tdiu TBI - first VA appointment

[armorer]

After 34 years, I was finally competently diagnosed with TBI on My Nexus dated 4-9-16, and I finally had a medical Root cause for most all of my misery since about the 3rd day of my job in the Service.

Now, I have got my first VA TBI meeting next week: maybe an hour meeting or less. I was not told to bring anything, but I am going to be prepared to unload it all with notes, since I walk into rooms and don't know why half the time due to a fading short term memory.

If there is any reference to indicate what to expect, I'd appreciate the link. If I try to prepare for everything, I just get bogged down and accomplish little. I guess after the first meeting, it could go in any direction as complicated as the brain is. But I figured at the first meeting should be pretty routine, even if it also adapts to the Vet's particular syndromes.

Also, I've got a current TBI claim with many secondaries and TDIU in the process. SO I don't want to screw that up as bad as my life for the last 34 years (almost to the date) courtesy of the US Army. Thanks if anyone knows, cares, and has a chance to respond!

[armorer]

On 3/24/2017 at 4:30 PM, L said:

Mr armorer- I looked at your post and was wondering - about the Noise at the range "causing" Parkinson's, found this article; stating .......Parkinson's causing hearing loss - just F Y I 

Not contradicting, just unable to locate how the noise would cause a neurological problem in the process of understanding your information.  http://www.hear-it.org/parkinsons-disease-may-also-result-hearing-loss

Intention tremors & other types or tremors is a bigger subject.

 

L,

I'm not a M.D., but medical literature suggests Blast Shock TBI most often progresses to either or both Dementia and/or Parkinson's disease (I did study pre-med, RN, and Acupuncture.) I've already got Dementia and signs of nervous symptoms which may or may not indicate nerve damages. As an acupuncture graduate student in clinics, I did successfully treat patients with Parkinson's to temporarily, and almost permanently most of the time, relieve their severe Parkinson 'Shakes'. Strong industrial glues were what attacked my favorite Parkinson's patient (and I treated several Western Medicine could not and would not treat), and he had (I forget the term) where his lower arms and legs were growing elongated and very thin. 

It is not just 'noise' - an undefinable term in quality, quantity, and harmonics - it is supersonic and infrasonic blast pressures that go directly, unimpeded by your open ear canals, directly into your brain. Your short term memory is directly behind your ears, and your sleep control center mechanism is in your mid brain and is also behind your ears in the medulla obbligato. From this point, your white brain cell matter are damaged (that communicate to your gray brain cell matter) and pre-maturely age rapidly from that point (from what i understand, this is a major difference between focal-concussion tbi (that heals on many non-invasive injuries) and blast-shock tbi (it just gets worse with time no matter what.) For 35 years, I have heard 90dB tinnitus-like sounds (that is really brain damage) 24/7 and I never reach deep rem levels of sleep: I just rest for about 10 hours plus a nap (or two) a day with chronic fatigue - cognitively, then emotionally, then physically.

And 'noise at the range' involved thousands of blasts per 10 times that only one is borderline on your upper hearing level. As well, EVERY time I drove on the range or off the range, the Combat Engineers would use my 5 ton truck for mortar practice shifting my truck a half foot in the road while driving. I was yelling, crying, and screaming every day, but no one heard me. It's real easy! Just go and inspect Armorer Supply clerks at Ft. L'wood's combat engineering training for all the services and you will find some messed up brain dead soldiers. It's very simple.

Parkinson's is a nerve disorder, and the brain is your biggest nerve you have; and the VA's top Physiatrists, Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, and Psychiatrists cannot confidently predict the brain's symptoms yet. I am already in way over my head  now. There are some things that even M.D.s and Scientist's just leave to empirical evidence and don't try to explain it by atoms and molecules details (they can't.) God can be complicated at times.

I can explain about 8 or more of my symptoms, but not what M.D.'s can't explain about the root cause. My MRI showed only about half a brain left, so I'm glad they (?) say Einstein only used 20% of his brain (but he did not have blast-shock tbi, et. al.) And acupuncture is more expert in treating nerves externally than any other healing medicine; so when everyone picks their poison for medicine, I'll pick the tiny needles with up to a 5,000 year old history when required.  But of course, there are many times Western medicine is best, like dentistry, etc..., and I try to use the best method available. It takes me hours and hours for simple tasks, I make a lot of mistakes, I rely on anybody I can to help me, I have frequent panic attacks, and suicidal ideations.

Edited October 28, 2017 by armorer

[Buck52]

I would say this is a good explanation from armorer.

But always remember VA does not go on explanations of fact or Assumptions  and speculation...they need hard medical evidence  reports/records usually opine from Qualified professionals  License Medical Dr's as well as specialist in the field of medicine the veteran is claiming.

[armorer]

1 hour ago, Buck52 said:

I would say this is a good explanation from armorer.

But always remember VA does not go on explanations of fact or Assumptions  and speculation...they need hard medical evidence  reports/records usually opine from Qualified professionals  License Medical Dr's as well as specialist in the field of medicine the veteran is claiming.

That's right, after years of testing from every expert in the hospital. Buck taught me, "Vets are not a M.D.!"  M.D. Doctors are brilliant. Battle fatigue is as old as gun powder itself though, and hearing (or brain) protection just started after Viet Nam and is still rarely used in combat.

From hanging around the VA hospital, old Marines over 70 y.o. often have the shakes (Parkinson's.) It is nothing you can manifest yourself nor can you hide it either. Thank goodness most of them have a loving family to help them out. But don't ask me what causes the shakes: ask an old Marine and/or a M.D..

Edited October 28, 2017 by armorer