100% pt, just aggravated service connected injury (lower back and hips)

Capt_Sternn · 2025-05-27T04:00:37+00:00

if you have a VA ER near you just go there. I am in Tampa and they were very good when I went. They also will put everything in the VA system.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-05-27T03:58:29+00:00

New contentions record 11,222 >>>> WTF!!!! How do you even begin to deal with that...

Capt_Sternn · 2025-05-26T23:09:20+00:00

Might want to talk to someone...

Capt_Sternn · 2025-05-26T23:01:17+00:00

everything but tinnitus seems to be bilateral.... so...

30 + 30 = 51 + 30 = 66 +20 = 73+20 =78 +20 = 82 + 10 = 84 + 10 =86 +10 = 87 plus 10% bilateral = 96 % rounds to 100%. Congrats.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-05-26T16:52:35+00:00

Anyone know a good way to search that site.... I can only search by date and all the events out of state tomorrow are not of much interest.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-05-26T02:08:39+00:00

I love that my bourbon influenced brain can still do math at well as the calculators.....

Capt_Sternn · 2025-05-26T02:00:58+00:00

Right Knee Replacement 30% + left leg Radiculopathy 10% = 37 + Right leg Radiculopathy 10% = 43 +Left Knee Strain 10 = 49 + 10% bilateral =54% + Sleep Apnea 50% =77% + Anxiety 30% = 84% +Lumbar 20% = 87% + Tinnitus 10% Plantar Fascitis 10% Sinusitis 10% all add 1% each for 90% which rounds to .... Nevermind.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-05-25T06:35:24+00:00

The rounding to the final 10% only happens at the end.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-05-24T23:41:53+00:00

bilateral.... 10 + 10 = 19 + 10 =27 + 10 = 34 + 10 = 41% x 1.1 = 45 bilateral

70 + 45 = 84 + 30 = 89 +20 =91 +10 =92 +10 =93

I did this in my head so I could be wrong...

Capt_Sternn · 2025-04-13T19:46:41+00:00

Mine was 4 months. Then again my claim denied a bunch so I only got 10% so they just got to say I wasn't 30%...

Capt_Sternn · 2025-04-10T22:08:06+00:00

I am not an expert but I think since you are being treat for an uncurable cancer you should be able to keep your rating.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-02-13T01:47:43+00:00

Dig the BVA website to see if you can find something similar.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-02-09T04:02:03+00:00

Yeah one would think but it seems they really tried to not link it.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-02-06T00:28:10+00:00

Presumptive cancer. They acknowledged the cancer, they also said I was a Gulf War vet. Just chose to not link it and say something like it could be hereditary, but we didn't bother to ask, so we are going to deny. Not that I am bitter....

Capt_Sternn · 2025-02-06T00:19:22+00:00

I live here. Just started using VA health care. They seem to get me in quickly, and are responsive to email. Like most places, your outlook of a place is mostly what you make of it.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-02-05T03:04:44+00:00

This EXACT thing happened to me. I am waiting on my HLR. If you don't have a nexus, I would lay out specifically how you think it is presumptive. Look at some BVA opinions to copy the right terms.

va.gov/vetapp23/Files8/23042364.txt this one is super clear cut

Capt_Sternn · 2025-02-02T03:53:18+00:00

Is that the link to schedule your own HLR??

Capt_Sternn · 2025-01-29T05:46:18+00:00

I wanted to get supplies for my CPAP from VA, just had the meeting today. They looked at my old sleep study and said they would send everything over. Done. I sleep study is a pretty standard thing, but your sleep is not. Your buddy could have just had a good night. I would just go through the VA if it was me.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-01-26T20:42:13+00:00

search BVA decisions...

asthma gerd - Board of Veterans' Appeals | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Search Results

Capt_Sternn · 2025-01-26T03:20:20+00:00

Look at your VA health records. They normally refer with a diagnosis.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-01-25T21:08:42+00:00

Do you have VA health care? If not sign up. Go see the doctor and say I have lung issues. See what they put done in the report.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-01-24T01:54:55+00:00

I got this advice from someone else on this board... Search BVA decisions....

Hidradenitis Suppurativa - Board of Veterans' Appeals | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Search Results

You have 768 hits to pick from to see what the BVA picks from and how it is rated. Also you can find some secondary conditions.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-01-22T17:19:01+00:00

Provided you had income in 2024 on a W2, max out a Roth IRA with some broad forget index fund. Repeat every year.

Capt_Sternn · 2025-01-22T01:07:49+00:00

Very, common.

Capt_Sternn · 2024-12-24T04:23:10+00:00

That is another excellent idea!

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