I have requested a claim on my lower back/buttock pain due to my service connected left knee and the gait that it causes. I went to a private Dr. ( a spine specialist) and he wrote in his opinion that my buttock pain was due to my limp (gait). In my opinion my gait is due to my left knee which is service connected.
Went to the C & P.
The Va Doctor assessment was:
1- mild lumbar spondylosis 2- Anterior cruciate ligament deficient left knee 3- medial collateral ligament deficient left knee.
The C&P shows that I do have lower back problems, I think that is a good thing.
(note: the lumbar spondylosis(LS) has never been officially diagnosis by the Va before now.)
Here is a possible problem with my claim, I did some research on lumbar spondylosis on google and it said that Lumbar Spondylosis __CAN__ cause Gait. Now to get my buttock pain (lower back) approve it has to tie into my left knee which is service connected (SC), and I feel that I have it tied in by my private Dr. medical opinion. So now the Va C&P has stated my lower back/buttock pain is lumbar spondylosis, and this could be the seen as the opposite of what my private Dr. opinion, and my claim is, by the VA.
Is it possible that the Va recognizes that I have lower back pain but does not have to rate it since it is not connected to my service connected left knee. Because (they can claim) the Lumbar Spondylosis causes the Gait and not my left knee.
Am I reading too much into this?
It would seem that my left knee is obviously the reason for my gait. Anyone experience this issue before?
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Hello again.
I have requested a claim on my lower back/buttock pain due to my service connected left knee and the gait that it causes. I went to a private Dr. ( a spine specialist) and he wrote in his opinion that my buttock pain was due to my limp (gait). In my opinion my gait is due to my left knee which is service connected.
Went to the C & P.
The Va Doctor assessment was:
1- mild lumbar spondylosis 2- Anterior cruciate ligament deficient left knee 3- medial collateral ligament deficient left knee.
The C&P shows that I do have lower back problems, I think that is a good thing.
(note: the lumbar spondylosis(LS) has never been officially diagnosis by the Va before now.)
Here is a possible problem with my claim, I did some research on lumbar spondylosis on google and it said that Lumbar Spondylosis __CAN__ cause Gait. Now to get my buttock pain (lower back) approve it has to tie into my left knee which is service connected (SC), and I feel that I have it tied in by my private Dr. medical opinion. So now the Va C&P has stated my lower back/buttock pain is lumbar spondylosis, and this could be the seen as the opposite of what my private Dr. opinion, and my claim is, by the VA.
Is it possible that the Va recognizes that I have lower back pain but does not have to rate it since it is not connected to my service connected left knee. Because (they can claim) the Lumbar Spondylosis causes the Gait and not my left knee.
Am I reading too much into this?
It would seem that my left knee is obviously the reason for my gait. Anyone experience this issue before?
Any comments would help.
Thanks
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