This site is great, I am so glad I found it. Dealing with the VA is a nightmare and I appreciate the support everyone offers on this site.
Ok, I was wounded in Iraq, April 2005. I filed my initial claim in Dec 2006 as soon as I returned. My initial rating was 30%, but they rated my sinusitis and allergic rhinitis at 0%. I wrote them and sent in additional evidence and they increased it to 10%, 40% total. I filed at notice of disagreement and received an answer from a DRO in Nov 2007. I replied to the answer and said I still disagreed and sent them new medical records from my on going sinus problems. I just sent in more records from the Miami VA and my private doc.
So, my question is did I wait to long to file an appeal for my sinusitis and allergic rhinitis? I sent them 11 records of sinusitis in one year (2005) and also a CT scan revealing polyps in my sinuses (2006) but they ignored both. the DRO only counted 4 records for sinunsitis and said the CT scan wasn't an absolute diagnosis for polyps because a VA doctor at C&P didn't see them during a visit. It would be kind of hard to see poylps within the sinusis with out an MRI or CT scan,but that is what they said.
Second question, if it isn't to late, should i wait until they review the new evidence I sent in (records from 2008 for 8 episodes of sinusitis and another CT scan from VA showing polyps in the sinusis)?
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This site is great, I am so glad I found it. Dealing with the VA is a nightmare and I appreciate the support everyone offers on this site.
Ok, I was wounded in Iraq, April 2005. I filed my initial claim in Dec 2006 as soon as I returned. My initial rating was 30%, but they rated my sinusitis and allergic rhinitis at 0%. I wrote them and sent in additional evidence and they increased it to 10%, 40% total. I filed at notice of disagreement and received an answer from a DRO in Nov 2007. I replied to the answer and said I still disagreed and sent them new medical records from my on going sinus problems. I just sent in more records from the Miami VA and my private doc.
So, my question is did I wait to long to file an appeal for my sinusitis and allergic rhinitis? I sent them 11 records of sinusitis in one year (2005) and also a CT scan revealing polyps in my sinuses (2006) but they ignored both. the DRO only counted 4 records for sinunsitis and said the CT scan wasn't an absolute diagnosis for polyps because a VA doctor at C&P didn't see them during a visit. It would be kind of hard to see poylps within the sinusis with out an MRI or CT scan,but that is what they said.
Second question, if it isn't to late, should i wait until they review the new evidence I sent in (records from 2008 for 8 episodes of sinusitis and another CT scan from VA showing polyps in the sinusis)?
Thanks again
Tom
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