Was Young And Dumb But Finally Caught On

[63SIERRA]

I have been trying to get what is deserved, for compensation from the va. I would like some opinions on a claim submitted in 1995. A brief description of the claim is I was working under a truck, and an object like a bolt, or rock, or something fell in my eye, and abrasioned cornea was the result. I went on sick call, got ointment and a patch, and wore it abt a week. since the abrasion, I have had several occasions of dry eye, and given eye drops. I learned that 10 percent compensation is appropriate for residuals of corneal abrasion. I plan to file a CUE claim, back to 1995 based on this denial letter. Plz pay close attention to the very first line. They acknowledge in SERVICE medical records, indicated I had suffered a corneal abrasion, then they changed the subject, and distracted to my other, eye, then finally at the end of the denial , stated my injury was not service connected. THE FIRST SENTENCE THE TYPED SAID IT HAPPENED IN SERVICE. !!

Here it is.

Service medical records from March 1990 thru aug 1995 reveal a one time irritation of your left eye. when you had a dust particle enter your eye while working under a vehicle. ( for the record, the rater said it was a dust particle, my medical record states it was an object. rater decided to use particle, to make it sound like a minor injury).

Your eye was irrigated well.The eye exam showed a corneal abrasion with use of an antibiotic and eye patch for 24 hrs.

there were no further complaints of the left eye.

There are no medical records showing an eye disability since discharge. In recent Va outpatient records on sept of 2004 you were found to have a retinal detachment in the right eye. The acute injury of the left eye in service is not related to the current diagnosis of the right eye. (see how the rater tries to distract from the subject at hand), ?

Service connection may be granted for a disability which began in military service or was caused by some event or experience in service.

Service connection for eye condition is denied since this condition neither occurred in nor was caused by service.

I filed for my left eye, not my right, why they even mentioned my right eye, is ridiculous to me. My right eye was injured before I ever joined the service.

Edited September 12, 2013 by 63SIERRA

[63SIERRA]

ok, I have found 2 seperate c&p exams in my c-file 1 is for hand thumb and fingers

the other for liver , gallbladdr , pancreas it doenst say anything abt an eye exam.

while looking thru my records though I forgot abt this.

cc upset following eye exam and having device on floor placed in his eye. (the doctor that was examining me, dropped some little device he was looking in my eye with that looked like a jewelers loupe, it rolled around on the floor under his desk, he picked it up, and did a quick rinse under the faucet, stuck it right into my eye). It hurt like hell.

MR x Is a 35 yr old male with chronic hep c infection on week 35 pegintron,, ribavirin rx. He was reffered to eye clinic for evaluation of billateral eye pain . He comes to the HCV clinic today to voice concern/anger re eye detached retina . he is upset re diagnosis of detached retina but also re the use of eye instrument that fell on the floor during the exam rinsed with tapwater and placed back in his eye.

I recall the nurse practicioner who was an angel telling me sometimes the hepc treatment could mess up your eyes. I just cant recall if thats when my other eye got messed up , im so confused now, I cant sort it all out,

[63SIERRA]

to my knowledge they fired the doctor after this incedent, they said he was a goofball, and should have retired decades ago, but was hanging around, messing up like a stale ole fart. ,, thats verbatem what they told me. I never saw him again after that.

Edited October 6, 2013 by 63SIERRA

[63SIERRA]

more on my eye

active problem

Retinal break 361.30 02/06/2004 Haney, david g.

hyperdylipidemia (icd -9-cm 272.4 09/26/2003

tinea unguium 9icd-9-cm 110.1 11 09/26/20

hydradenitis (icd -9-cm 705.83)

hep c 0icd-9-cm 070,51 03/26/2003

what it looks like is my retinal detachment was diagnosed on 02/06/2004 , when I went see dipshdits abt my eye pain,.

I was on some strong meds for the hepc, its basically chemotherapy, so I dont rememer everything abt that time period.

[63SIERRA]

hx began the new hepatitis meds in april, the pain began last month and lasted over a few days , it was hard pain above the eyes. , first one then the other / lasting a few minutes or less , none over the last few weeks.

va see tech

iop see tech

eom intact

fields loss of interior t3 emporal peripheral field OD

lens normal

retinal color intact

RETINAL DETACHMENT WITH 2 HOLES IN PERIPHERY OD. SUPERIOR DOWN TO HORIZONTAL BUT WELL DEMARCATED WITH C/R DELINEATION. DR. H WILL SEE HIM IN 6 MONTHS . BOTH TOLD ABT BLURRING AND I SHOWED HIM THE FIELD DEFECT HE COULD TEST FOR.

DX, -ICE PICK PAIN OU

-DETINAL RETACHMENT OD

RX-DR-H TO SEE HIM IN 6 MONTHS

[63SIERRA]

so to me it looks like while they were treating me for a service connected condition, (hepc), they created another problem the detached retina with 2 holes because of the medicine. puts pressure on your eyes. .I looked thru my entire c-file and both c&p exams and there was no mention of an eye exam in a c&p file . The medicine that they gave me also gave me stomach cramps so bad, I strained to get it out on the toilet and I got an abdominal hernia. I havent claimed it because they sewed it up and I dont know if its claimable.

note the above posted diagnosis of retinal detachment with 2 holes was in the c-file.,

Edited October 6, 2013 by 63SIERRA

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Were you taking Interferon?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219447/