diabetes First Post,may Contain Triggers

[simple fly]

my first post,bear with me. i have pictures from my stessor,plane crash,letters from my superiors,many documented counselling sessions in my smr's, treatment from civilian docs and va for depression etc.been married many times,job record is lousy.

i have diabetes 2,polyneuropathy, and my smr shows chemical burns and cyst removal while active duty.three crushed vertabrae,crushed elbow,and right eye knocked out in a wreck while on duty.major hearing loss from jet engines and tinitus.

i applied for benefits 31 years ago and got a big goose egg. 6 years later i got 10% for tinitus. now i need help at56 years of age....what do i fight for? do i stand a fighting chance to get more than the measly 10 i have?my life went to hell 4 months after the plane crash,i was 18 at the time and did not know what ptsd was. i have sleep apnea and use cpap as well,nightmares are constant. my job was to pick up the pieces a the crash site,it was more than i could have ever realized.

30 something years of booze and drugs don't help.

[rentalguy1]

12 claims is fine. I put in 11 claims last September, and then they inferred a claim for A&A, which made 12. I had my last C&P about a month ago, so I hope to have some answers in the next couple of months.

Free...they don't all happen in a straight down fashion. Mine was from 1500' agl, with about 110kts when the compressor farted. When we hit, it was estimated that we had a rate of descent of about 250 fpm and 30ish kts airspeed. It was sssllllloooooowwwww, and I remember all but the last 2 seconds of it when I was ejected. I was almost in a second one when we caught a downdraft going across the sierra nevadas a couple of years later. It took a hydrualic winch to remove the seat bottom from my backside when we landed. The pilot puked though...lol...rookies

[jbasser]

No. File the claims and do not wait any longer.

You said you got a goose egg from the first claim.

I would like to look at it and see why it was denied. Maybe we can find a CUE in there somewhere.

This IRKS me that the VA would do this.

But it happens all the time.

J

[simple fly]

when i got out in 77,they told me nothing in my records was compensable,so i believed them.i pursued the hearing and tinitus and won the tinitus. now....my life is flat in a shambles from suppressing and denial.

[Berta]

Have you applied for TDIU also?

Are you formally diagnosed with either PTSD or depression?

"what gets me is the airforce docs and the va docs treated me for my symptoms but never hinted at the ptsd"

Do you have copies of your SMRs?

What stage is your VA claim at?

[simple fly]

my current med doc and my civilian phsyc doc both diagnosed ptsd and read my stressor letter and both agree service connection from plane crash in 1974.i have not turned my claim in but will try this week.

[Berta]

If any doctor has stated that your PTSD has rendered you unable to work you should file the claim and refer to the attached TDIU form.

# 18 tell them Yes and make sure you apply for SSA -

Under # 25 refer them to separate page and tell them how the meds you take affect your ability to work, and tell them anything else as to any potential SC condition you have that shows you are unemployable due to service.

It does not matter what a percent SC rating is to be considered for TDIU if any SC disability (by medical evidence)prevents a vet from working.

"i have diabetes 2,polyneuropathy, and my smr shows chemical burns and cyst removal while active duty.three crushed vertabrae,crushed elbow,and right eye knocked out in a wreck while on duty.major hearing loss from jet engines and tinitus."

All of these could have a potential link to your service.

Is there any evidence of diabetes in your SMRs?

The other conditions should definitely be noted in them.

If any of them have caused you residual disability-tell the VA that too.

If you are getting an independent medical opinion from a private doctor-

please find and print out my topic on Getting an Independent Medical Opinion.

If the opinion doesn't confirm to this guideline the VA can reject it.

Also make sure you doctor states you are fully competent to handle your funds.

Here is the TDIU form: next post