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Success With Social Security...1 Down, 1 To Go!

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Shyne-I

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Got my Hearing Decision letter today!! Fully Favorable Decision going back to 10/2009. "The Claimant has the following severe impairments: Fibromyalgia, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, migraine headaches, osteoarthritis in the bilateral knees, hips, and wrists, degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine, and major depressive disorder, bipolar II disorder with undifferentiated somatoform disorder and pain disorder due to multiple medical disorders and psychological factor." I my claim with the VA is for Fibromyalgia and Depressions secondary to Fibromyalgia and TDIU. I finally got an IMO from my Rheumatologist which states in short... that my Fibromyalgia and depression secondary to fibromyalgia as well as migraines secondary to fibromyalgia are at least as likely as not incurred during service. I was going to file a claim for migraines and patella femoral syndrome and knee pain after my current claim is adjudicated, but I am excited to finally have 1 win!! and with retro payments going back to 2010 I should be able to get caught up on my bills with the first installment and save some of the other two installments. All smiles and thankful to God for everything :smile::smile::smile::biggrin:

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"least as likely as not incurred in service" That statement doesn't sound promising at all. JMHO

You have to remember that the social security and veterans administration are two separate entity's. They each have their own way of determining awards. Just because your granted SS doesn't mean you will be granted SC from the VA and vice-versa.

I do wish you luck and keep us posted!

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“are at least as likely as not incurred during service. “

I see that statement in a positive light Shyne, but Meg sure has a point......

Did the doctor expand on that statement by referring to your SMRs and/or other records in a way that VA will understand the doc meant 'at least as likely as not ' due to ' or 'was incurred in ' your service,with no other possible etiology?

We arent being picky here. Claims can become a War of the Words.

It is GREAT news on the SSA award and that will be probative evidence if you have claimed every disability the award covered and can prove they are all (or should be eventually )service connected.

Relax and enjoy this .... and maybe the doc's actual statement in the IMO was OK.

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When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief

Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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