Jump to content

Ask Your VA   Claims Questions | Read Current Posts 
Read VA Disability Claims Articles
 Search | View All Forums | Donate | Blogs | New Users | Rules 

Top 10 VA Disability Claims Articles

  • homepage-banner-2024.png

  • donate-be-a-hero.png

  • 0

Ankle And Toe Surgery - Need Help/advice

Rate this question

Navy4life

Asked by Navy4life,

 Share

Question

Navy4life Mentor

Navy4life

Posted
Posted

Hi there! So today I saw the podiatrist today for another round of steroid injections to my toe and ankle. I am in a lot of pain and it's not getting better. Years of injections to avoid surgery. Right now I am currently S/C for my left ankle.

The doctor is scheduling me for VA Fee Basis surgery to remove the bone chips in my ankle from my previous fractures while on AD and he is going to have my 2nd metatrasal bone shaved down b/c my morton's neuroma is really bad.

I am looking at 6-8 weeks out of commission.

What should I do? Do I apply for Temporary 100% Disability? How does this work?

US Navy Desert Storm Veteran
Proudly served my Country!!! :biggrin:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Answers 24
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters For This Question

Popular Days

Top Posters For This Question

Popular Days

Popular Posts

Chuck75
Chuck75

I'd certainly do so. I doubt that you will be fully mobile for some time. The doctor may be able to help, (if willing) with some of the needed documentation.

Berta
Berta

I posted this to your other post: Info on the temp 100% and Temp C0nvalescence

saints13
saints13

schedule the surgery as close to the end of the month as possible. Because the first month does not count for some reason. Then you start getting approved 100% the first day of the following month and

24 answers to this question

Recommended Posts

  • 0
Navy4life Mentor

Navy4life

Posted
  • Author
Posted

So far I am post op about 5 days and it is sore and swollen....Which is expected...

I go in Tuesday for Post-Op with doctor on Tuesday....

US Navy Desert Storm Veteran
Proudly served my Country!!! :biggrin:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 0
Navy4life Mentor

Navy4life

Posted
  • Author
Posted

At my post op appointment yesterday my doctor informed me that while he was performing the surgery on my toe he noticed a tear in my toe (under neath) and that it had been an old tear on the plantar. I asked him if he thought this could be related to my fracture many years ago and he said yes. The fractures I had while on AD all they did was cast me. Never did MRI's. X-rays yes but that doesn't show a tear.

Now here is my issue...I was denied S/C for my left toe but I have S/C for my left ankle. I am in appeal status 1 which means it is still at the RO office. I have the SMR that shows I had toe/foot damage at the time of my ankle fracture.

Should I get my VA podiatry doctor to write me an IMO? If he does this for me how do I get this to the RO office? My toe should be S/C

Thanks

US Navy Desert Storm Veteran
Proudly served my Country!!! :biggrin:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 0
saints13 Collaborator

saints13

Posted
Posted

Should I get my VA podiatry doctor to write me an IMO? If he does this for me how do I get this to the RO office?

Get the IMO Asap!!!

Send it thru ebenefits, mail it to the RO office with certified, signature mail and fax, just so you know that they get it. If your close which you probably arent I would also hand deliver it to the office. Most Vets are not close to the RO office.

​Don't forget to do your convalescent leave as well. That can be a separate FDC claim and at the end put no further evidence and click button to decide claim now, include discharge paperwork, what type of procedure done, doctor recommending x period amount of time off, but including rehab (Type of procedure, Dr recommending x time off including rehab can be written on a Dr prescription script). My FDC claim for convalescent leave was approved very, very fast especially with decide claim now.

This is my opinion and my experience though.

God Bless and hoping for quick, pain free recovery!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 0
  • HadIt.com Elder
Pete53 Grand Master

Pete53

Posted
  • HadIt.com Elder
Posted

Yes always get info that you can use. As far as when to submit it depends exactly where you are in your current appeal. If it were me I would get the IMO and submit it with claim that is in appeal.

Veterans deserve real choice for their health care.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to question listing


  • Tell a friend

    Love HadIt.com’s VA Disability Community Vets helping Vets since 1997? Tell a friend!

  • Recent Achievements

    • One Month Later
      RICHKAY
      RICHKAY earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Great Content
      pacmanx1
      pacmanx1 earned a badge
      Great Content
    • First Post
      czqiang1079
      czqiang1079 earned a badge
      First Post
    • Week One Done
      Vicdamon12
      Vicdamon12 earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Year In
      Panther8151
      Panther8151 earned a badge
      One Year In

  • Our picks

    • Caluza Triangle defines what is necessary for service connection

      Caluza Triangle defines what is necessary for service connection

      Tbird posted a record in VA Claims and Benefits Information,

      Caluza Triangle – Caluza vs Brown defined what is necessary for service connection. See COVA– CALUZA V. BROWN–TOTAL RECALL

      This has to be MEDICALLY Documented in your records:

      Current Diagnosis.   (No diagnosis, no Service Connection.)

      In-Service Event or Aggravation.
      Nexus (link- cause and effect- connection) or Doctor’s Statement close to: “The Veteran’s (current diagnosis) is at least as likely due to x Event in military service”
      • 0 replies
      Tbird

      Picked By

      Tbird,

    • Post in ICD Codes and SCT CODES?WHAT THEY MEAN?

      Timothy cawthorn posted an answer to a question,

      Do the sct codes help or hurt my disability rating 
      yellowrose

      Picked By

      yellowrose,

    • Post in Chevron Deference overruled by Supreme Court

      broncovet posted a post in a topic,

      VA has gotten away with (mis) interpreting their  ambigious, , vague regulations, then enforcing them willy nilly never in Veterans favor.  

      They justify all this to congress by calling themselves a "pro claimant Veteran friendly organization" who grants the benefit of the doubt to Veterans.  

      This is not true, 

      Proof:  

          About 80-90 percent of Veterans are initially denied by VA, pushing us into a massive backlog of appeals, or worse, sending impoverished Veterans "to the homeless streets" because  when they cant work, they can not keep their home.  I was one of those Veterans who they denied for a bogus reason:  "Its been too long since military service".  This is bogus because its not one of the criteria for service connection, but simply made up by VA.  And, I was a homeless Vet, albeit a short time,  mostly due to the kindness of strangers and friends. 

          Hadit would not be necessary if, indeed, VA gave Veterans the benefit of the doubt, and processed our claims efficiently and paid us promptly.  The VA is broken. 

          A huge percentage (nearly 100 percent) of Veterans who do get 100 percent, do so only after lengthy appeals.  I have answered questions for thousands of Veterans, and can only name ONE person who got their benefits correct on the first Regional Office decision.  All of the rest of us pretty much had lengthy frustrating appeals, mostly having to appeal multiple multiple times like I did. 

          I wish I know how VA gets away with lying to congress about how "VA is a claimant friendly system, where the Veteran is given the benefit of the doubt".   Then how come so many Veterans are homeless, and how come 22 Veterans take their life each day?  Va likes to blame the Veterans, not their system.   
      Lemuel

      Picked By

      Lemuel,

    • Post in Re-embursement for non VA Medical care.

      broncovet posted an answer to a question,

      Welcome to hadit!  

          There are certain rules about community care reimbursement, and I have no idea if you met them or not.  Try reading this:

      https://www.va.gov/resources/getting-emergency-care-at-non-va-facilities/

         However, (and I have no idea of knowing whether or not you would likely succeed) Im unsure of why you seem to be so adamant against getting an increase in disability compensation.  

         When I buy stuff, say at Kroger, or pay bills, I have never had anyone say, "Wait!  Is this money from disability compensation, or did you earn it working at a regular job?"  Not once.  Thus, if you did get an increase, likely you would have no trouble paying this with the increase compensation.  

          However, there are many false rumors out there that suggest if you apply for an increase, the VA will reduce your benefits instead.  

      That rumor is false but I do hear people tell Veterans that a lot.  There are strict rules VA has to reduce you and, NOT ONE of those rules have anything to do with applying for an increase.  

      Yes, the VA can reduce your benefits, but generally only when your condition has "actually improved" under ordinary conditions of life.  

          Unless you contacted the VA within 72 hours of your medical treatment, you may not be eligible for reimbursement, or at least that is how I read the link, I posted above. Here are SOME of the rules the VA must comply with in order to reduce your compensation benefits:

      https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/38/3.344

       
      Lemuel

      Picked By

      Lemuel,

    • Post in What is the DIC timeline?

      broncovet posted an answer to a question,

      Good question.   

          Maybe I can clear it up.  

          The spouse is eligible for DIC if you die of a SC condition OR any condition if you are P and T for 10 years or more.  (my paraphrase).  

      More here:

      Source:

      https://www.va.gov/disability/dependency-indemnity-compensation/

      NOTE:   TO PROVE CAUSE OF DEATH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE AN AUTOPSY.  This means if you die of a SC condtion, your spouse would need to do an autopsy to prove cause of death to be from a SC condtiond.    If you were P and T for 10 full years, then the cause of death may not matter so much. 
      Lemuel

      Picked By

      Lemuel,
    View All
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Guidelines and Terms of Use

  I accept