Denied Rhinitis, Sinusitis although was deployed 3 times to the areas of exposure (Southwest Asia). Was denied GERD secondary toy PTSD/Anxiety/Bipolar 1. Got denied erectile dysfunction secondary to meds and PTSD/Anxiety/Bipolar 1

[mwillis71]

So as the title says, I've been denied SC for 2 presumptive illnesses that I have medical documentation of and was deployed to the presumptive areas 3 damn times! I was denied ED secondary to PTSD/Anxiety/Bipolar 1 and corresponding meds (when they fricking prescribe me the VIAGRA and diagnosed me)! Finally, denied GERD as a secondary to PTSD/Anxiety/Bipolar 1, corresponding meds and sleep apnea when they diagnosed me as well!  I mean what in the actual F@ck are these fools thinking?! I just got out of 5 days in the hospital for relapsing after 3 years of sobriety, father in law (Gunny Marine Corps) died the day I got out and now this shit!?

1. I will be putting in a supplemental for all 4 denials.

2. I have more medical evidence I can add that I have found since I applied.

3. I can actually tie my GERD back to my military medical records and they related it to sleep apnea! Should I file GERD as a service connected in its own right since they denied the obvious secondary nature of it?!

4. I have been accepted by a law firm to represent me in another case which regards dates and conflicting information on their part for denying and then approving ptsd/anxiety in the past. It's a few 100,000 dollar case if we win. Do you think I should ask them if they'd role all of these cases in as well or do you think they would only be interested in the other? 

 

I'm sooooooo pissssseeddd.

[Whodat]

I do understand your frustrations. Pretty sure that I will feel the same way in a few weeks after I get my decision letter. 

Why were you denied? You may need to post your decision letter. 

I am not sure as to how your attorney will handle yours, but my attorney has accepted my appeal a few years ago. Afterwards, I filed new claims and was denied of course. They see Dollar signs on that denial so they did an HLR on that denial, and the HLR found DTA on my last claim. Got returned to the aoj for corrections which turned back to a supplemental claim as to where I can add new evidence. 

Contact your attorney and see what your options are.  

[Whodat]

I forgot to ask, is your PTSD service connected? If not, that's why you were denied. 

When I filed my claim, I filed for direct service connections, then filed it secondary. 

In example, I filed for ED, secondary to ptsd, and other service connected disabilities. PTSD do not cause ED, but maybe some medications that you are taking for your SC conditions may trigger ED. 

Same with Gerd. PTSD do not cause Gerd but the medications that you are taking for your SC conditions may aggravate or trigger gerd. 

[mwillis71]

Yessir, I am service connected for PTSD/Anxiety/depression, asthma, sleep apnea and migraines. I haven't received the decision letter yet. I'm just going off what eben is saying.

[Dustoff1970]

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[Dustoff1970]

  

Vets who have suffered from long term service connected PTSD and the use of those PTSD medications usually have easy time of being granted disability pay for ED especially if not having sired any children during that time.  Just saying.

Every time I have successfully filed a disability claim I have on the form and in the cover letter asked the VARO to BOTH adjudicate my claim on a direct service connection basis and also a secondary service connection basis to another SC medical condition.  It works for me.  I also restate this short sentence in my appeals to the BVA.   This is like covering all your bases.  You do not hurt yourself by dong this IMHO.

This comment is not legal advice as I am not a lawyer, paralegal or VSO.