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Please leave feedback...any.. Well i wen to the er when i was in service 2 times i had hives for weeks at a time. the records dont show anything except hives ... i want to know what i can claim from this if anything? i have bradycaridia my pulse is around 45. i have alerygies.

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Is your cardiac issues documented in your service medical records (SMRs)? If so, you need to start there....get that treated first...are you on meds for this?

I ask because I just had to have a pacemaker put in for sick sinus syndrome.

Do you have a copy of your complete SMRs? I hope so. If not, get them ASAP.

As for the hives.....were they related to your allergies? Did the docs ever come up with a reason for the hives? Hives usually just don't come out of nowhere. If there is a chronic condition causing the hives, then you might be able to claim the underlying condition....but if they are caused by a reaction to a med, or a soap, or something like that....then no.

But get those records!!!

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Is your cardiac issues documented in your service medical records (SMRs)? If so, you need to start there....get that treated first...are you on meds for this?

I ask because I just had to have a pacemaker put in for sick sinus syndrome.

Do you have a copy of your complete SMRs? I hope so. If not, get them ASAP.

As for the hives.....were they related to your allergies? Did the docs ever come up with a reason for the hives? Hives usually just don't come out of nowhere. If there is a chronic condition causing the hives, then you might be able to claim the underlying condition....but if they are caused by a reaction to a med, or a soap, or something like that....then no.

But get those records!!!

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well i have my smr in front of me..no i am not on meds for restpatory or my bradycaridia/. i had 2 docs diagnose me with bradycardia and my va doc just says ur healthy hahahaha....that why it low pulse 46 .....i am scared i am not active and have mutiable sc physical condtions...lol i was wondering what claim ...? u have allergies know and bradycardia.....i had those hives in servcie and not again mostly while in basic training and a.i.t.

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Do you work? Do you have medical insurance? You need to see a "real" cardiologist. The VA docs told me I only had heartburn!....for over 3 years (and I had previous heart procedures done). Well, I starting going into heart failure and had to have emergency surgery for the pacemaker.

Have your hives ever come back?

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Do you work? Do you have medical insurance? You need to see a "real" cardiologist. The VA docs told me I only had heartburn!....for over 3 years (and I had previous heart procedures done). Well, I starting going into heart failure and had to have emergency surgery for the pacemaker.

Have your hives ever come back?

i have medicare ..no i dont work...no my hives never came back full blown ..but some times i get mild ones but never enough to go to er or dr... i look at my record and my pulse at 18 and 19 years old when i was in service was 57 or so ..now i am 34 and its 45 or 46 ???? i am on ssa and va comp for back,siacticia,ankle, headaches from back....should i be worried or what should i clamim? lol i know va will say yes you had hives and treated in service but what am i claiming...

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Hives are an allergic reaction to something. You would need to prove that your service aggravated your allergic condition. jmo

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i have medicare ..no i dont work...no my hives never came back full blown ..but some times i get mild ones but never enough to go to er or dr... i look at my record and my pulse at 18 and 19 years old when i was in service was 57 or so ..now i am 34 and its 45 or 46 ???? i am on ssa and va comp for back,siacticia,ankle, headaches from back....should i be worried or what should i clamim? lol i know va will say yes you had hives and treated in service but what am i claiming...
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Hives are an allergic reaction to something. You would need to prove that your service aggravated your allergic condition. jmo

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oh so i need a nexus letter stating that as likely as not related to my in service hives that i have bradycardia or allergies??? i know what i need to do but i dont know what to tell dr in order to connect the dots?

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rgero311975,

Your profile shows you are currently 50 % SC'd.

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For what disabilities and at what percentages.

To get SC'd for something it has to be a current disability -

does not read as though your hives are a current disability.

Vet's can't get compensation just because they had XYZ while on

active duty - compensation is for existing disabilities or residuals thereof.

jmho,

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Forget the hives. Just my 2 cents worth. Focus on that cardiac condition. Do you have symptoms with it? Dizziness, chest pain, shortness of breath, stuff like that? Get back to your VA doc...demand a referral to cardiology...demand testing. With the VA you have to demand things....not ask sometimes.

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Forget the hives. Just my 2 cents worth. Focus on that cardiac condition. Do you have symptoms with it? Dizziness, chest pain, shortness of breath, stuff like that? Get back to your VA doc...demand a referral to cardiology...demand testing. With the VA you have to demand things....not ask sometimes.

yeah i have chest pians ,shortness of breath, dizziness but i was thinking that was bc of my panic attacks.... i was just wondering why i have been diagnosed with bradycardia for so long and the doc say ok nothing....i was tracing anything and everthing that could be a casue of this first for my life this is serious my pulse rate is around 46 normally and i am scared to think of what it is at night.....i was looking at all my medical records and my military medical records search the internet and only thing is i found was hives during my military service the could done something to my allergies,sinus effected my bradycardia ...i dont know and it seems like the va doesnt care.... cardiac condition.... i am worried about it thaqt why i am trying to get it serviced connected so i can get free treatment on it .....

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yeah i have chest pians ,shortness of breath, dizziness but i was thinking that was bc of my panic attacks.... i was just wondering why i have been diagnosed with bradycardia for so long and the doc say ok nothing....i was tracing anything and everthing that could be a casue of this first for my life this is serious my pulse rate is around 46 normally and i am scared to think of what it is at night.....i was looking at all my medical records and my military medical records search the internet and only thing is i found was hives during my military service the could done something to my allergies,sinus effected my bradycardia ...i dont know and it seems like the va doesnt care.... cardiac condition.... i am worried about it thaqt why i am trying to get it serviced connected so i can get free treatment on it .....

sorry answering carlie question i am 40% ddd 10% siacticia 10%ankle 0 tension headaches....

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what do you mean by wanting to get it sc'd so you can get free treatment on it?

i meant i have a pulse of 46 and when i was in service at top shape and 18 -20 years old my puls was around 59 on average .. i cant hardly get around now days..so yes if one percent that my army service did this i want help from the va..i was informed if its not sc then you have to pay full price and i can not work and have no job...so yes i thought i needed to be sc so the va would take care of it....i have research and researched all my medical records and my hives was the only trigger that i came up with...

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50% and above are considered Category 1 veterans they get all medical treatment and prescriptions for any and all conditions regardless if they are SC or not the only thing you have to be 100% for is dental work or TDIU P&T is also entitled to dental care.

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50% and above are considered Category 1 veterans they get all medical treatment and prescriptions for any and all conditions regardless if they are SC or not the only thing you have to be 100% for is dental work or TDIU P&T is also entitled to dental care.

i was told that i could get treated for anything but id have to pay for nonservice connected condtions....so i have a pain clinic that i go to and they prescribe me meds i can simple take them to the va? this would save me 100 dollars a month.. i guess bc i when i ask my va doctor for a poditrist consult nothing came from it i have a bone spur on my nonservice connected foot so what your saying is the va will pay for surgery that i need on this..

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Are you a Gulf War 1 Vet? If so, hives are apart of the GW Syndrome, a mysterious reaction to common chemicals. I would at times break out in hives on certain soaps and sunscreen. If you are that vet, perhaps worth looking into for a claim.

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Are you a Gulf War 1 Vet? If so, hives are apart of the GW Syndrome, a mysterious reaction to common chemicals. I would at times break out in hives on certain soaps and sunscreen. If you are that vet, perhaps worth looking into for a claim.

NO i served most of my time in south korea in the early 90's..i got hives when i was a fort sill ok... i got them for weeks at a time....

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