I am a Persian Gulf Veteran (1991) and I keep being denied disability benefits even when I can't work due to Chronic Fatigue , dizziness, bad short memory, mental confusion, etc. This denial went up to the Court of Veterans Appeals (I started my claim 9 years ago) because the BVA denied my benefits even when a study performed at UCSD for Gulf War veterans clinically shows that that I got Mitochondrial damage due to the Persian Gulf exposures (a 5 star proof), and another document that I produced the VA, a form signed by my doctor confirming that I can't work. In short, the Regional VA up to the BVA failed to give me the benefit of the doubt, failed to apply the so famous "presumption" on my favor, and failed to give credit to new clinical studies that prove my disability. My military record is totally clean and I got an honorable release from the Army. Now my case is in the hands of the Court of the Veterans Administration and if they don't handle this injustice, I do not know what else to do. Thanks for reading!!
I have been having them since i got out on 1991 and the v.a. knows it they gave me medicine for them and after fight ing them for years this law firm for. The d.a.v. is finally getting me some justice.
Hey fellow Army vet, just dont give up the ship, the BVA goes by the law, so you should be ok, just dont give up, are you collecting back pay ? Cause Im your new friend if you have 9 yrs back pay coming to you! Lol
I had severe headaches in the military even surgery to stop the headaches - told the VA about my headaches on my first visit there VA report states headaches for three years that I was getting treatment there my private medical records state headaches my medical evidence alone shows headaches since 1985-2019 I get SSD headaches is one of the disabilities that granted me SSD even got a Nexus statements from doctors and my claim still got denied my headaches met all of the elements to get approved - u guys handling my case now since Feb 2019 - I been getting the run-around since 2011 by the St.pete regional office - i fully understand why veterans commit suicide and start using drugs - my headache case was so easy to grant if they can't get a easy case right i hate to see them work on hard cases !!!
We're sorry for the difficult time you are having. Thank you for reaching out to us. We are honored to help get you the benefits you deserve and know your team is always here to help.
I don't put my trust in them so just get a lawyer people always complaining about lawyer but nobody's working for free but u can miss nothing u never had it not coming out ur pocket coming from gulf war veteran I just have the time to do my own claim but these lawyer know what they are doing
LOL @ Time stamp 31.50 VA has to consider (secondairy service connection) when adjudicating your case...... They never do, you have to spell everything out for them....!!
I’m a Vietnam veteran with 60% disability, 50% PTSD and 10% tinnitus. I now suffer from chronic migraines (15 a month), and during the migraine attacks my BP elevates to dangerous levels (220/117). I’m in the Agent Orange registry, and I will soon be filing for hypertension. With each migraine attack I fear that I may suffer a stroke or heart attack.
What happens if you have headaches, etc from a documented TBI while on active duty, however, you also had head injuries after the military, and the VA says that the symptoms are from non-service injuries rather than in-service event, even though the only documentation is from in-service?
As a veteran alone with so many other veteran we will never understand the VA law, i have 50% migraine headaches and 10% left ankle and 10% hearing which has kept me from working since 2004 and i still get denied for unemployable benefits, plus i suffer with diabetes, anxiety, depression and i also have sleep apnea and other disability and the VA don't care and i have had several test done and still just rated at 60%!!!!!
Hey Reggie sorry to be nosey. How did you get service connected for your ankle and migraines ? I just put in for my ankles as a direct because I was on profile for it. However, my migraines is secondary to my ptsd but I can’t afford a nexus letter but I am diagnosed and have va records. What would you recommend for both ?
My husband did get service connected for his migraines. They refused to let me in the room during the C&P. They actually told him they'd rather me not be in there. My husband told him he gets them 4 to 6 times a month. He has to immediately lay down and take something and he very quickly gets nauseated. We even submitted a letter with the details and they said in their explanation of why he got 30% was because he told them he gets 1 or 2 a month... 🙄
How did the claimed frequency of migraines (4-6 per month, per your husband) to 1-2 times per month (per the VA)? How did the VA explain why they reduced the claimed frequency?
@@zackiinu7194 They didn't. And they don't have to. We've had a lawyer now for 5 years. His hearing keeps getting pushed back because 5 years later, our lawyer still doesn't have his file she requested back in 2018. It's the most disgusting, disrespectful process I've ever seen.
@@teeybannister we've been in the process for 5 years. And I totally agree, if HE didn't want me in there, that's totally different, but that's not their call and he didn't really know any better at the time.
V.A. rated my migraines at 50% so is it easier to get tdiu or secondary. ? I also worked as a weapons spec. Is there a claim for secondary for being around napalm or bombs ?
I've been having migraines for the last two years, and it comes from severe back pain. I've been on medication for migraines as well. Do you think I can put in a claim for migraines? Someone help please?
why do people relate symptoms to other injuries or something. why cant they just have depression (for instance) for no reason. ill tell you why. its veterans who are conditioned to have reactions to actions. they believe that there must be an action. whether it be stress from military service, or whatever. im schizophrenic and i suffer from it for no reason. im 100% and i dont want to be 100%, i dont want any rating but i cannot refuse it. im not allowed to. i have no control over my life.
@@UNKNOWN-le2tu what you mean you can’t refuse it. You didn’t have to file for anything?? If you get a rating you didn’t file for its too easy to take it away. Write a letter saying you got better on all conditions. Sign it and notarized. It’s done
I've watched this video about headache and migraines. I served in the 80's and was injured while in AIT. I had a head injury that put me in hospital for 3days. Directly after I was experiencing servere headaches and it effected my performance so I was discharged. I have an honorable discharge but VA denied me my claim. I need assistance with making a service connected claim. What can I Do?
Hello @Dennis Hill, Thank you for reaching out. We are sorry to hear you are having a difficult time with VA. If you are interested in a free consultation to determine if we are able to help you, please reach out to our office at (844)-567-1185. Thank you.
Man I should’ve watch you guys before my c&P meeting. I went in for sleep apnea but I really forgot to mention to detail about the headaches and heartburn. Can you also add high cholesterol to that? I’m young right where I need to be on my weight I eat well and still got high cholesterol. Not to mention pain in most of my joints. Could that be connected to sleep apnea?
high cholesterol is not ratable. i had high cholesterol when i discharged. i still have high cholesterol. look at your food choices. eat nuts or olive oil, something high in hdl. i eat a lot of potato chips which are high in ldl cholesterol. the military didnt make you eat ldl foods. the dfac or chowhall feeds people good healthy foods. you cannot link high cholesterol to military service simply for that reason. if you spend your lunch eating fast food its not the military's fault. every service member can eat in the chowhall and if you get bas its very cheap to eat there.
@@FranciscoRamirez-gb6zc you get it, when you are on the road on a mission you would eat mre's. and if by on the road you mean pcs then i doubt someone transfers between duty stations all the time. how many bases were you stationed on during your military career. eating fast food a little doesnt cause high cholesterol. eating fast food every day does cause high cholesterol. i dont say do not eat fast food, i simply say its unhealthy to always eat it. i have high cholesterol, its because i eat a lot of potato chips.
VA contractor , dissed headaches to VA with c file in hand with I know was at least 9 that my wife & I could read in file , from basic training throughout time in Germany , diagnosed as tension , when it started in muscles in right side of neck muscles tightening to the pain all around the crown of my head , sometimes I thought would explode ?
HI I jus received my VA decision letter dated Sept 6, 2022, for Migraine headaches at a granted rating of 50%. I had a combined rating of 90% in the VA.gov system before I filed for the migraines. Not sure why the rating not at 100%? Please advise. Regards Chris Bautista USMC VET
It's possible that your are rated at 85%, that would be mean they would round up to 90% for VA disability pay, but not for disability rating. If for example your actual rating is 85%, then 50% for migraines would make your rating increase to 92.5%. The VA would then round down to 90% and pay you out at that rate. You will need to use the VA disability calculator to get your exact rating %.
Is there any retro payments involved in smc t if you had tbi prior to the law being implemented? I love you guys UA-cam channel very informative for veterans
@Nicole Moore, unfortunately we are unable to provide legal advice but please check out our blog on SMC: cck-law.com/news/special-monthly-compensation-explained/
I'm currently doing a rate increase for headaches, service related that originally I was given 10% for. That being said they have now caused me up to 2-3 days off a month from work, commonly I have headaches daily some days worse then others and days that I just can't work and have to go home. My question is, I submitted statements from both myself, my employer and my personal chiropractor all pointing to the increase in severity, also 4 months the va released me from chiropractor care saying they will not maintain me if I cannot be fixed. So what's the chances my rating will increase as just a service related issue?
What if the Comp and pension examiner disagrees that migraines are not gulf war incurred? They started the migraines are inconsistent with service records. Veteran had a head injury after deployment. Migraines are less likely than not due to gulf war.
Hey if you had migraines since active duty and you have a C&P exam how do you tell them you been having the same headaches my medical records show I had a Ct scan but missing records why I was sent out and how I was treated I served in northern watch and southern watch in Turkey and Saudi Arabia
Had stitches above R eye; broken nose, etc was given Tylenol. Didn’t work. Given Midrin. Didn’t work. None of this was put in military medical records. Been 30+ yrs-still get several a mo. Approx 8yrs ago eye pain & migraines denied. Additional physical denied. Received increase based on PTSD- I don’t agree with the evaluation but only way she could get my compensation. Haven’t been able to work 20yrs😥 (took 12yrs to get unemployable ; lived in poverty). Is it worth it to pursue getting physical issues added?
Good question. My service medical record documents me having migraines but i don't get any percentage for it. Just medical treat for life for other things.
My service connected migraine medicine I'm taking causes depression. Do I also need a nexus to claim depression as a secondary even though it's directly caused from my service connected meds that I'm taking?
Deneid me and with my migraines they give so much ibuprofen that it mess up my kidneys but they want take responsibility for it, and now I'm scare to take any medication for it and they get mad at me, the only thing i take is the botox which only helps for a month but like i told them l rather suffer with the migraine headaches then take anything else that will mess with my kidneys.
No its not, pyramiding is when you try and file twice for the same illness, like depression for anxiety and dpression for migraines you cant file twice for the same illness a better way to have named it would have been double dipping
De i cupe me agararo de que soy mi es perona nomas dise lo que ase uno iloqua ser ele no ledizci na ser metio aami cueta i mero mi mi cuetas dr tajeta melarebo
@@eugenehofmann4013 Our office works on a contingency fee basis, which means that we don’t get paid until you get paid. There is no upfront cost and if we are not successful we would not be compensated. If you would like to read more, check out our blog or reach out to us directly 844-549-4500: cck-law.com/news/news/faq-fridays-costs/
I am a Persian Gulf Veteran (1991) and I keep being denied disability benefits even when I can't work due to Chronic Fatigue , dizziness, bad short memory, mental confusion, etc. This denial went up to the Court of Veterans Appeals (I started my claim 9 years ago) because the BVA denied my benefits even when a study performed at UCSD for Gulf War veterans clinically shows that that I got Mitochondrial damage due to the Persian Gulf exposures (a 5 star proof), and another document that I produced the VA, a form signed by my doctor confirming that I can't work. In short, the Regional VA up to the BVA failed to give me the benefit of the doubt, failed to apply the so famous "presumption" on my favor, and failed to give credit to new clinical studies that prove my disability. My military record is totally clean and I got an honorable release from the Army. Now my case is in the hands of the Court of the Veterans Administration and if they don't handle this injustice, I do not know what else to do. Thanks for reading!!
This shows that there is no such thing as justice in the United States.
File for tinnitus & get that serviced connected then file migraines secondary to tinnitus good luck
I have been having them since i got out on 1991 and the v.a. knows it they gave me medicine for them and after fight ing them for years this law firm for. The d.a.v. is finally getting me some justice.
Refile my friend. Don’t give up
Hey fellow Army vet, just dont give up the ship, the BVA goes by the law, so you should be ok, just dont give up, are you collecting back pay ? Cause Im your new friend if you have 9 yrs back pay coming to you! Lol
I had severe headaches in the military even surgery to stop the headaches - told the VA about my headaches on my first visit there VA report states headaches for three years that I was getting treatment there my private medical records state headaches my medical evidence alone shows headaches since 1985-2019 I get SSD headaches is one of the disabilities that granted me SSD even got a Nexus statements from doctors and my claim still got denied my headaches met all of the elements to get approved - u guys handling my case now since Feb 2019 - I been getting the run-around since 2011 by the St.pete regional office - i fully understand why veterans commit suicide and start using drugs - my headache case was so easy to grant if they can't get a easy case right i hate to see them work on hard cases !!!
We're sorry for the difficult time you are having. Thank you for reaching out to us. We are honored to help get you the benefits you deserve and know your team is always here to help.
Scary Government.
I don't put my trust in them so just get a lawyer people always complaining about lawyer but nobody's working for free but u can miss nothing u never had it not coming out ur pocket coming from gulf war veteran I just have the time to do my own claim but these lawyer know what they are doing
LOL @ Time stamp 31.50 VA has to consider (secondairy service connection) when adjudicating your case...... They never do, you have to spell everything out for them....!!
I’m a Vietnam veteran with 60% disability, 50% PTSD and 10% tinnitus. I now suffer from chronic migraines (15 a month), and during the migraine attacks my BP elevates to dangerous levels (220/117). I’m in the Agent Orange registry, and I will soon be filing for hypertension. With each migraine attack I fear that I may suffer a stroke or heart attack.
Migraines are secondary claim to ptsd/anxiety. File that also
@@austinmartin8101 okay, thanks.
Also toxic exposure like agent orange can cause migraines, easy claim, hope u get the help u need and feel better brother
What happens if you have headaches, etc from a documented TBI while on active duty, however, you also had head injuries after the military, and the VA says that the symptoms are from non-service injuries rather than in-service event, even though the only documentation is from in-service?
As a veteran alone with so many other veteran we will never understand the VA law, i have 50% migraine headaches and 10% left ankle and 10% hearing which has kept me from working since 2004 and i still get denied for unemployable benefits, plus i suffer with diabetes, anxiety, depression and i also have sleep apnea and other disability and the VA don't care and i have had several test done and still just rated at 60%!!!!!
Reggie Jones you need a vocational assessment. Clifford vocational service is the best.
Did you file for Depression and Anxiety? File immediately.
You need a VSO! Or get legal assistance asap
Hey Reggie sorry to be nosey. How did you get service connected for your ankle and migraines ? I just put in for my ankles as a direct because I was on profile for it. However, my migraines is secondary to my ptsd but I can’t afford a nexus letter but I am diagnosed and have va records. What would you recommend for both ?
@@Linxs718 what’s up Alex I got a Lawyer he did all the work for and got me a higher rating if you want his number just let me know..
My husband did get service connected for his migraines. They refused to let me in the room during the C&P. They actually told him they'd rather me not be in there. My husband told him he gets them 4 to 6 times a month. He has to immediately lay down and take something and he very quickly gets nauseated. We even submitted a letter with the details and they said in their explanation of why he got 30% was because he told them he gets 1 or 2 a month... 🙄
well yeah, its for the veteran and the doctor only. why would you expect to be let in? lol
Appeal it! He should be at 50%. As far as you coming in, your husband must have his right to privacy for you to come in. It’s not up to the doctors
How did the claimed frequency of migraines (4-6 per month, per your husband) to 1-2 times per month (per the VA)? How did the VA explain why they reduced the claimed frequency?
@@zackiinu7194 They didn't. And they don't have to. We've had a lawyer now for 5 years. His hearing keeps getting pushed back because 5 years later, our lawyer still doesn't have his file she requested back in 2018. It's the most disgusting, disrespectful process I've ever seen.
@@teeybannister we've been in the process for 5 years. And I totally agree, if HE didn't want me in there, that's totally different, but that's not their call and he didn't really know any better at the time.
This video is gold. Great job CC&K.
V.A. rated my migraines at 50% so is it easier to get tdiu or secondary. ? I also worked as a weapons spec. Is there a claim for secondary for being around napalm or bombs ?
I've been having migraines for the last two years, and it comes from severe back pain. I've been on medication for migraines as well. Do you think I can put in a claim for migraines? Someone help please?
why do people relate symptoms to other injuries or something. why cant they just have depression (for instance) for no reason. ill tell you why. its veterans who are conditioned to have reactions to actions. they believe that there must be an action. whether it be stress from military service, or whatever. im schizophrenic and i suffer from it for no reason. im 100% and i dont want to be 100%, i dont want any rating but i cannot refuse it. im not allowed to. i have no control over my life.
Yes you can go to The Emergency Room when you get your next one. They will diagnose your migraines.
@@UNKNOWN-le2tu what you mean you can’t refuse it. You didn’t have to file for anything?? If you get a rating you didn’t file for its too easy to take it away. Write a letter saying you got better on all conditions. Sign it and notarized. It’s done
I am service connected for migraines, but at 0% how do i get a higher rating?
What if your headaches only happen at night?? Mine usually hit 3 or 4 times a month but they happen right around bedtime...
I've watched this video about headache and migraines. I served in the 80's and was injured while in AIT. I had a head injury that put me in hospital for 3days. Directly after I was experiencing servere headaches and it effected my performance so I was discharged. I have an honorable discharge but VA denied me my claim. I need assistance with making a service connected claim. What can I Do?
Hello @Dennis Hill, Thank you for reaching out. We are sorry to hear you are having a difficult time with VA. If you are interested in a free consultation to determine if we are able to help you, please reach out to our office at
(844)-567-1185. Thank you.
Call the hospital that you was hospitalized and ask for the records of when I was there I had same issue from 1989 finally 2019 I finally got records
Get your RECORDS immediately and your C-FILE
Man I should’ve watch you guys before my c&P meeting. I went in for sleep apnea but I really forgot to mention to detail about the headaches and heartburn. Can you also add high cholesterol to that? I’m young right where I need to be on my weight I eat well and still got high cholesterol. Not to mention pain in most of my joints. Could that be connected to sleep apnea?
high cholesterol is not ratable. i had high cholesterol when i discharged. i still have high cholesterol. look at your food choices. eat nuts or olive oil, something high in hdl. i eat a lot of potato chips which are high in ldl cholesterol. the military didnt make you eat ldl foods. the dfac or chowhall feeds people good healthy foods. you cannot link high cholesterol to military service simply for that reason. if you spend your lunch eating fast food its not the military's fault. every service member can eat in the chowhall and if you get bas its very cheap to eat there.
@@UNKNOWN-le2tu you can’t eat at the base when you are always on the road. But I get it. Thanks 🙏
@@FranciscoRamirez-gb6zc you get it, when you are on the road on a mission you would eat mre's. and if by on the road you mean pcs then i doubt someone transfers between duty stations all the time. how many bases were you stationed on during your military career. eating fast food a little doesnt cause high cholesterol. eating fast food every day does cause high cholesterol. i dont say do not eat fast food, i simply say its unhealthy to always eat it. i have high cholesterol, its because i eat a lot of potato chips.
VA contractor , dissed headaches to VA with c file in hand with I know was at least 9 that my wife & I could read in file , from basic training throughout time in Germany , diagnosed as tension , when it started in muscles in right side of neck muscles tightening to the pain all around the crown of my head , sometimes I thought would explode ?
Have been on 3 meds 38 years clonazepam , chlordiazepoxide & amitriptyline .
HI
I jus received my VA decision letter dated Sept 6, 2022, for Migraine headaches at a granted rating of 50%.
I had a combined rating of 90% in the VA.gov system before I filed for the migraines. Not sure why the rating not at 100%?
Please advise.
Regards
Chris Bautista
USMC VET
It's possible that your are rated at 85%, that would be mean they would round up to 90% for VA disability pay, but not for disability rating. If for example your actual rating is 85%, then 50% for migraines would make your rating increase to 92.5%. The VA would then round down to 90% and pay you out at that rate.
You will need to use the VA disability calculator to get your exact rating %.
@@mwam1985 thank you for the rating info.🙏
May I ask how did you get service connected at 50% for your migraines ? Did you have a nexus ?
How long is the process for the exam a d the Examiner making a decision
Is there any retro payments involved in smc t if you had tbi prior to the law being implemented? I love you guys UA-cam channel very informative for veterans
@Nicole Moore, unfortunately we are unable to provide legal advice but please check out our blog on SMC: cck-law.com/news/special-monthly-compensation-explained/
I'm currently doing a rate increase for headaches, service related that originally I was given 10% for. That being said they have now caused me up to 2-3 days off a month from work, commonly I have headaches daily some days worse then others and days that I just can't work and have to go home. My question is, I submitted statements from both myself, my employer and my personal chiropractor all pointing to the increase in severity, also 4 months the va released me from chiropractor care saying they will not maintain me if I cannot be fixed. So what's the chances my rating will increase as just a service related issue?
What if the Comp and pension examiner disagrees that migraines are not gulf war incurred? They started the migraines are inconsistent with service records. Veteran had a head injury after deployment. Migraines are less likely than not due to gulf war.
Hey if you had migraines since active duty and you have a C&P exam how do you tell them you been having the same headaches my medical records show I had a Ct scan but missing records why I was sent out and how I was treated I served in northern watch and southern watch in Turkey and Saudi Arabia
Had stitches above R eye; broken nose, etc was given Tylenol. Didn’t work. Given Midrin. Didn’t work. None of this was put in military medical records. Been 30+ yrs-still get several a mo. Approx 8yrs ago eye pain & migraines denied. Additional physical denied. Received increase based on PTSD- I don’t agree with the evaluation but only way she could get my compensation. Haven’t been able to work 20yrs😥 (took 12yrs to get unemployable ; lived in poverty). Is it worth it to pursue getting physical issues added?
What if your doctor puts you on oxygen due to your cluster headaches?
Recieved 10% for hypertension and been having headaches since in service. Can i file headaches secondary to hypertension?
Buddy denied for migraines, but diagnosed for tension headaches. Does he submit a new claim of tension headaches or supplemental migraine?
Good question. My service medical record documents me having migraines but i don't get any percentage for it. Just medical treat for life for other things.
It doesn't matter what type headache it is. It's all the same.
My service connected migraine medicine I'm taking causes depression. Do I also need a nexus to claim depression as a secondary even though it's directly caused from my service connected meds that I'm taking?
I have the same disability and many more disabilities and they keep denieding
Deneid me and with my migraines they give so much ibuprofen that it mess up my kidneys but they want take responsibility for it, and now I'm scare to take any medication for it and they get mad at me, the only thing i take is the botox which only helps for a month but like i told them l rather suffer with the migraine headaches then take anything else that will mess with my kidneys.
Is filing for migraines secondary to anxiety considered pyramiding?
Check out this blog for more information: cck-law.com/blog/migraines-secondary-to-anxiety-va-claim/
No its not, pyramiding is when you try and file twice for the same illness, like depression for anxiety and dpression for migraines you cant file twice for the same illness a better way to have named it would have been double dipping
Do you guys have medical personnel to provide nexus letters
What if I got hit in the head while station in Germany? And now I get migraines.
Have any one. ever got a copy of their cp exam.
@GregoryBailey, to learn how to get a copy of your C&P examine, check this out cck-law.com/blog/how-get-copy-va-c-p-exam
headaches from tmj surgery?
No
Awesome job!
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Omg. Stop clicking your pen with a microphone right in front of you. Geeze.
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Our office can be reached at (844)567-1185
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Are these people lawyers?
@Eugene hofmann, Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD is a law firm with a national reputation in veteran benefits, disability benefits, and litigation.
@@CCK_Law how much do yall charge to help veterans?
@@eugenehofmann4013 Our office works on a contingency fee basis, which means that we don’t get paid until you get paid. There is no upfront cost and if we are not successful we would not be compensated. If you would like to read more, check out our blog or reach out to us directly 844-549-4500: cck-law.com/news/news/faq-fridays-costs/