I received a letter from my DAV REP from Winston-Salem, who is the best I have ever had, seems to be on my claim before the VA is!
It stated two main findigs, started at 60% disability and 20% For Lumbar Strain with pain down legs. That 20% resulted in no increase in Disability Compensation, due to VA Computation.
1. Service connection for Radicular pain pattern left leg; sensory is granted with an evaluation of 10% effective April 19, 2010 (QTC Eam was on 19 April 2010).
2. Evaluation of Lumbar Strain with L5-S1 herniated disc and IVDS involving sciatic nerve; previously claimed as lumbar strain with radiating pain through buttocks and down legs, which is currently 20% disabling, is continued.
That effective increases my disability to 70% and denies any back pay which I have been doing battle over this since April 2008.
Since I know now that this could not be possibly be budget related. Could some knowledgable person post the reasoning for this effective date of April 19, 2010?
Radicular pain pattern left leg; sensory has been established and claimed since 2008 and 2006 MRI's which shows exactly the pinched S1 at L5, Multiple VA Neurrology consults which found Radicular pain pattern left leg and sensory loss. They offered Epidural injections and surgery which I declined. IMO Chronic radiculopathy...2009 about July 2009.
A DAV Rep submitted a Layperson claim for me, stating Low Back Pain. Do I need a degree in medicine to submit a claim but all of the sypmtoms were noted to VA and IMO personell at the same time as Lumbar Strain with L5-S1 herniated disc and IVDS involving sciatic nerve; previously claimed as lumbar strain with radiating pain through buttocks and down legs and Radicular pain pattern left leg; sensory.
I need an opinion, as this was sent by the DAV REP, was this just run up the flag Pole to see if it would fly since nothing has been received from the VA. Should I just take the 70% and go crawl in a hole or fight this on to whatever end this leads?
Time for a lawyer and offer the 6000.00 just to fight it?
Keep on the DAV Rep since he for some reason knows weeks before the VA does before they do.
PS Still resisting IVDS diagnosis and staying with strain even though they write IVDS in their diagnosis. What is that?
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I received a letter from my DAV REP from Winston-Salem, who is the best I have ever had, seems to be on my claim before the VA is!
It stated two main findigs, started at 60% disability and 20% For Lumbar Strain with pain down legs. That 20% resulted in no increase in Disability Compensation, due to VA Computation.
1. Service connection for Radicular pain pattern left leg; sensory is granted with an evaluation of 10% effective April 19, 2010 (QTC Eam was on 19 April 2010).
2. Evaluation of Lumbar Strain with L5-S1 herniated disc and IVDS involving sciatic nerve; previously claimed as lumbar strain with radiating pain through buttocks and down legs, which is currently 20% disabling, is continued.
That effective increases my disability to 70% and denies any back pay which I have been doing battle over this since April 2008.
Since I know now that this could not be possibly be budget related. Could some knowledgable person post the reasoning for this effective date of April 19, 2010?
Radicular pain pattern left leg; sensory has been established and claimed since 2008 and 2006 MRI's which shows exactly the pinched S1 at L5, Multiple VA Neurrology consults which found Radicular pain pattern left leg and sensory loss. They offered Epidural injections and surgery which I declined. IMO Chronic radiculopathy...2009 about July 2009.
A DAV Rep submitted a Layperson claim for me, stating Low Back Pain. Do I need a degree in medicine to submit a claim but all of the sypmtoms were noted to VA and IMO personell at the same time as Lumbar Strain with L5-S1 herniated disc and IVDS involving sciatic nerve; previously claimed as lumbar strain with radiating pain through buttocks and down legs and Radicular pain pattern left leg; sensory.
I need an opinion, as this was sent by the DAV REP, was this just run up the flag Pole to see if it would fly since nothing has been received from the VA. Should I just take the 70% and go crawl in a hole or fight this on to whatever end this leads?
Time for a lawyer and offer the 6000.00 just to fight it?
Keep on the DAV Rep since he for some reason knows weeks before the VA does before they do.
PS Still resisting IVDS diagnosis and staying with strain even though they write IVDS in their diagnosis. What is that?
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