killemall Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Ive been very busy over the past year and today I finished the last of my evidence gathering and am finally ready to submit all evidence to the VA. I currently have 17 claims that were submitted in june 2013. For my knees wrist and shoulders I went to my pricate Dr. Twice before he recimmended physical therapy. Physical therapy was 12 weeks Then saw specialist in regards to knees wrist and shoulders. Then xray and later mri. Then back to specialist Went to my private dr to get referral for ear exam for hearing loss Then went to audiology appointment. Had to see private dr for referral to neurology for tbi Then cat scan Then neurologist 3 times Been seeing a private shrink weekly for depression due to hearing loss Had to see dr for blood pressure readings....... Saw va shrinks four times....... Got pics of head injuries from family. Friends and family doing statements Im forgetting so many things. The bottom line is evidence gathering is insanely lengthy and tedious. Im so happy its all done and Im ready to finally submit. I thought of doing multiple IMOs now but decided not to spend the.money till I see what they decide. My medicalmilitary records and gathering seem pretty solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy04 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Good Luck with your claim, and keep us posted bud. 100% PTSD 100% Back 60% Bladder Issues 50% Migraines 30% Crohn's Disease 30% R Shoulder 20% Radiculopathy, Left lower 10% Radiculopathy, Right lower 10% L Knee 10% R Knee Surgery 2005&2007 10% Asthma 10% Tinnitus 10% Damage of Cranial Nerve II 10% Scars SMC S SMC K OEF/OIF VET 100% VA P&T, Post 911 Caregiver, SSDI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder john999 Posted February 8, 2014 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted February 8, 2014 You claimed 17 disabilities? Are you retired military? You have documentation in your SMR's for all those conditions. Better to get one condition rated at 100% than 17 rated at less than 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEEBEE711 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 You claimed 17 disabilities? Are you retired military? You have documentation in your SMR's for all those conditions. Better to get one condition rated at 100% than 17 rated at less than 100%. I agree with you here john999. Veterans often times claim everthing possibe under the sun with no real medical records to back some of 'em up. By throwing everything at a wall just to see what sticks is not always the best thing to do. Pick those disabilities that have very good track record being backed up with your medical records. The VERY weak ones will only slow up your claim. you say " depression due to hearing loss". Really?? Cant you find one of your other 17 disabilities that are far worse than your heaing loss to better justify your depression on?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 Medically discharged in 2004 17 in total Have documentation for everything Left knee Right knee Wrist Left shoulder Right shoulder Hearing loss Depression secondary to hearing loss High blood pressure Tbi Slurred speech scar on face Sleep apnea Few more Im forgetting.....the only thing thats not well documented is the tbi. I have pictures of injuries and even stitches removal in my medical records but the record of me being found in the woods uncouncsious is missing. I get were your coming from. But my actual military records have majority of these claims in them clear as day. I just needed to connect the dots. If it wernt for this site I would havent known about 75% of them being compensatable. A good example is my high blood pressure. Upon entry my reading were normal. After two years in the infantry I have five back to back readings on seperate days with my top number ranging from 158 to 171..... subsequent readings of over 160 is compensatable at 10%. Im still taking medication that was prescribed by VA but never even thought of putting a claim in. Its in my medical records but I would have never known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 Just happy my evidence collecting is over! Sooo much work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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