Hello, everyone out there! I have question maybe someone could answer. In Dec 1994 I was transferred to Japan to a new ship. Four months later I was removed from the ship because they told me they think I had a stroke. Well I was diagnosed with Atherosclerotic Ischemic heart disease. I was placed on light duty on the base, and then 5 months later they sent back to the states. They ran all sorts of tests on me and even sent me to a shrink. My problem is that as I was on my way to a medical appointment at Balboa hospital I got rear-ended by a truck about 4 blocks away from the hospital. My car didn't get totalled but my right leg was on the brake and my hip got pushed out of alignment. I reported to the doctor at the hospital that I was getting bouts of Vertigo everyday. So that doctor diagnosed me with Meniere's disease and instead they discharged me for that. They just completely forgot the heart problem. Fortunately I did have that put in my record before I was discharged in 1997. My problem is that the VA denied the heart disease, oh and by the way I developed hypertension while in the service for which they denied also. Fast forward to February 2014, I had a stroke. Now I may not be a doctor but all of the research I have came across states a stroke can be caused by the hypertension and heart disease. I called the VA about 3 days after I got out of the hospital and told them I wanted to file a claim. The rep on the phone had originally told me I couldn't re-open a claim. But As you can see pasted below is what appeared on eBenefits. By the way I am currently at 80% because of a claim I filed in 2011. Can someone tell me if the VA may have made a CUE?
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Hello, everyone out there! I have question maybe someone could answer. In Dec 1994 I was transferred to Japan to a new ship. Four months later I was removed from the ship because they told me they think I had a stroke. Well I was diagnosed with Atherosclerotic Ischemic heart disease. I was placed on light duty on the base, and then 5 months later they sent back to the states. They ran all sorts of tests on me and even sent me to a shrink. My problem is that as I was on my way to a medical appointment at Balboa hospital I got rear-ended by a truck about 4 blocks away from the hospital. My car didn't get totalled but my right leg was on the brake and my hip got pushed out of alignment. I reported to the doctor at the hospital that I was getting bouts of Vertigo everyday. So that doctor diagnosed me with Meniere's disease and instead they discharged me for that. They just completely forgot the heart problem. Fortunately I did have that put in my record before I was discharged in 1997. My problem is that the VA denied the heart disease, oh and by the way I developed hypertension while in the service for which they denied also. Fast forward to February 2014, I had a stroke. Now I may not be a doctor but all of the research I have came across states a stroke can be caused by the hypertension and heart disease. I called the VA about 3 days after I got out of the hospital and told them I wanted to file a claim. The rep on the phone had originally told me I couldn't re-open a claim. But As you can see pasted below is what appeared on eBenefits. By the way I am currently at 80% because of a claim I filed in 2011. Can someone tell me if the VA may have made a CUE?
Contentions: athersclerotic ischemic heart disease (Reopen), kidney failure secondary to hypertension.
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