I’m 100% P and T with SMC-S1, trying to elevate to a higher SMC level. I have numerous Agent Orange service-connected disorders, served two tours in Vietnam with the 4th Marines, and I am 75 years old.
70% Parkinson’s Disease, no cure
Want to file new secondary claim of OSA and CFS. My retired VA Neurologist will do a DBQ for my PD issues for OSA, and he diagnosed me with CFS in 2011.
Requested an increase in service-connected balance problems, urinary dysfunction (now 5 pads daily and three medications), rigidity of muscles, and IBS. Retired neurologists will do DBQs or opinions on each contention.
LHI referred me to a PA-C with three years of practice experience and six months with LHI. They assigned the same PA-C to do all my exams.
60% Nephropathy secondary to DM II, Agent Orange. Both can be controlled but no cure.
New claim of Osteodystrophy and Hypoxemia
OSA secondary to DM II alternative to PD maybe?
Increase ln Peripheral Neuropathy currently 20% in each lower extremity, and worsening
30% Skin Rash Agent Orange, rating held since 1979.
70% PTSD (I would rather not use it as I am 4 months from the 20-year rule) and the VA is slightly jumpy about PTSD today.
I filed an Intent to File in late October. VSO filed claims on the third Tuesday in November, and on the third Thursday of November, they had me set up for C and Ps with the PA-C above. The ink hadn’t even dried, and was not given a chance to send in new evidence that may preclude someC and Ps.
These are issues I did not request or filed:
C and P for an increase in DMII, which is already at 20%,and cannot be increased unless you are on insulin and I just take pills. I have held this rating since 1998.
They wanted to examine me for shell fragmentation wounds, a rating I have held since 1979.
OSA, a new contention. I had a sleep study and was issued a CPAP machine. So why would they want to re-examine this when nothing has changed? Finally, how do I approach these exams with COVID. I lost two family members to COVID, and not all warm and fuzzy about meeting examiners in person. These are the first claims I have filed since 2010. All my VA appointments are by Telenet.
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I’m 100% P and T with SMC-S1, trying to elevate to a higher SMC level. I have numerous Agent Orange service-connected disorders, served two tours in Vietnam with the 4th Marines, and I am 75 years old.
70% Parkinson’s Disease, no cure
Want to file new secondary claim of OSA and CFS. My retired VA Neurologist will do a DBQ for my PD issues for OSA, and he diagnosed me with CFS in 2011.
Requested an increase in service-connected balance problems, urinary dysfunction (now 5 pads daily and three medications), rigidity of muscles, and IBS. Retired neurologists will do DBQs or opinions on each contention.
LHI referred me to a PA-C with three years of practice experience and six months with LHI. They assigned the same PA-C to do all my exams.
60% Nephropathy secondary to DM II, Agent Orange. Both can be controlled but no cure.
New claim of Osteodystrophy and Hypoxemia
OSA secondary to DM II alternative to PD maybe?
Increase ln Peripheral Neuropathy currently 20% in each lower extremity, and worsening
30% Skin Rash Agent Orange, rating held since 1979.
70% PTSD (I would rather not use it as I am 4 months from the 20-year rule) and the VA is slightly jumpy about PTSD today.
I filed an Intent to File in late October. VSO filed claims on the third Tuesday in November, and on the third Thursday of November, they had me set up for C and Ps with the PA-C above. The ink hadn’t even dried, and was not given a chance to send in new evidence that may preclude some C and Ps.
These are issues I did not request or filed:
C and P for an increase in DMII, which is already at 20%,and cannot be increased unless you are on insulin and I just take pills. I have held this rating since 1998.
They wanted to examine me for shell fragmentation wounds, a rating I have held since 1979.
OSA, a new contention. I had a sleep study and was issued a CPAP machine. So why would they want to re-examine this when nothing has changed? Finally, how do I approach these exams with COVID. I lost two family members to COVID, and not all warm and fuzzy about meeting examiners in person. These are the first claims I have filed since 2010. All my VA appointments are by Telenet.
Any suggestions:
Thank you in advance.
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