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Warrenz
I have hesitated writing this because to many it may come off as just another sniveler. Anyway, here goes! So, I am Vietnam War vet and went thru claims process starting 2008 or nine. At that time was living OCONUS. At that time I knew nothing about the process so I found on the popular ecommerce site a blue covered paperback to help me with filing my claims. I distinctly remember in the beginning of the book the guy cautioning that the process was like a full time job or something like that. IOWs...be prepared for a long process. And it was. Anyway, over the years since then we tend to go back and forth to our place overseas and stateside. I am rated 100% TDIU. But some things I suspect are related as secondary issues. For example OSA. I had a sleep study done about 3 years ago while overseas and the hospital said I had moderate OSA. Ok...got it. The issue or my perceived problem is that the sleep apnea and asthma are or at least in my opinion and from cases I have read could be tied as secondary to ptsd, tinnitus, sinusitis and whatever. I know doctors who do IMOs have to make a living and I personally feel they add value to the process of ensuring vets get rated properly. I checked into IMO to connect OSA to one of my issues. The doctor wanted $$$. I can not get paid more for my aches and pains, The value or only benefits to me would be the ability under the VA Foreign Medial Program to get reimbursed for any treatments I have while I am overseas. Medicare doesn't care about when I am overseas. So, my question is, recently have any vets been successful writing their own nexus based upon the many medical journals conclusions of OSA tied to tinnitus or ptsd; or whether my wheezing asthma symptoms are connected to my sinusitis...or? I am just trying to make it to the point where my wife of over 20+ years will be able to collect VA DIC when I croak. But in the interim, it would be nice to have FMP reimburse for service connected issues. They have been a big help overseas when I do have to go to see doc... Anyone out there reached the point of diminishing returns but still have other issues tied to their other service connected issues?
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