IU after Retirement

[paulstrgn]

I was talking about this in another thread but as @Buck52 said I don't want to hijack someone else thread.

I will be retiring from the federal government around the end of October, I will be receiving a retirement check from them, I am also retired from the Air Force. My quest is can I get IU even though I am retired?

Once I retire I will also go to the VA Voc ReHab. I am also hoping (like everyone else on this site) to get to 100% P&T I almost there now.

If I do get 100% P&T is there any need to pursue IU?

[GeekySquid]

11 hours ago, paulstrgn said:

DO I need to see a doctor at my expense to fill out the DBQ for ED? It is in my records already that I have ED, it has been in my records for more t

NO you don't "need" to, the VA will order a C&P.

I think I remember you saying you don't get treated at the VA, if that is true and the records mentioned are at your non-va PC then having them fill out the DBQ might save you a C&P exam.

Based on my own experience there is typically not a physical exam unless you are claiming a deformity of the penis. I had a diagnosis of BPH and been prescribed viagra in the record so I assume that helps as supporting medical evidence.

The DBQ for Urinary problems is on the same form as the ED form, it also has a stand alone form, if you have your PC do the ED DBQ have them do the Voiding Dysfunction. There are workarounds for "pads" as we know, and one is a "stadium buddy" if you don't have the privacy to change the pads during any given day.  A stadium buddy essentially works like a condom-catheter and collects any dribble. I have worn one under my suits for years on days when "meetings" are gonna last more than an hour without a break and at conventions, trade shows, and TED Talks.

Kidney issues seem to involve volume measurements but voiding dysfunction is a problem related to ED, PTSD and Back issues to name a few possible issues.

In terms of potential SMC(s) consider the math and all the stuff about TDIU etc. You don't want the Voiding Dysfunction as secondary to the 100% issue (possibly your back issues?)  as it will then make the SMC (s) need  a different rated issue to reach the additional 60% needed for SMC(s). I know you have several SC rated issues, I just don't remember the litany of your claims. sorry I barely remember my own without double checking

good luck and let us know what happens with the TDIU/Schedular thing and these two items.

3 hours ago, paulstrgn said:

 

Just wanted to ask how your wife is? the surgery go okay?

Edited May 14, 2019 by GeekySquid

[paulstrgn]

@GeekySquid Thanks for the information.My nerve issues, hip issues, and depression are secondary to my IVDS. My hand, skin, and flat feet are separate issues. You make me laugh, I can hardly remember most things anymore. I forget very quickly at times. I will file for the ED and see where it goes and I will also talk to my PCM about the voiding dysfunction.

I am thinking unless I get IU for 100% I will probably not be eligible for SMC S unless it is for housebound. 

I did not know of a stadium buddy, I will have to look for that.

My wife is doing okay, I am making her stay in bed today and probably tomorrow too. After that I will be helping her get around (just no stairs before Friday). Thank you for asking,

[GeekySquid]

3 minutes ago, paulstrgn said:

My wife is doing okay

good to hear.

4 minutes ago, paulstrgn said:

I did not know of a stadium buddy

that was the retail name of what I purchased years ago. It was a half-assed joke type named product aimed at guys going to football and baseball games. Now there are medical devices called condom-catheters that are the same thing.

5 minutes ago, paulstrgn said:

talk to my PCM

the ED is probably best under the IVDS unless deformity or damage is involved (involves tests and exams) and without damage you will likely get SMC(k) at 0% SC as most of us do.

The voiding issue can likely fall under that same issue.

9 minutes ago, paulstrgn said:

I am thinking unless I get IU for 100% I will probably not be eligible for SMC S

SMC (s) statutory is reached with 100% (tdiu or schedular) with 60% more. The other way is actual housebound and you will have to read the regs on that. The regs say that the other conditions cannot be part of the 100% rating, meaning not secondary as far as I understand it. I am in that same boat. Several issues for me are under my 100% schedular rating so no S for me at this time.

The only hope I have is if in my upcoming NOD I can get them to bump Vertigo to Meneire's and tie that to my empty sella. All of which was in my record when they made my initial ratings back in 2013 but failed to mention at all !!!!!! I am SC rated for tinnitus, hearing loss, and vertigo. That "can" be rated in a way to bump to Meniere's particularly when I nod their measurements of what I am experiencing with the vertigo.

I am wading through the boundaries of Duty to Assist, Notify and Infer an Issue in Scope (MR21-1 term) from 2013. It is so complicated and claim specific that my brain hurts.

[Buck52]

Paul  if you have E.D. ask your PCP for some help  let him/her know your having this problem   they usually will have you do blood work for testing your PSA Level  even if its ok  you can still have E.D. ...but for comp purposes if your prescribe the blue pill  then that is actually a diagnoses for ED. or a pump devise  the next level if you want to continue  is the Penis Injections  or surgery  and you do not have to agree to those.

  Once your diagnose for E.D.  then file a claim  but ask your Dr what meds can cause you to have E.D.?   if he/she says  a certain medication that your taking can cause it  then there's your claim  file  E.D. Secondary to the medications the Dr mention that its related to or can cause the E.D.

The VA will usually S.C. The E.D. BUT AT 0%  they will still give the 108** per month on top of what you already get   this is SMC K ...>Loss of use of a body organ  or deformity of the penis.

[paulstrgn]

Buck I have been diagnosed for ED and I do receive the blue pill. I am thinking it is my chronic back pain causing my ED. No deformity of the penis.

I will file the claim for ED and submit what documents I have establishing that I have ED along with my medications. I know my medication I am taking for my depression does cause ED. I am not sure how far back they will SC the ED, I only started with the VA since 7/2015.

[paulstrgn]

@GeekySquid It certainly sounds like you are doing your homework, hopefully your NOD will fall in your favor. Hopefully you get a VA rater who reads everything and can connect the dots!