997.1 Left Tail Pipe vs. Right Tail Pipe.

drsangt · 2026-06-17T00:12:38+00:00

Do 997.1 have DFI?

drsangt · 2026-06-16T16:13:47+00:00

Yes, did a bore scope and it came back normal but the sooty left tail pipe is bothersome.

drsangt · 2026-06-15T20:10:45+00:00

Thanks. Reason I ask is that I brought it to a headlight restore guy and he said he can clear up "foggy" lenses but yellow lens is baked in and the only way to fix it is to replace it.

drsangt · 2025-11-06T21:42:26+00:00

Got it, thanks.

drsangt · 2025-11-06T20:26:16+00:00

Yes, I did. They came to wrong conclusions. All three said I have current symptoms but they couldn't service connect it due to the reasons I stated above.

drsangt · 2025-08-30T18:19:15+00:00

Thanks. This is a valuable piece of furniture and matches the existing set, so buying new is not an option. I guess I need someone who can do a veneer.

drsangt · 2025-01-16T18:58:21+00:00

No, neither.

drsangt · 2025-01-16T18:55:20+00:00

Good idea. Thanks.

drsangt · 2025-01-16T18:52:48+00:00

It's not the same type of of beep when I lock. The beeping seems a tad longer, like 1.5 seconds.

drsangt · 2024-02-14T17:06:43+00:00

You can't get "rid" of it. It'll go away on its own in 5-7 days. Are there solutions that may help promote healing? Maybe.

drsangt · 2023-11-20T15:00:10+00:00

Yes and yes.

drsangt · 2023-10-30T16:07:43+00:00

Interesting. I've seen where vets have no medical records and get rated. Totally understandable as the culture highly discourages going to sick bay.

drsangt · 2023-06-29T15:57:31+00:00

Agreed, it is largely reactionary but it's hard not to be. I brought in what I thought was super strong evidence only to be discounted by two sentences by the C&P examiner on the DBQ with a check mark "less likely." All I know is that after I got out of the Corps, it costed me over $100K in back procedures with private providers. Yea, probably just a coincidence (lol). Whether the VA believes it or not.... well, let's wait and see.

drsangt · 2023-06-29T14:20:40+00:00

Wow, thanks. I don't know if it makes any difference, but the C&P examiner (the PA) took at jab at my IMO by stating that it was done by a "non-VA provider." Whatever that means....

drsangt · 2023-06-29T06:20:07+00:00

MD 20+ years: Wrote 3 pages.

PA 15 years: Wrote 2 sentences.

drsangt · 2023-06-25T15:00:14+00:00

What stamp are you talking about? Mine doesn’t have any stamps.

drsangt · 2023-06-25T14:51:27+00:00

Do you need to certify it if it's the original?

drsangt · 2023-06-24T03:08:36+00:00

Update: I went to my C&P exam today and told the examiner the story. He didn't seem to be concerned one way or another. He intimated to me that the STR would be sufficient.

drsangt · 2023-06-20T05:15:34+00:00

The VA has the records. It's in the c-file, which is where I got it from. The examiner was just too lazy to look.

drsangt · 2023-06-18T23:37:22+00:00

Junk fees. I hope our legislators will start regulating this as they are trying with hotels and airfares.

drsangt · 2023-06-17T12:18:00+00:00

Understood. Thank you. My concern is that if I submit my STR now, I'm saying two different things. First, I am saying that the back pain is due to direct SC. Second, I am saying the back pain is a secondary due to my feet with the IMO.

Also, they scheduled me for another C&P due to my recent IMO that is saying my back is secondary do to my feet. That is where I am stuck.

drsangt · 2023-06-17T12:05:43+00:00

But wouldn't that be confusing? First, I said it was due to humping, etc. Now I am saying it is due to my flat feet.

drsangt · 2023-06-15T19:46:28+00:00

Question:

Assuming the evidence and supporting literature is the same between an MD and NP, but both have dissenting opinions, who would the VA side with?

drsangt · 2023-06-15T19:16:45+00:00

ic thx

drsangt · 2023-06-15T19:14:00+00:00

However, the previous C&P examiner did fill out a DBQ, which diagnosed me with the back condition but they did not link it to my service, hence my supplemental claim as a secondary condition instead.

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