Keratoconus

[gypsyking46@yahoo.com]

I was diagnosed with keratoconus in both eyes by a military doctor at McChord AFB, Tacoma, Washington.  My initial vision was determined to be 20 / 1250 in the right eye and 20 / 850 in the left eye.  Since that time I've had 4 corneal transplants: right eye in 1981 and left eye in 1983.  The second round of transplants were in 1991 and 1993.  I've had three relaxations surgeries performed - the latest in February of 2019.  I will be facing transplant #5 in June of 2019 if the relaxations surgery does not help with my vision.  I have requested a copy of my military records to see if there's anything in it that would stipulate what my vision was during active duty in the Philippines, Japan and Korea.  I have tentatively been assigned a code of 6036 by the VA.  I had a forklift accident while in the Philippines in which I broke fingers and sustained a mild concussion that did not result in losing consciousness.  Along with the eye situation I have been diagnosed with disk degenerative disease that may be linked to the forklift accident.  I have three vertebrae (L4, L5 and S1) that are fused together because the insulation material between the vertebrae are gone.  I have also been diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in both legs and Polycythemia Vera (PCV).  I was asked by my medical provider if I'd had any accidents that would have, or could have, triggered these diseases.  The only one I can remember is that of the fork truck accident in 1965 while in the USAF stationed at Clark AFB, Philippines.  Any advice?  

 

[broncovet]

To find out if any of these are linked to service, I suggest you ask your doctor(s).  You are going to need their opinion, anyway, to get sc.  

As always, you need all 3 Caluza elements for SC:  current diagnosis, in service event, and nexus, or doc opinion that the previous 2 are related.