tdiu What Are My Chances?

[W4LNY]

Ok here we go in June of 2012 I was working full time in Security for a major financial company the job required me to be on my feet the entire shift, I started having major issues with my feet, I always have had pain and walk with a very minor limp from an injury in the Army I had stress fractures in both feet that were misdiagnosed one turned into a full fracture of my metatarsal that is now deviated but anyway with this job my foot got worse and worse until I could not do the job anymore since than I had to work at another site with less pay and hours I had filed a VA claim with a line of duty form I was given when I left service I was granted Service Connection within 3 months and started getting treatment at the VA I was rated at 0% but appealed that to DRO who submitted an UI claim on my behalf I did not initiate the claim but anyway the doctor said I have flat foot b/l that is now service aggrevated, I had a mortons nuroma, bone spurs that have developed and I was given orthopedic shoes which the doctor noted are not working very well, they gave me shoes for work another set for just walking and now another set for driving, last month I had surgery to remove the nuroma since than the surgery caused a staff infection in my foot and severe blood clotting and hematoma I am waiting for an answer on my 100% TD for surgery recovery time anyway the regional office told me all the claims are held up because of my pending unemployability claim they also tell me it continues to be worked and they keep telling me I have a good chance of getting it although I don't believe them I found out today my claim was sent to Washington DC to the Under Secretary of the VA's office somethibg about a special circumstance let me just add for the last 2 years my inconme has been below 12,000 and I am a full time single father we are on Medicaid, food stamps etc, so far I have gotten nothing at all from the VA but today I filled for Financial Hardship now they tell me they can get me the TD 100% for the surgery within 30 days until the TDUI claim decision is made so should I really expect anything to come of this TDUI claim like they keep telling me?

thanks

[63SIERRA]

keep this in mind... your feet and legs help support u even when sitting so if you are offered a job, sitting for 8 hours a day, it might hurt like hell, if u cant go lay down, or elevate your feet in a recliner, or take your shoes off to let your feet uncramp.

you cant sit in a chair all day with one foot elevated. people would trip walking by.

[StreetWalker]

 

keep this in mind... your feet and legs help support u even when sitting so if you are offered a job, sitting for 8 hours a day, it might hurt like hell, if u cant go lay down, or elevate your feet in a recliner, or take your shoes off to let your feet uncramp.

you cant sit in a chair all day with one foot elevated. people would trip walking by.

 

Very true. The only semi comfortable position I can find is in my recliner with my feet up and a heating pad on my back. Sitting in a normal chair starts to hurt in minutes. Spend 30 minutes or more and I get really really snippy and want to hurt people. It's my coping mechanism for dealing with the pain.

Standing....forget it.

[Navy04]

Street,

I know how you feel bud. My back and bones are horrible. After I retired from the Navy in Feb 13, I became an Agent with the state for 7 months Tracking Violent Sex Offenders. I was driving 300-500 miles daily 6-7 days a week. It was the worse pain, and I can not take any pain medicine due to my Crohn's Disease. I hurt so bad sometimes, as you said want to hurt people. I am due to have 2 more knee surgeries in the next month or two. Bad thing is, I am only 31 and falling apart.