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jessie0054
Hello all:
I am trying to help a young Marine Veteran by request of my son.
This young marine was medically discharged after 10 months of service due to Left Patellar Instability, Mild. His knee gave out and he would fall.
They discharged him with a 10% rate of compensation which they took away after 2 years. He was treated by a VAMC in Ohio once or twice after discharge and when he went back for a third time the VAMC told him that since the VA no longer considered him disabled and took away his compensation he could no longer get care from the VA.
He didn't seek treatment anywhere else over the years for his continued pain and instability because he had no insurance and couldn't afford the medical bills due to having to work and support for his family.
A problem i can see from reading his records of treatment at Camp LeJeune is that it said he had injuried his knee back in 1979 in a auto accident when his knee hit the dashboard [ he was what about 7 years old at that time] And that he had injuried it a total of 5 times the most recent during a fall at the air port when he was returning to the base after leave. His knee gave out then and he fell down a flight of stairs causing the injury for which he was discharged after some pretty aggressive PT with no relief in the pain. His knee was locked in a 10% flexed position on discharge and mildly atrophied left quadriceps.
I talked by phone with this young veteran this morning and told him to write and request his Personnel records from St. Louis and the VAMC in Ohio that he was treated at after discharge.
My son helped him get treatment at the VA Clinic there in SC and he go's in this Friday for some more aggressive PT because of pain and swelling of the knee with a lot of fluid on the knee.
My son has know this guy for over 2 years and said he has never known him to not be in pain and walks with a limp.
So does this young Vet have a chance at a claim since it is shown in the treatment records the dr. stated he had previous injury before service??
Thanks, Jessie
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