38 Cfr 4.22

[BIG O]

I was looking through the rating section and came across 4.22. The interest that I had was that it could affect me. When I took my entrance exam probably around 1967-68 time frame, I wrote down that I had a very serious problem with burning and swelling up. I even told the doctors, but all I got was only "Queers" and "Commies" get out of serving. I had zero test done. I was never informed to get a personal doctor's statement. We did not have the money for that. I will not go into all the problems I had in the service, but once out and during a very acute attack I finally located a doctor that knew what I had Angioedema. Currently, I'm in the process of really determining if mine is hereditary or not. But, that should not matter. If I'm reading 4.22 correctly, I should be rated 100%. The only thing that gives me pause is the word "ascertain". I never had an exam (well they looked in certain places!). Am I reading this correctly? The bottom line to me is that I should have been exempt from military service for this medical condition.

BTW, I appreciate all the feedback that I receive.

[carlie]

BIG O,

What in the heck are you talking about ? ? ? ?

I understand 4.22

But I sure have no understanding of what you'r

concerns and questions are.

carlie

[BIG O]

Carlie,

Thanks for the response. What I was trying and not very sucessful is that 4.22 seem to state that if you have a medical issue were you are totally disabled prior to your enduction physical, the VA would rate you at 100%. My point that I was trying to make is that the doctors were told both in writing and vocally that I had a medical problem. It was a problem that would have exempted me from military service. If they accepted me they accepted all of me. I just need someone to give me clear reading of this 4.22.

BIG O

[carlie]

Carlie,

Thanks for the response. What I was trying and not very sucessful is that 4.22 seem to state that if you have a medical issue were you are totally disabled prior to your enduction physical, the VA would rate you at 100%. My point that I was trying to make is that the doctors were told both in writing and vocally that I had a medical problem. It was a problem that would have exempted me from military service. If they accepted me they accepted all of me. I just need someone to give me clear reading of this 4.22.

BIG O

Big O,

Who or what adjudicated you totally disabled and for what

reason(s), prior to your induction physical.

carlie

[BIG O]

Carlie,

BTW, I also use Papa when I'm at home and BIG O in my office. I just could not get Papa to work at my office.

If you are familiar with Hobby's angioedema history, will I have the same thing. I'm currently researching to see if mine might be hereditary.

Growing up we were too poor to seek any type of medical care, let alone being able to afford blood test. I do know that Angioedema is a cause for medical exemption from military service. My point is the induction doctors were only worried about sending young men through. One would think that if they saw on a person's induction medical history they would have at least done some type of test and/or told me to go see a doctor. But, nothing. BTW, My current and former doctors, the Texas Rehab. Comm. and the Federal Civil Service Comm. all consider me totally disabled.

I see were you are coming from, but I never went to the doctor for this painful disease, we just had to suffer through it or die. I'm not being overly dramatic.

BIG O or Papa