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    You’ve just been rated 100% disabled by the Veterans Affairs. After the excitement of finally having the rating you deserve wears off, you start asking questions. One of the first questions that you might ask is this: It’s a legitimate question – rare is the Veteran that finds themselves sitting on the couch eating bon-bons … Continue reading

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Jesse Witthoft

Not sure what is best plan

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Jesse Witthoft
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So, I’m not totally sure what my best plan of action is. I will lay out a time line and then a few questions

2001-2005 Active duty USAF Honorable discharges

 

2009/ entered VA system and filed a SC claim for tinnitus and tendonitis of the right shoulder

Approved 10% tinnitus

Approved 10% tendonitis of the right shoulder

2011/ diagnosed with Ehlors-Danlose syndrome, a genetic connective disorder

2011/ filed for NSCD and SSID for the EDS, got NSCD first and then got and switched to SSID

2013/ filed SC for EDS, not a new claim but under the shoulder claiming that the tendinitis was a misdiagnose. When I was at my DBQ the C&P examiner said that he could only look at the shoulder even though the EDS effects the entire body. It got denied and then I appealed.

2016 May/ filed new claim for EDS and an increase for the R shoulder

2016 April/ EDS appeal came back denied

2016 June/ got increase to 20% for right shoulder. No action could be taken for EDS because it was still under appeal. The letter and the C&P examiner said that I should file for the left shoulder as a secondary injury.

So, I’m going to file for the left shoulder and depression related to chronic pain.

Should I file the left shoulder first separately (since it seems like it will be run up and back quickly)or  file them together?

 I also get headaches that are from me guarding my shoulders should I file for that or is that pyramiding?  

Then there is the EDS:

1. Let it go…

2.  File a new claim for it, not connected to the shoulder?

3. Reopen the original claim and send it to Washington?

4. Other?

Finally, the 20% for the right shoulder is that the best rating I can get with good range of motion?

Thanks for your time and advice…

Jesse

 

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