How To Word A Claim

[Geo4K]

I am working up my claim for cervical vertigo (CV) - it's my biggest, most bothersome and significant claim. I feel (and my Doc thinks it is reasonable) that my dizzy spells/CV are a result of the DDD I now have (and that the VA has acknowledged).

I have a MRI next Tuesday and a ENT appointment the week after. My new Doc is interested in helping me and has volunteered to write a Nexus letter for me. I'll be claiming CV, with headaches when my neck pain is bad - all due to the three neck injuries and resulting DDD in my C spine.

My question is how to articulate my claim for headaches, secondary to the DDD? I've seen some good advice here and have learned much from a lot of reading, but would like to hear some thoughts specifically on this. So long as my neck is in big pain, my head pounds. I eat aspirin and sleep a lot until it lets up.

Advice?

Geo

[carlie]

I went thru it 3 times and it seems like your personal

information has all been redacted now.

There are a couple of your Doctors names still showing -

I would not worry about that.

[pacmanx1]

Carlie, I can still see his information on, front page, and pages 15, 16, and 22 of his progress notes.

I have a flat screen monitor and I can see it clear enough.

Edited August 3, 2010 by pacmanx1

[carlie]

Geo,

Your post with the attachment has been deleted.

[Geo4K]

Thank you - I'll repost the doc that has been totally blacked out tomorrow, if needed. Sorry about the extra work.

[Geo4K]

Thank you - I'll repost the doc that has been totally blacked out tomorrow, if needed. Sorry about the extra work.

I took a look at my MRI shots and compared it to an image I found during my research ( http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/central/cervical.html ) here. I put the two photos together and I feel that I may not be totally out of my mind for my claim of vertigo. Granted, I am not a radiologist, nor did I sleep at a Holiday Inn Express... but they sure do look similar. What say you?

[carlie]

What has the radiologist put in writing regarding this MRI ?