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VA Will No Longer Drop Coverage of Veterans Being Cared for at Home
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Originally, this secondary condition was claimed as 'migraines,' but while it may begin as a migraine with a complication, the VA can--and has, more than once--made it so much worse (pain-wise). If it does not qualify as a migraine, then my attorney and I need to come up with a different diagnosis. It's definitely a neurological issue, possibly 'occipital neuralgia,' as the condition meets the criteria of its definition, here: https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/occipital+neuralgia.-
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VALife insurance program coming January 2023 for Veterans with service connection
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In January 2023, VA will launch a new life insurance program called Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife), which provides guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance coverage to Veterans age 80 and under, with any level of service-connected disability. Some Veterans age 81 and older may also be eligible.-
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I found this quiet Interesting supreme court decison
Buck52 posted a question in VA Disability Compensation Benefits Claims Research Forum,
click the link to read about this.
https://usmilitary.org/supreme-court-decision-may-affect-veterans-across-the-us-wave-disability-deadline-for-thousands/
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VA Math, Confusing, Right? Calculate Your Final Rating Percentage!
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10 + 50 = 50 and other VA math mysteries explained.
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“VA Math” is the way that the VA computes combined impairment ratings for multiple conditions in a Veteran’s compensation benefits claim – and it requires that you unlearn real math. When a Veteran has multiple medical conditions that are service-connected and the Veterans Affairs rates each at a different percentage, it would seem that they should just add up your percentages to get to a total body impairment rating.-
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Hi, this is my very first post on hadit.com. I have been reading through different forums for weeks, and I am very impressed by the amount of support and comaraderie shared amongst the users. In June, I filed a claim for disability for osteochondritis dissecans stage 3. I was in the Army as a firefighter for six years. I got out June 2003, and was unaware of any current issues with my ankle. In August 2003, I had severe ankle pain, would fall mid-step daily, and could barely walk. I went to a private doctor, and I was diagnosed with OD stage 3. OD is a degenerative joint condition where blood supply is not getting to the ankle bone, the bone chips off, and causes severe pain. The doctor said that it takes a long time for OD to reach stage 3. I had surgery in October 2003, and since then the condition has worsened. The VA wants to do surgery again. I never filed a claim for this. I decided to do so this past June. I listed the disability condition as OD stage 3 on my claim form. I just got my rating letter back, and it stated: "Service connection for osteochondritis dissecans stage 3 must be denied because there is no evidence of a current od stage 3, and indication in your service medical records that you ever had od stage 3 while you were on active duty." When I submitted my claim, I included all of my medical records from the private doctor, the current VA records indicating degenerative joint disease due to od stage 3, and private dr's notes from the past 8 years when I have fallen or had severe ankle pain. My question is: Did I word my initial claim wrong in listing my disability as OD stage 3, since it was corrected during surgery in 2003? Should I have worded it as residules of OD stage 3, or degenerative joint disease? All of the private and VA drs that I have seen have said that it takes at least a year for this condition to reach stage 3, and it was discovered 2 months after I came off of active duty--which would put me in stage 1 and 2 while in-service. Should I file a NOD and request to have a podiatrist or orthopeodic surgeon review my file (can I do that?), or should I just re-file a whole new claim and give up my initial claim date? Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated. I am in much pain, and the VA doctors want to do surgery again this spring.
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