Va Beat Me Down, Time To Limp Away And Move On

[JHawks]

Thanks you to everyone for their support and ideas. The time has come to stop the addiction to the forums. My review claim was denied when I know it should have been approved. Good Grief, it should have been a no brainer. I have been prescribed a brace to support a malunion of my tib-fib on a SC ankle. I had all the medical records to support the claim. They say my ankle is stable enough not to need a brace even though it was prescribed by both a pediotrist and Ortho Dr. I don't have it in me to file an appeal and let this drag on for years and years. They beat me down and I need to limp away before I go nuts. Thanks everyone.

[trailblazer]

Pete is right. They always ask how are you doing today and they make a note of it in your file. If you say I feel fine that goes in your file also and they use it against you. When they ask me how I feel I say I have had better days. My last visit to the va was to pick up some diabetic shoes and I was walking on a cane and was asked what the cane was for. My answer was I stumble a lot and I use the cane for support. I'll be that didn't go in my records. I will never give up.