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Nexus Letters For Numerous Back Problems
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I don't even know where to begin writing and I know this is boring but I need help. I have had lower and upper back problems while I was in the service but I am not service connected for my back. I filed a claim earlier this year after having spinal fusion at c-6/C-7. I was diagnosed with chronic lower back pain through the VA in 07 or 08. I am hurting all over my back. I got out in 2000 with service connections of 20% for my left knee and 10% for hypertention. I have been seen over 25 times for my back since I got out in 2000. I was seen within a year of getting out of service and I found where I went to the clinic twice while I was in the service for lower back pain. After I had spinal fusion my neurosurgeon looked at alot of my medical records from the military and local hospitals and wrote me a letter stating the had reviewed many military treatment records and local hospital records and it is QUITE POSSIBLE that my back problems were caused or aggrivated from my military service. I asked if he would write it in VA format and say it was as least likely as not and he said that he had written many letters to the VA and this would be good enough. I'm so depressed from my back hurting all the time and taking methadone everyday. I sent in the letter and asked for a reconsideration since I was denied earlier in the year. I didn't have proof that it happened in service or evidence of a continuation of treatment after service but I did find additional records where I was seen 10 months after I got out for lower and upper back problems plus new evidence of treatment in service so I hope that the new evidence plus the so called nexus letter from my neurosurgeon will put me over the top. I work for a city government as a painter and I am really having a hard time doing my job everyday. It's a great job that most people would love to have especially in this economy but I just don't know how much longer I can take it. Please give me your opinions as to what I should do. Do I need a lawyer or should I just sit back wnd see if this claim gets approved or denied? I need some good advice. The weakness and depression are taking a great toll on me. Any advice or help will be appreciated! Thanks.
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