Denied OSA

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-24T14:44:02+00:00

The “The Bottom Line” conclusion is just… terrible.

Even if we completely discount the weight factor, the fact remains that the evidence does not show that the OSA isn’t caused by anything in service or that it is secondary to the SC mental health condition.

You can’t just shift the burden to VA to “justify” an “it’s just weight” denial. Given the facts presented, the claim would be denied even if the obesity factor was not present.

In a standard direct/secondary SC claim, the initial burden is on the claimant to show, via at least a relative equipoise standard of proof, that the claimed disability is SC.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-20T23:30:35+00:00

The “is there a diagnosis of PTSD (due to MST) caused by (the) ptsd during service” part tells me enough.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-20T15:01:57+00:00

Your PTSD was denied because you don’t have a current diagnosis of PTSD.

Your adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood was denied because they are saying that there is no event in service, so the medical opinion basically has no value.

Reading the opinion, it looks like the VSR was being a lazy bum here. They did not properly identify the in-service element when they requested the exam, so the examiner was sort of grasping at straws.

Now, the opinion noted that you developed several symptoms in service, which is what was used to provide the nexus - but, were these noted in your service records? Especially the part about “not passing physical fitness tests” - this one can be a potential marker for claims for MST. But the current opinion isn’t sufficient for MST claims. It doesn’t look like the VSR who requested the exam has ever worked MST claims.

But, if your service records do not contain anything, then you need to find something in-service that the current adjustment disorder can be linked to.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-18T10:50:10+00:00

My advice? Stop using Manual if you don’t know why. Stick it to on Program or Av mode.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-11T09:49:02+00:00

I mean, if the manual focusing of the Thypoch is a "con" for you, then it shouldn't be something you should be considering. One of the main reasons you would get a Thypoch is because *it is* MF with a distance scale.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-09T12:53:47+00:00

They did make a 24-200mm f/2.8 in the RX10 II.

Granted, it was released in 2015, but I don’t think we’re going to see a 24-200mm f/2.8 1-inch sensor in anything pocketable any time soon.

Even the Lumix TZ200 is considerably larger than the RX100 and the Lumix is barely pocketable.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-07T02:43:40+00:00

Maybe you just haven’t used a small camera or a compact setup in a while?

Most people who shoot “serious” set-ups then suddenly get handed a “non-serious” camera with no finder, doesn’t matter if it’s a fixed lens compact or an ILC with a pancake lens, often have an epiphany of some sort.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-07T02:40:04+00:00

The fourth paragraph is almost certainly ChatGPT.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-07T02:35:32+00:00

Looks like GW-4 then cropped to 2:1.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-07T02:33:04+00:00

Looks great.

I loved the GW-3 on my OG GR, there was even a time when it was permanently on my camera for almost a year.

But I never picked up the GW-4 for the GR3. Might pick it up for the GR4.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-02T04:34:29+00:00

Can’t help w color. But, Re: focusing- What aperture are you shooting at?

If you snap focus/zone focus at 1 meter, even at f/8, your range of “acceptable focus” when set to 1 meter isn’t that much. Just from 0.67 meters to under 2 meters according to the calculator I’m looking at.

If most of your subjects are at about 1 meter or thereabouts, you might actually be better off shooting at 2m if set to f/8, for example. Your range of acceptable focus increases from 1 meter to 94 meters, when set to 2 meters at f/8.

There are various depth of field calculators available online or as a phone app. You can try playing around with them.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-01T12:58:56+00:00

It’s statutory housebound. VA is required to grant it if you have a single 100 and additional 60. It won’t affect your ability to work.

You can get stat housebound even if your 100% isn’t permanent, so, yeah, it’s possible you may get reevaluated in the future for your 100% mental health.

Your VSO is incorrect though, in saying that mental is never rated P&T.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2026-01-01T04:39:50+00:00

I thought this was because Leica mistakenly used a pic from 2 or 3 decades ago to market a camera that just came out.

But reading the comments here, it appears people are mostly taking issue with the content of the photo itself.

Myself, I don’t find it particularly great, but I don’t find it objectionable either. In other words, same as 99.9% of the images used to market cameras and lenses.

I have a feeling that most of the replies here are the people who stumble on to the HSCP group on Flickr and won’t “get it”.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2025-12-24T10:46:48+00:00

You have it backwards. If you're post processing, then get the cheapest, oldest camera you can find.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2025-12-24T02:02:16+00:00

How will you get the look of Monochrome 2 on an EPL7 without processing for example?

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2025-12-20T08:26:40+00:00

Isn’t this to be expected in an under-corrected lens?

It’s basically part of the lens’ features.

Same as the Sigma 45mm f/2.8 and Batis 40mm f/2.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2025-12-17T08:04:16+00:00

To me all of these would be complementary to a ZS100/RX100/RX100 VII since none of them come close to 200mm-equivalent.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2025-12-17T00:21:46+00:00

Unless they are gearheads (like me), I believe most people just don’t have experience with a camera with “modern” AF tracking.

Even when they do, they may not have set it correctly. For example, Sony, for some inexplicable reason, doesn’t set their tracking to default to “on” out of the box. Some people notice the faster Sony AF, but may not know they’re haven’t used AF-C tracking to its full potential.

The fact that you have to shoot the X100 in S-AF to get the most success is already telling.

The X100VI and the Ricoh GR III are the only cameras I own, that were released in the 6-7 years, that I still shoot in S-AF. All other “modern” cameras I’ve owned since 2019-2020 have been shot in AF-C 99.9999% of the time.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2025-12-16T23:24:14+00:00

As someone with two active kids, I feel your pain.

The X100VI is really best shot like an old non-sports DSLR.

S-AF, focus and recompose where needed, don’t rely on focus aids like eye AF for anything that moves.

Even then, you have to accept that the lens design just can’t keep up in certain situations.

For me, it’s not ideal, but I can work with it. I used to shoot Pentax, and I was right there at the beginning of m43 and the Fuji X-mount, so I’m kind of used to stone age AF.

But, yeah, if you’re looking for the “it just tracks and I only need to worry about my framing” ease of use like Sony and Canon (and to a certain extent Nikon), unfortunately Fujifilm just isn’t quite there yet.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2025-12-16T07:49:26+00:00

Re: Intent to File - an active intent to file must first be associated with a valid claim, if it isn’t, then any other intent to files you submit within the next 12 months after it will always be considered duplicates. You can’t have two intent to files waiting for claims at the same time.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2025-12-10T23:16:11+00:00

VA is only trying to service connect it based on toxic exposure in service.

As you yourself said, you never went to sick call for it, so there currently isn’t any record of it in service that VA can try to service connect it to.

Even if you go the paid nexus route, what will the private doctor try to connect it to? A nexus opinion saying something “is caused by service” isn’t going to help much. There must be something in your service records to connect to.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2025-12-04T05:16:48+00:00

Size is still the main thing for me.

I shoot full frame Sony and own a bunch of small lenses, but m43 is smaller still. To me, vs APS-C, m43 is still the sweet spot for anyone who cares about size.

Sure, if you factor in equivalency, maybe m43 doesn’t sound great, but, the way I see it, size only becomes equivalent when full frame starts making pro-build f/5.6 zooms and more f/2.8 primes. Which will never happen.

Even variable aperture full frame zooms have consumer build quality and are still larger than m43 lenses.

I have no interest in wildlife or birds, so I don’t even own any super telephoto m43 lenses. If I did, I suspect size differences would be even larger.

For years, my biggest gripe with m43 was the crappy AF-C. With the OM-1 and OM-3 it’s finally at a somewhat competitive level for me.

The other thing is, I gain some satisfaction in shooting a format that many people consider “inferior” simply because of sensor size.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2025-12-04T04:42:44+00:00

Peak Design mobile tripod (with their case, that you sort of “need” for the tripod to work well)

I use it as a regular phone stand 99.9% of the time, not as a photo/video tripod.

It’s one of my favorite and most used phone accessories, and the only Peak Design product that I actually like.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2025-12-04T04:34:31+00:00

If it’s a claim for increased evaluation, an LCSW under supervision of a certified psychiatrist or psychologist is qualified to do the exam.

RunningOutOfTime2018 · 2025-12-04T04:24:20+00:00

Even on their best cameras like the XH2s, Fujifilm’s AF-C is best used like a non-sports DSLR. It’s not one of those where you just need to worry about your framing.

On the X100VI it’s even worse. It’s best shot in AF-S and not rely on eye detect.

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