I have a lot of gripes with the VA decision I got today, but I can only deal with one at a time. I'm going to file a NOD, that's one thing I do know for sure.
A training accident left me with an injured left foot. I was discharged because of it, the VA later gave me 10% for it, calling it Left Foot - Chronic Residual Pain. That was in 1985.
Last year I filed a claim, and one of the things I listed was to add my right knee as a secondary issue, due to the many years of limping. During the C&P, the evaluator asked if I'd ever fallen. I said yes, my knee had given out and I'd fallen down some stairs. She stated in the report that I had fallen down the stairs and injured my knee. I filed a request to amend the record, and they supposedly approved it.
The Decision Letter refers to that original C&P statement, and also that the arthritis in my right knee is also due to normal aging (funny how only my right knee is aging...)
I'd had an IME scheduled earlier this spring, but one of the partners in the practice died and they canceled my appointment. I'm going to call tomorrow and see if I can get in.
Can anyone please point me in the direction of VA medical precedents that would apply, namely years of antalgia resulting in joint problems on the opposite side? I know I can search somewhere, but I'm not sure how best to phrase the keywords.
Thanks for any help. I'm pretty upset, so I'm sorry if I'm not being very clear or if I'm being too wordy..
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I have a lot of gripes with the VA decision I got today, but I can only deal with one at a time. I'm going to file a NOD, that's one thing I do know for sure.
A training accident left me with an injured left foot. I was discharged because of it, the VA later gave me 10% for it, calling it Left Foot - Chronic Residual Pain. That was in 1985.
Last year I filed a claim, and one of the things I listed was to add my right knee as a secondary issue, due to the many years of limping. During the C&P, the evaluator asked if I'd ever fallen. I said yes, my knee had given out and I'd fallen down some stairs. She stated in the report that I had fallen down the stairs and injured my knee. I filed a request to amend the record, and they supposedly approved it.
The Decision Letter refers to that original C&P statement, and also that the arthritis in my right knee is also due to normal aging (funny how only my right knee is aging...)
I'd had an IME scheduled earlier this spring, but one of the partners in the practice died and they canceled my appointment. I'm going to call tomorrow and see if I can get in.
Can anyone please point me in the direction of VA medical precedents that would apply, namely years of antalgia resulting in joint problems on the opposite side? I know I can search somewhere, but I'm not sure how best to phrase the keywords.
Thanks for any help. I'm pretty upset, so I'm sorry if I'm not being very clear or if I'm being too wordy..
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