hypertension Smc S And Question About Dmii

[FrankieG23]

A friend of mine was rated at 30% (20% for DMII and Hypertension 10% he has tingling in foot but I dont know if that was rated). He received an implanted defrib/pacemaker. He was increased to 100%. I told him the implanted device, the defrib, was 100% by itself, and he should try for another 60%, so he can get SMC S. He talked to someone at VA and they told him 100% is as high as it gets, he had no idea about SMC's. He is on insulin for DMII, so that should be increased to 40%. He has tingling in his hands as well. Can anyone make suggestions. I hate for him to ask for increase in DMII, and they take that away. Has anyone heard of anyone being consider DM1, once they get on insulin. It's just that the meds don't control it after awhile. I also thought DM1 was juvenile diabetes, but a nurse at VA hospital said it is really DM1 once you start on insulin. And if that's true, does the VA try to take away the DMII status?

[FrankieG23]

Thanks Boomer, sorry about your friend. Dabetes is nasty disease which effects many things in the body. I have had my doctor tell me that after so many years on medication, almost everyone eventually ends up on insulin. Thanks for posting regs. I thought getting on insulin increased the percentage to 40. I wanted him to get his 60% so he can get SMC S but I didn't want him to risk anything he has now.

[Philip Rogers]

Hey Phillip, They Now have a surgery for PN in Diabetic Called Decompression Surgery usually done in the Podiatry side of the VAMC 85% of diabetics who get it have less to no Amputations, anyone having problems should check into it. I don't have diabetes but have sever case of PN so done at VAMC Salem VA. By a DR. Bonk who I.m told has Vets Come from all parts of the country to him for the surgery Rich.

Thanks, Rich!! I'll have to wait on any surgery, until it gets worse, as I only have surgery for absolute lifethreatening injuries/illnesses, these days, as all surgeries have risks. Thanks again, tho!

pr

[Philip Rogers]

Thanks Boomer, sorry about your friend. Dabetes is nasty disease which effects many things in the body. I have had my doctor tell me that after so many years on medication, almost everyone eventually ends up on insulin. Thanks for posting regs. I thought getting on insulin increased the percentage to 40. I wanted him to get his 60% so he can get SMC S but I didn't want him to risk anything he has now.

I don't think he's running any risk, altho most VA employees and VSO's will say he is. It's just their way of helping the VA out. jmo

pr

[Berta]

If he has DMII from the AO ,I don't think he needs to worry about that rating at all.

DMII has considerable other secondary disabilities that are possible for SC.

The VA DMII Training letter is here under a search and it contains many of those secondary problems.

They all need a doctor,if claimed as secondary , to make the medical link to the DMII.

Edited February 20, 2013 by Berta

[john999]

If you have DMII and you can get the VA to do a CT scan of your legs it will probably show some hardening of the arteries. You can file for this as aterioscelorotic (spelling ??) heart disease secondary to DMII. I got it that way. You may not get 100% for this but I got 60%. I had the VA do a CT scan of a lump on my leg and they discovered the hardening of the arteries. DMII is secondary to so many other problems it is good to keep up on it. The VA may identify the condition but they won't make the DMII connection.

John