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Lumbosacral Strain and Vertebrae fractures caused by Osteopenia and Sciatica
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Hi. I need some guidance. I currently am 40% VA disabled, including 10% for lumbosacral strain.
I submitted A claim 23MAR2018 under the Gulf War and the VA denied most of my claims, but deferred a few. I am waiting on the deferred items, the lumbosacral strain, the vertebrae fractures caused by osteopenia, and sciatica.
I had a MRI on my back in FEB 2018 and the following are basically the results. L1 - moderate fracture. L2 - mild to moderate fracture. L3 - moderate to severe fracture. T11 - mild fracture. L3 - moderate stenosis. L2 - mild stenosis. Multilevel degenerative changes. Multilevel disc bulges. Disc herniations. L3-L4 - severe bilateral neuroforaminal narrowing.
I have submitted test results, reports, documents from various medical facilities, Dr. evaluations, diagnosis stuff and my own things. I do not think there are codes for everything.
I have some questions. What else can I get and submit in support of my claim? Will the VA rater connect all the dots/information? Should I submit a new claim and claim each condition separately? What about pyramiding?
My Dr. stated that I have occasional sciatica.
I have read some posts, but I am really in the dark on this.
Please steer me in the right direction. Thanks.
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