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Carl the Engineer
So, spinning my wheels, waiting on my current claim to be rated, I re-read my VA medical records for the third time.
In the radiology report for my original claims C&P (11/2009) for HTN (hypertension) I read this;
HTN please note heart size
Heart size is normal. Thoracic aorta is dense and tortuous.
Diaphragmatic outlines are well defined. Lungs are clear.
Degenerative changes in the thoracic spine.
I took note at that last sentence because the VA recently took it upon themselves to SC my neck for DDD (a month ago), when I tried to have it seconded to my shoulder injury. The VA doc stated that my necks limited movement was not related to my shoulder, however, I had DDD of the neck, because of a x-ray and that it had to have occurred during active duty because what he saw could not have developed in the last two years. I was SC at a 20% rate for limited ROM.
I have and have had for a long time lower back pain at a mild to moderate level, however, never filed anything because I figured it was because I was getting older, etc.
I believe I could/should claim for DDD of the thoracic/lumbar spine (I read that they are rated together and separately from the cervical spine) because it would show DDD (arthritis) and it would have had to occur while in the service.
As a side note, the claim that I am waiting for was referred because my exam for and increase for tendenopathy for my right shoulder, the doc commented in his diagnosis arthritis in both shoulders (as least as likely). So, I know I have arthritis and can make that an issue with my back.
What do you think?
Hamslice
“There is no hook my friend. There's only what we do.” Doc Holiday
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