Yuku

[cannoncocker]

1. "yuku is cool" from another thread that was closed. But wasn't closed about this i don't think.

What in hades is yuku? I could google it but wouldn't give me any context.

2. In my experience when yo instruct someone to get a copy of their C file, i was told they already sent it, which i never got, but must include every document active and va afterwards and wold cost a good deal of money for them to copy it. those words are their "VA". so I had to single out specifically what I wanted, say a qtc exam I didn't have. they basically told me the entire file would go in the too hard to do box.

Not asking any questions just repeating what the VA put on me. Bearing in mind my original claim had:

1. Tachycardia/high blood pressure/arrythmia

2. status postbunionectomy bilateral with scar

3. high frequency hearing loss right side 0%

4. Pes Planus

I requested lmbar injury consideration. it exploded from that point, but all ffor the bestt sinccee it went from 30 to 60% with heearing loss bilateral 0%

but evidently that took every record I ever had. so it can be very expensive for them to copy it if for some reasson you don't or didn't receive them.

this is so weird, the one thing i knew for a fact hands down, anybody would conceed the lumbar injury they nixed it flat.

anyway the claim file itself can be an issue, in my experiemce.

[Pete53]

A woman would love to have my legs they are smoother than a babies butt. I lost all my hair on legs and most on arms due to diabetes.

[cannoncocker]

I was at a neurologist a few years ago and mentioned possible prediabetes but nothing missing on the arms but the calves are exactly as you say, smoothas a babies butt (you're right a woman would pay big money for what I have going on! I thought I wqas the only one with that. The Neurologist was talking about the numbness in my thighs. But There is zero agreement on that! If you had 20 doctors, you would have 20 opinions. I still don't have diabetes, although on occassion in can jump, but rarely. And this is 1979 we're talking about. Nothing left to be said but that is an idea, possible diabetic link, but that's a long time to be dealing with a pre anything condition.

I got he idea with the forums and will respect that line.

[deltaj]

pm sent with email.

I was in field artillery as in from the ground up. humping pojo's over a 100 yards to the howitzer.

they weighed from 130 to 170 lbs with 128 lb body. Do the math on that. The VAA can't. Plus since my jobs were Safety Specialist/supply tech/contract Admin all sitting.

thank you

Cannoncocker, I read about a similar case of some sort with an artilleryman in DAV magazine awhile back. My recollection is he won service connection and total disability using buddy statements. You might want to review some recent issues of DAV magazine online.

[deltaj]

pm sent with email.

I was in field artillery as in from the ground up. humping pojo's over a 100 yards to the howitzer.

they weighed from 130 to 170 lbs with 128 lb body. Do the math on that. The VAA can't. Plus since my jobs were Safety Specialist/supply tech/contract Admin all sitting.

thank you

Cannoncocker, I read about a similar case of some sort with an artilleryman in DAV magazine awhile back. My recollection is he won service connection and total disability using buddy statements. You might want to review some recent issues of DAV magazine online.

[cannoncocker]

Cannoncocker, I read about a similar case of some sort with an artilleryman in DAV magazine awhile back. My recollection is he won service connection and total disability using buddy statements. You might want to review some recent issues of DAV magazine online.

that is very encoraging information. I haven't kept up with anybody but some could be found easily enough but mainly what you've accomplished is given me some sorely needed encouragement. I've got a buddy statement for the ride to the ER for lumbar injury, notes, mri's......just all the docs in the world. I have an IMO scheduled for Wed. so depending on how that goes anything else may not be necessary. really the imo should not be required since no doctor, their neurologist, their 2 radiologists, etc all agree my back is messed up, the va just denies it is sc. They I guess believe all the different herniations wedged discs, you name it, all came from sitting at a desk, as opposed to hauling projos on my shoulder from the ground over 100 yards to the howitzer. Now that would surely not cause any damage, what, they only weigh 130 to 170 lbs and I weighed 128 lbs. at the time.

the IMO should do it, but if not, more buddy statements it is!

thanks for remembering that article! Could do it but definetly gave me a boost!

When we get to this point the leg work is mostly done, except a qtc exam the VA can't seem to part with, and the IMO will be over Wednesday. So really support from each other is about as important as anything. Don't get me wrong! We/I have to have the technical procedures or we are goners before we start, but without support, I know I would have already given up and crawled off into a corner!

Edited September 19, 2009 by cannoncocker