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hypertension Need To File Claim - Lots Of Confustion
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chr49
Sorry this is so long. I'm 61 - Vietnam Vet and I'm currently rated 50% PTSD.
I have the following diagnoses on private and VA records:
. R leg PVD- with superficial femoral occlusion per private hospital-2002
. L leg PVD- for which had angioplasty/stent per VAMC -2008
. R carotid occlusion per ultrasound(told inoperable)VAMC -2008
. L carotid stenosis per ultrasound VAMC -2008
. Hypertension - since 2005 per private & VA records
. ED - since 2002 per private & VA records
Private hospital records from 2002 show a diagnosis of 440.0 Aortic Atherosclerosis and 440.21 Ath Ext NTV AT w Claudct on my Diagnosis Summary. Procedures were: Contrast Aortogram & Contrast Arteriogram-leg. The Contrast aortogram findings: " Single right & left renal arteries are widely patent. There is slight atherosclerosis of the infrarenal abdominal aorta. There is no appreciable infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. There is no moderate or severe stenosis of the infrarenal abdominal aorta." It then goes into description of the Arteriogram which shows a greater than 20 cm occlusion.
Since then, I have gone thru several tests and procedures with the VA, for which I have not received records at this point.
Several questions: Should I file any of the above diagnosis's secondary to my PTSD? Do I have a claim for IHD? Should I simply let it all go? I believe the fact that I avoided all medical care from my discharge in '71 - '98 would make a claim difficult to prove.
I would really appreciate any advice I can get since I have very little knowledge on filing VA claims.
Note: I do not have health insurance so it would be very difficult for me to work outside the VA right now.
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