jefmil50 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Congrats, and good luck on your other battles! USMC 79-85 100% P&T SMC R1 70% loss of use of right arm due to multiple sclerosis 100% suprapubic cystostomy due to multiple sclerosis 100% loss of use of both lower extremities due to multiple sclerosis 30% left upper extremity weakness 30% insomnia with hypersomnolence 10% neurogenic bowel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63SIERRA Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 good to hear, keep fighting till you are satisfied!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArNG11 Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 I have to maintain composure and see whether the DRO statements will hold water. She said to ignore the first SOC as this is automatically generated, the decision to go off of is the second one. Well I realize some processes are automatic but the hamster wheel is starting to make a lot of sense. So I'm wondering if the automated system isn't some DOS based program or maybe even an ENIAC system that they've been using to deny all these years. Antiquated and old but designed for one purpose. Deny. Hmm I'm being sarcastic in a very small way but hmm makes you think and wonder. Buck52 1 Mr. A " FIGHT TILL YOUR LAST BREATH " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArNG11 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Here goes on this part. There is the decision that got pushed after the DRO. This was a initial decision on my last claim. Sorry about the late post. I am still dealing with Department of Labors shenanigans. That and it seems it is a lot harder to file for disability retirement when they change your supervisor in mid stream. I don't fit all the criteria in the 70% mental rating but I do have a few of those. A couple of suicide attempts don't count for suicidal ideations. Hmm. I wonder if I had succeeded if it would have counted. Oh yeah I wouldn't be around silly. Go figure. But I won't get into that. Evidence will clear that right up. I will challenge those with records and evidence. The zeroes I'm definitely appealing. Just from physical exam and loud patellar popping and instability I meet the criteria for the higher rating at least at the 10% level. The left little finger strain is funny. It is not a strain, as the little finger is ankylosed. Permanently crooked. But sure. A picture will take care of that. Ah a picture of the finger,...nah I better not. Anyways I was kind of late posting the results but there it is folks. Oh odd thing. There is not supposed to be a rating for adjustment disorder, however, since it is accompanied by anxiety and depression, I guess those are the magic words for the rating. That is the weird thing about that though, an adjustment disorder. Seems I recall a mental health professional telling me that diagnosis doesn't carry a compensable rating. Hmm. I guess the sounds and games of war have had some effect on my noggin. Well I don't mean to be ungrateful. My sarcasm is just how I deal with things. At least the VA is acknowledging that I am less than normal after service. This was a win in my book and is a good foundation from which to work from. All I am after, is what the rules, regulations, and laws state I am entitled to, according to ALL the evidence. No more. No less. Mr. A " FIGHT TILL YOUR LAST BREATH " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArNG11 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 crap the image didn't post sorry. Mr. A " FIGHT TILL YOUR LAST BREATH " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArNG11 Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 I can't seem to attach the file no matter what format I try. Hmm, moderators is there special permission that I need to attach files on here other than trying the tools on the toolbar? Mr. A " FIGHT TILL YOUR LAST BREATH " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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