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Raybob
I just retired on Jun1, 2010 after applying for C&P determinationin Dec 2009 under the Benefit Delivery at Discharge (BDD) program. My C&P exams were all done in Feb 2010. Overall, I was pleased with my 90% rating and do not compalin at all about such a beneficial rating.
However, there are some claims they said were NOT SERVICE CONNECTED (SC) but they are 100% issues contained in my Service Medical Records (SMRs) when I filed my claim. All of them are supported by multiple visits to service medical doctors for the related issues while I was on active duty.
My question is; Should I go back to counter these as truly being SC? or just let them go because overall they will have little effect on my overall current 90% rating ( I probably wont get enough to reach 100%).
These include:
1. skull loss (due to removal during two surgeries ((but only one when I first filed my claim))... VA states no skull loss, but my surgery transcript clearly states skull removal as a part of the surgery.
2. irritable bowel syndrome (multiple visits to doctors from 2005 to 2009 together with Xrays, MRIs, prescriptions, etc)
3. sciatica (specifically indicated by military doctors on multiple occassions)
There are also other issues but I find them acceptable as not being sometthing to link to military duty (such as skin/displastic nevus issues, Vitamin D defficiency, etc) although they also did occur and got treated while I was on active duty.
I am OK with at least the IBS and Sciatica being non-compensable because the sysmptoms occur infrequently... but the skull loss is documented and that wont change...
But I would at least think that the VA might show them as SC at a zero percent in the event I have future issues with them... all history and symptoms occurrd while on active duty.
Should I be satisfied with the 90% and just leave well enough alone, or should I go back to appeal these particular findings? What do I focus on in my rebuttal when they already have everything in my SMRs?
Thanks for any advice.
Cheers,
Ray
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