lumbosacral Semi Successful Claim

[free_spirit_etc]

There is nothing that makes them want to diagnose something quicker than claiming for an undiagnosed illness. And then they just leave it at that....without bothering to develop whether the diagnosed illness should be granted SC.

they denied my gulf war related joint pain. and sleep disturbance because they said sleep apnea was not diagnosed in service, and sleep disturbances were for undiagnosed sleep disturbances, being mine was diagnosed as sleep apnea. no popsicle ,.. just a bunch of double talk and hoodwink tactics.,

Edited October 5, 2013 by free_spirit_etc

[Berta]

“How can they outright deny me for body rash? My letter included my first episodes were full body rash 3 times in 92, although the Corpsman refused to touch me. I also included medical documentation, my wifes letter talking about me breaking out in rashes, both my kids breaking out in rashes, medication because of rashes. Shampoo meds for the rash on the head. Yet, I was denied. :”

I assume you got some retro so maybe you should contact an IMO doctor.

We always recommend Dr. Craig C Bash here but he doesn't do skin claims...he might have a good referral for you however.

Many Vietnam vets got jungle rot (crotch itch) but didnt claim it right because they didnt have the proper medical diagnosis.

You need to go to the VA SRD here (Schedule of Ratings) to see how you fit into a ratable skin condition, and determine if it is worth getting an IMO for , cost wise.

I dont think this would be anything that could ultimately contribute to your death (in that case you would definitely want SC for it) but one never knows.

“Body rash” is too generic for the VA.

I googled Gulf War vets and Rashes and I was surprised at all that popped up.

Did you ever use strong bug spray inservice?

If so read this:

http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2013/03/21/researchers-find-gulf-war-syndrome-is-a-real-illness/

You need a real diagnosis from a real doctor (in my opinion)

You did Good however,Rtyler......Congrats

We have info here on how to succeed in some sleep apnea claims. under a hadit search.

The VA diagnosed a Nam vet I know with acne and it was really AO Chloracne.

Does this rash hinder, by it's appearance, your ability to work...in other words was the Corpsman afraid to touch you because he thought he would catch something? And was the rash very visible to him on your skin?

The only thing that puzzles me here is that the kids get the rashes too.

Please listen to my SVR radio show here as to the 9 new Gulf War Presumptives.

This might be evidence of an infectious skin disease that falls under one of those 9 new presumptives.....

Have the kids been diagnosed ?

What was your MOS? Did you work with fuels?

Edited October 5, 2013 by Berta

[free_spirit_etc]

"Many Vietnam vets got jungle rot (crotch itch) but didnt claim it right because they didnt have the proper medical diagnosis."

OMG! I was reading a BVA claim the other day that denied a claim on this because the VA examiner noted that the veteran didn't have any rash on his testicles on the day of the exam. Then the judge (or lawyer writing for the judge) noted that there were no colored pictures taken of the area because the veteran didn't have a rash during the exam.

Do they actually take colored photos of your testicles to submit the the VA???

It just seems like that is going a bit far considering the fact that you never know whose C-file your photos might show up in.

Edited October 5, 2013 by free_spirit_etc

[ntyler0341]

Thanks for all the comments. And Berta, you are always so in depth, to the point and resourceful. As far as rashes go, i dont think i have ever come across information on why GW Vets have them. I know its a big issue though. Rashes are something that my 16 year old daughter and 14 year old son get also. I have never looked at the rating schedule so im not sure if pusuing is worth it?

After the War had ended, I was Detailed out with a large group. Our job was to retrieve all War gear. We stored it, accounted for it by scanning the equipments barcode, than eventually cleaned everything until they were spotless. We than loaded everything on MPS Ships. So yeah, depleted uranium, toxins from the cleaning chemicals etc etc. I went in depth in my letter about that.

I have never read anything on sleep apnea.

The other part of my claim was PTSD. In my 2 year wait, there has never been a C&P Exam for PTSD. I was diagnosed PTSD by my local mental health professional. So I am not sure why the bypassed PTSD. In my award letter, it states that a PTSD Exam has been requeasted. BUT, when they break down each part of my claim in "Reason For Decision"

PTSD

Service connection for ptsd has been established as directly related to military service.

A noncompensable evaluation is assigned from Nov 11, 2011.

A noncompensable evaluation is assigned whenever there are symptoms that are not severe enough either to interfere with occupational and social functioning or to require continious medication. A higher evaluation of 10% is nit warranted unless there are mild or tansient symptoms which decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress; or symptoms controlled by continuous medications.

An at once examination will be requested to evaluate the current status of your medical condition.

So the ptsd part had confused me.

This is also what is confusing to me...... Future examinations will be scheduled to evaluate severity of your service connected CFS and IBS

Why dont they rate these as permanent? Its not like I have been getting better these past 15 years.

[R3dneck]

Just continue to go to all appts for IBS and CFS and take all prescribed medications and most likely they will just review your records after 2-5 years to see if things are still happening.