Asthma C&p Re-Exam Inquiry With Past (Negative) Pft Results.

[jayodizzle]

I have a schedule for the Regional office after I take my breathing test, that's why I was thinking of asking the rater not the examiner I should have been clear with that. Well, the thing was I had a breathing test before and this was done prior to my discharge in the military and that's all they needed when I applied for compensation the first time. So after 6 months that time, they gave me an approval and initially gave me 60% with matching depression which was included as 30%. Then my breathing test came out normal but the fact I was using cortisteroid inhalers/medicines and my documented emergency hospitalization qualified me for a disability and my record did indicate I had asthma that made me discharged from the service.

Though after 2 months of my award, they gave me a change in my rating to 100% for they have a clear and unmistaking error that says

they found on the record that i was affiliated with OEF/OIF/ Gulf war. all my deployments afterall are in oman, horn of africa, and gulf of aden.

*As of now, I am really controlling my asthma with medicines and to tell you honestly, I feel a lot better now than before when I got out from the service. That's the whole reason why I never had to go to the VA medical for check up because I just kept following up with my medicines. Like I said also, I haven't run out on inhalers yet and I went to an outside pharmacy to get one inhaler (one time) because I forgot to bring one when I was having a long trip.

I have not received any appointment check up til now from the VA for the asthma that I have. But my medication lasted me atleast this year from my separation (my former command was so kind to give me their supply of albuterol) and just one left for symbicort.

So can I tell that also to the VA rater/examiner who's gonna check me for my health? it's just that I haven't gone check with them because after my award, they did not direct me anything else. No doctor or what needs to be done next for my asthma. Just the funds that they gave me for compensation (I used it to buy medicines too).

So long story short, I'm going to the breathing test, get to the RO for another C&P test with my above statement on my sleeve.

So I was thinking, what if my breathing test was normal again? I was thinking of giving them the medicine and record that I still do use inhalers and medicines to CONTROL my asthma?

Would those suffice for me to retain my 100% rating? or should I just tell them honestly that I'm controlling it with medications and that makes my condition better? (risk of losing the 100%)

Thank you for the support my fellow veterans.

[jayodizzle]

so they were actually planning to reduce my rating already then? hmm... so about... 2 years? ever since i got out there's really just one time where I went to them for the breathing test which was on my initial C&P and then this incoming re-exam.

I usually control my asthma with those corticosteroids though and take precautions to not make them to be an emergency so I take m meds whenever I have shortness or breath as first initial sign of flare up.

I also have related cond. to asthma such as eczema and a chest pain associated with it too. But those where superceded when they gave me 100% due to OIF/OEF they indicated.

This is gonna be my 2nd visit to VA after my initial C&P before on which I was awarded 60% (2011 ago)

[jayodizzle]

it's gonna be my 2nd visit to VA (since my 2011 C&P) and I never had to get more supply from them because my former command and doctor in military pretty much provided me a supply that would last up to now. So would that factor anything on their decision?