Good Evening. When I first got my VA rating package I was pretty happy with the 80% I got, but reading deeper in to it, it appears they made a few mistakes. One was so obvious, claiming my allergic hadn't gotten worse with service, even thou I had been on 7 different meds and wasn't service connected, and it is. I am working on an appeal for it.
The real reason for this post is how the VA rates back pain.
I have chronic lower back pain, on any day of the week it a 4 out of 10 on the pain scale, but with pain I can flex to 70 degrees. But the pain worsens at about 30-40 degrees. All resulting from years of flying, riding the cutters and two auto accidents. There are a few herniated discs, but currently not messing with my legs. I got 10% for my back for degenerative disc disease.
How are they suppose to rate range of motion, when the pain starts or as far as I can go? Is it worth doing a NOD for maybe an extra 10%.
I plan on claiming a couple things I missed on the first pass, I don't expect to get enough for 100% rating, but I can see 90%.
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Good Evening. When I first got my VA rating package I was pretty happy with the 80% I got, but reading deeper in to it, it appears they made a few mistakes. One was so obvious, claiming my allergic hadn't gotten worse with service, even thou I had been on 7 different meds and wasn't service connected, and it is. I am working on an appeal for it.
The real reason for this post is how the VA rates back pain.
I have chronic lower back pain, on any day of the week it a 4 out of 10 on the pain scale, but with pain I can flex to 70 degrees. But the pain worsens at about 30-40 degrees. All resulting from years of flying, riding the cutters and two auto accidents. There are a few herniated discs, but currently not messing with my legs. I got 10% for my back for degenerative disc disease.
How are they suppose to rate range of motion, when the pain starts or as far as I can go? Is it worth doing a NOD for maybe an extra 10%.
I plan on claiming a couple things I missed on the first pass, I don't expect to get enough for 100% rating, but I can see 90%.
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