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I am pissed. (Sorry, but I am)

I got my award letter today. They said that everything has stayed the same so they are leaving me at 20% for "low back strain". For those that missed it I have 4 herniated discs, 5 bulging discs and a bunch of other stuff according to my MRI. I can hardly do my job, I can barely live day to day. But the dang doctor I saw lied his butt off. Said no pain, no sciadia (sp?), and a bunch of other stuff, but I do have that stuff. So I am going to get a report from the neuroligist and a few other people and send down a NOD, but I am actually thinking about filing a CUE. My chiropractor is pretty POed when he reviewed all my medical records and said why didn't they treat you for the numbness in you butt and stuff. I said I don't know. There is also a note in my medical records suggesting an MRI, when I saw a Doctor at my local clinic, she said it is just a "Mechanical Back".

Any advice? I have to wait until after the Neuro appointments before I do anything. I am actually thinking about hiring an attorney.

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It never fails to amaze me about these VA C&P exams and what the VA Doc "forgets" to write down. My first C&P exam--I could walk on my heels and toes, the exam doctor noted that. My second C&P exam (as my spine got worse) I could not walk on my heels and toes, VA exam doctor said nothing about it in his report. Hmmmm! Could it be evidence against you, they log. Evidence for you, it is some how missed?

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I am pissed. (Sorry, but I am)

I got my award letter today. They said that everything has stayed the same so they are leaving me at 20% for "low back strain". For those that missed it I have 4 herniated discs, 5 bulging discs and a bunch of other stuff according to my MRI. I can hardly do my job, I can barely live day to day. But the dang doctor I saw lied his butt off. Said no pain, no sciadia (sp?), and a bunch of other stuff, but I do have that stuff. So I am going to get a report from the neuroligist and a few other people and send down a NOD, but I am actually thinking about filing a CUE. My chiropractor is pretty POed when he reviewed all my medical records and said why didn't they treat you for the numbness in you butt and stuff. I said I don't know. There is also a note in my medical records suggesting an MRI, when I saw a Doctor at my local clinic, she said it is just a "Mechanical Back".

Any advice? I have to wait until after the Neuro appointments before I do anything. I am actually thinking about hiring an attorney.

I went through the same stuff over a year ago and I had been 40% for 12 years before I filed for an increase and experianced the same crap, if your still working it didn't help your case either but that's not your fault you have a famly your forced to work I understand that as well. Do not file for a "reconsideration" I have seen to many over the years here just get a parroted decision ask for a "DRO Hearing" or "traditional" I my self and seen others get far better results than to leave your fate to the same type of process. John999 give you great advice to get a lawyer is you best bet I feel to and an IMO (independent medical opinion) is in order as well. your fight has just began and I remember those days feeling desperate and not understanding crap. You hold the line it will all come together as the same fellow told me "persistance" and being proactive in your claim no one cares about your claim more than you!

GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR.

"Do more than is required of you."

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Thanks for everything so far. The thing is I do have new evidence that they didn't even look at. I had an MRI report done by the VA saying I had this this and this. I sent it down to them the day after I got it and they didn't even look at it. It isn't on the evidence list. The VA has been paying for Chiro care for 3 years now (+ the time the va doc was doing it), they are paying for physical therapy. The Chiro wasn't looked at either. Just really frustrated with them right now.

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If the VA failed to list and then address your evidence-you can consider it New evidence and ask for Reconsideration-

but that does not stop the one year NOD clock.

The MRI result sound critical to your claim.

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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