets. None of them had any success with Viagra)

This case is an example of a vet who got "0" SC for ED due to DMII as he did not have penile deformity.

Sometimes a statement from the significant other can help ED claims.

http://www.va.gov/vetapp07/files1/0706276.txt

GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !

When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief

Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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Rocky, my wife wrote a short letter that I presented as evidence to the VA. Her statement was referencing the fact that she requested a trial prescription of Viagra from her doctor. I also believe that the DMII and the fact that I am on three medications for HBP contributed to the ED. I was awarded the "K" award.

One other thing, a big part of my percentage is awarded for perepherial neuropathy - bilaterial. The PN is in my upper body and lower body. Your cousin should look into the symptoms of PN and file a claim as secondary to his DMII if he in fact has it. I learned about the PN from others on this HADIT board.

Berta has posted the DMII training letter used by the C&P person. Use the search function to look that up to see if your cousin has any other secondary conditions. Heart, HBP etc.

Take care. Terry Sturgis

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He should go to the VA and get them to put him on viagra or some other drug for ED. The DMII will be easy and the ED will be part of the overall DMII claim. He needs a doctors statement saying his ED is caused by the DMII. The SMC is 89 bucks a month. Once his DMII is service connected the rest is easy.

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My Cousin told me he has had ED for two years now and that he HAS tried Viagra but to no avail and could still not get an erection. I'll inform him about the "penile deformity" thing. Also, thanks for the diagnostic code 7522, don't know why I could not find it. We are awaiting his service records as he stated he was hospitalized for two days while on active duty and treated for a back injury. He has severe back injury problems to this date. I plan to submit all of his claims at once as I am aware of the roadblocks and bottlenecks caused by piece milling additional claims. The plan is to get all his service records and MD diagnosis, send him to the Vet Center for screening and diagnosis of PTSD. What is the DC's for chronic back injuries, pain and motion, etc? Since he has never filed a claim before he is not under the health care system yet and they are not excepting priority 8 at the current time. I assume the Vet Center, after screening and diagnosis will refer him to the VAMC Psychiatrist for another diagnosis with GAF score and prescribe medications for PTSD?

I forgot about that one! I will inform him to have his wife also write a statement regarding his Erectile Dysfunction and have it notarized as additional evidence.

Thanks all for the quick response.

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."

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