I have chronic pain caused from a service connected disability that has been rated. I have treated this pain with otc pain meds for many years. I was recently diagnosed with GERD and Barrett's Esophagus that was caused from the otc pain meds.
I currently have a 90% total disability rating. I want to file a claim for this secondary condition. I am going to ask the gastrointestinal doctor that diagnosed me to write a nexus letter,. Does his letter need to say that he reviewed all of my military records or is it good enough that he just acknowledges that I have chronic pain and taking otc pain meds more likely than not caused my Gerd and Barrett's Esophagus?
Question
MarineCombatVet70
I have chronic pain caused from a service connected disability that has been rated. I have treated this pain with otc pain meds for many years. I was recently diagnosed with GERD and Barrett's Esophagus that was caused from the otc pain meds.
I currently have a 90% total disability rating. I want to file a claim for this secondary condition. I am going to ask the gastrointestinal doctor that diagnosed me to write a nexus letter,. Does his letter need to say that he reviewed all of my military records or is it good enough that he just acknowledges that I have chronic pain and taking otc pain meds more likely than not caused my Gerd and Barrett's Esophagus?
Thank you
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Top Posters For This Question
2
2
1
1
Popular Days
May 18
7
Top Posters For This Question
Gastone 2 posts
MarineCombatVet70 2 posts
pwrslm 1 post
vetquest 1 post
Popular Days
May 18 2018
7 posts
6 answers to this question
Recommended Posts
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 accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now