tdiu Letter From Regional Office

[huskerfanfl]

I went to the hospital in August with chest pains. They never found out for sure what was causing the pain and this is the fourth time I had been to the emergency room for these pains. They did a heart catherization which was the 2nd one I have had done (the first was done while on active duty). The heart cath came back clean so they did an endoscopic check on me to see if my GERD was the cause. Nothing there that would cause it but they did find a hiatal hernia. When I went back to work, the chest pains came back and I resigned and put in for TDIU. On the form I explained about the recent hospitalization.

Today I got a letter from the regional office explaining that they were still working on my claim from Jan 8, 2008 as well as my request for TDIU. In addition, they asked if I wanted to file for chest pains and hiatal hernia. I know they have a duty to assist, but this is a first for me.

[poolguy11550]

Try to determine what the cause/s of the chest pains is before you claim it. It will be very easy for a VA or QTC C&P examiner to state that it is subjective and not really a medical condition. If had all those test before with negative results, then maybe you might have anxiety (?).

[huskerfanfl]

I just got off the phone with someone from the regional office in Louisville. She had called me to ask about the claim on these two issues. I asked how much it would slow down my other claims and she said it would be at least a month. I asked that they go forward with the others and I would file for the hiatal hernia and chest pains later. They are just waiting on records from the local hospital that were mailed out yesterday. She had called them and was going to have them fax the records but since they mailed them she will wait to get them. After that, my file will go to the rating board.

[john999]

I ended up in the ER with chest pains due to Panic Disorder. I thought I was dying. I had not slept in about 5 days due to anxiety.