thanks for explaining secondary and how important they are to get to 100% P&T.....went from 30% service-connected to 100% P&T on secondary conditions cause by the service connected disabilities. Veterans need to be active in all their claims and conditions. Leave nothing to chance for the VA.
@@tommarinevet so I have a 20% disability because of my back, it causes me anxiety, mirgraines, depression etc. Can that be linked to secondary conditions to get a higher rating
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I was at Camp Lejune with the Water & Maffic Point in 1974 change to Camp Johnson. I was told that I was not at Camp Lejune & years went bye. I HAVE so many problems. Plus make a mistake on amputation on both my feet. The Va in Vegas knows & not a thing is done about this
I received a gunshot wound in Vietnam. Doctor said it was superficial schrapnal wound. They fail to understand the impact of the wound. I was there in combat he ( the doctor was not ). I had a stroke and fell on my shoulder. From the point of impact to include the whole are is mostly paralized . Do I Qualify for Special Monthly Compensation Service- connected ?
Va will come back no records of. Even when you show proof. Many of the people I knew died or taken their lives. Better still give them money can not pay rent or on Drugs alcohol to get away from Life. While people in Government get Free Health care. If i made $176.000. A year & vote a pay raises & cut medical of people who worked pay texes.
This TMJ question is a little off-topic and I've already asked several VA disability experts who also don't know the answer. I hope u can clarify this dilemma. Here it is: I'm 10% SCD-TMJ (34mm max unassisted vertical opening, painful motion principle) and my VA records contain several instances of physician documented reports of me stating having to a change my diet to soft foods due to TMJ condition and choking episodes. An oral surgeon also reported the need for surgical TMJ correction and 26 mm oral opening. The C&P examiner was a physician's assistant, not a dentist so this would explain the measurement differences. I didn't meet the 20% SCD criteria because the evidence didn't show dietary restrictions?!? This is where I would like clarification: Previously, a doctor had to make the diet change recommendation for validation, not the vet. But the current regs state "modified diets must be recorded or verified by a physician." It seems that the documentation of a diet change is now acceptable for rating purposes. Am I wrong on this? I’m thinking about requesting a HLR if it’s just a matter of medical documentation of the diet change.
I have service connected injury for right foot, ankle, and knee. They cause me to fall from time to time and on my last fall I tore my rotator cuff. Would this be a good example of a secondary claim? Thanks
don't forget the terminology the board looks for in rating primary, secondary, and increased ratings. medical opinions stating a disablility is "more likely than not", or "as likely as not" caused by service or or a service connected disability carries a lot of weight with the board.
Generally speaking, the amount of back pay a veteran will receive depends on the effective date of their claim, and the disability rating they are granted from the VA.
I have a question. When connecting Anxiety or Depression to Tinnitus as a Secondary claim do my Nexus letters and or Diagnosis need to be from a LCSWR or a Psychologist? All in all whats the best way to proceed? Like should I get the diagnosis then get a Nexus letter and file ?
One question is if it was an event labeled confidential. Those did not happen according to the government/VA, because it's not even put into your record's/history, in my experience.
I was diagnosed with TBI and PTSD. I was also diagnosed with sleep apnea as a 5 foot 7 inch male who weighs 170 pounds. I tried to file a secondary claim on the sleep apnea being caused by TBI and PTSD, but its always denied. I have submitted sleep study results as well as research papers that have been conducted that show a connection of people with PTSD/TBI to sleep apnea. Do you have any advice on what else to submit?
Hello Mr.Neslon, we are sorry to hear your claim continues to be denied. If you are interested in a free consultation to determine if our office can help you please reach out to us at (844)567-1185.
Question my service connected disability is my lower back. I refuse to use narcotics for my pain, so I use IBUPROFEN and now I have diverticulitis. My non doctor opinion, I feel due to the IBUPROFEN is why I have diverticulitis.?? Also my hips started become an issue towards the end of my tour and it was noted, but did not get awarded for it. Now it is a big issue moving, with sitting, or walking or standing to long... When I need to get out of bed or up from a chair I put most of my weight using my arms, now I am suffering from rotary cuff issues in both shoulders, more so in my dominant arm...left. does all this apply?
Hi there. Should I or should I not file for more than one secondary claim at once? Both secondary's point to my primary rating? The example is, ulcerative colitis rated at 30% in 2013, fast forward 8 years later and now I have developed extraintestinal manifestations of IBD which are Uveitis and Colitis associated arthritis. My plan is to file a secondary for the uveitis and arthritis caused by my Colitis. I am in air traffic controller in the Washington dc area and have had to call out of work multiple times because of my blurry vision and/or pain in my thumb which is what I for talking into the radios to pilots... I would greatly appreciate your thoughts and any advice! Thanks beforehand!!
I have Multiple Sclerosis with the standard 30% but than I started having issues with my legs and arms. My 30% was removed and replaced with 2 20% (arms) and 1 10% (legs). Is that normal to remove the main and replace it with secondary’s?
I am 30% for my right knee (pre-Arthritis) and have had my L4/L5 fused.(back is 20%) When I woke up from my back surgery, my right SI was throbbing. It has been out and painful ever since. I have gone to a chiropractor since my surgery. When doing a secondary... can I put that my SI is a result of both my back and my knee? Because I walk differently now that my knee is getting worse.
I see a lot of information about diabetes being the primary with a lot of secondaries. With some of the information I have in the linkages between diabetes and sleep apnea and hypertension I am wondering if sleep apnea or hypertension could be the primaries with diabetes as the secondary? Have you all heard of something like that?
I am a widow. I have been seeking help. My husband passed away last summer of metastatic liver cancer. My husband served in the Navy during vietnam. I have been so confused about service connected. Why I couldn't receive benefits from the VA. I just didn't get why I was denied? My husband has a box full of medical history. That what you shared also relates to service connected. So the medications my husband was taking during the time of his services could have caused liver damage? When his mother died while he was in the service could have caused severe depression, drinking alcohol, causing mental disorder like PTSD, using medications on top of that damaging his liver sclerosis of the liver. I was his wife of 27 years. Am I entitled to his VA Pension, that while he was alive, the percentage of service connected disability was not as high as it should have. But he's dead. Can that all change to 100% because of service connected?
Hello thank you for reaching out. We are sorry to hear you have been going through a difficult time. For a free consultation to determine if we are able to help you please reach out to our office at (844)567-1185.
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My husband was in disability and died last March he was disabled at 70percent he got in a motorcycle accident and was in navy had a surgery didn't help him Dr operated on his leg but it got worse I last all his disability 70percent cause of his death I feel he service and I should have got something
thanks for explaining secondary and how important they are to get to 100% P&T.....went from 30% service-connected to 100% P&T on secondary conditions cause by the service connected disabilities. Veterans need to be active in all their claims and conditions. Leave nothing to chance for the VA.
If you dont mind how did you get 30% and how did you get it increased to 100
@@RowneyPowers by filling for secondaries upon secondary conditions..
Please do your reseach
@@tommarinevet so I have a 20% disability because of my back, it causes me anxiety, mirgraines, depression etc. Can that be linked to secondary conditions to get a higher rating
@@RowneyPowers Yes.
Excellent overview. I believe this presentation will help me obtain an increase based upon secondary conditions.
Hi, what about hypertension caused heart attack and kidney failure?
I am service-connected for tinnitus and PTSD so how can I have my Sleep Apnea and Anxiety and Depression linked?
What about fort McClellan toxic exposure. I was stationed at ft.mclellan basic training and chemical school 1981
Hello Mr. Niswander, we have several resources regarding Fort McClellan, please check out our blog for more information here : cck-law.com/blog/news-fort-mcclellan-exposures/
I went to Brown Field teaching at about chemical & books on it is used for
I was at Camp Lejune with the Water & Maffic Point in 1974 change to Camp Johnson. I was told that I was not at Camp Lejune & years went bye. I HAVE so many problems. Plus make a mistake on amputation on both my feet. The Va in Vegas knows & not a thing is done about this
Seek legal help.
I received a gunshot wound in Vietnam. Doctor said it was superficial schrapnal wound. They fail to understand the impact of the wound. I was there in combat he ( the doctor was not ). I had a stroke and fell on my shoulder. From the point of impact to include the whole are is mostly paralized . Do I Qualify for Special Monthly Compensation Service- connected ?
Va will come back no records of. Even when you show proof. Many of the people I knew died or taken their lives. Better still give them money can not pay rent or on Drugs alcohol to get away from Life. While people in Government get Free Health care. If i made $176.000. A year & vote a pay raises & cut medical of people who worked pay texes.
This TMJ question is a little off-topic and I've already asked several VA disability experts who also don't know the answer. I hope u can clarify this dilemma. Here it is:
I'm 10% SCD-TMJ (34mm max unassisted vertical opening, painful motion principle) and my VA records contain several instances of physician documented reports of me stating having to a change my diet to soft foods due to TMJ condition and choking episodes. An oral surgeon also reported the need for surgical TMJ correction and 26 mm oral opening. The C&P examiner was a physician's assistant, not a dentist so this would explain the measurement differences. I didn't meet the 20% SCD criteria because the evidence didn't show dietary restrictions?!? This is where I would like clarification: Previously, a doctor had to make the diet change recommendation for validation, not the vet. But the current regs state "modified diets must be recorded or verified by a physician." It seems that the documentation of a diet change is now acceptable for rating purposes. Am I wrong on this? I’m thinking about requesting a HLR if it’s just a matter of medical documentation of the diet change.
I have service connected injury for right foot, ankle, and knee. They cause me to fall from time to time and on my last fall I tore my rotator cuff. Would this be a good example of a secondary claim? Thanks
don't forget the terminology the board looks for in rating primary, secondary, and increased ratings. medical opinions stating a disablility is "more likely than not", or "as likely as not" caused by service or or a service connected disability carries a lot of weight with the board.
Thank you guys for posting this. Will the VA cover back pay if it is discovered that I have been drastically underpaid for the last few years?
Generally speaking, the amount of back pay a veteran will receive depends on the effective date of their claim, and the disability rating they are granted from the VA.
My damage wasn't documented, that i know of back in 66. And i have a hard time sticking to a subject.
Am I able to claim for pain disability caused from my military job I was performing?
I have a question. When connecting Anxiety or Depression to Tinnitus as a Secondary claim do my Nexus letters and or Diagnosis need to be from a LCSWR or a Psychologist? All in all whats the best way to proceed? Like should I get the diagnosis then get a Nexus letter and file ?
Does VA have specialist that can evaluate claims from exposures to ionizing radiations / radioactive materials?
One question is if it was an event labeled confidential. Those did not happen according to the government/VA, because it's not even put into your record's/history, in my experience.
Still waiting on my Decision from VBA
Does anyone know if I can do a secondary claim for unsteady gate because of 2 strokes I've had. For special monthly compensation
I was diagnosed with TBI and PTSD. I was also diagnosed with sleep apnea as a 5 foot 7 inch male who weighs 170 pounds. I tried to file a secondary claim on the sleep apnea being caused by TBI and PTSD, but its always denied. I have submitted sleep study results as well as research papers that have been conducted that show a connection of people with PTSD/TBI to sleep apnea. Do you have any advice on what else to submit?
Hello Mr.Neslon, we are sorry to hear your claim continues to be denied. If you are interested in a free consultation to determine if our office can help you please reach out to us at (844)567-1185.
Question my service connected disability is my lower back. I refuse to use narcotics for my pain, so I use IBUPROFEN and now I have diverticulitis. My non doctor opinion, I feel due to the IBUPROFEN is why I have diverticulitis.?? Also my hips started become an issue towards the end of my tour and it was noted, but did not get awarded for it. Now it is a big issue moving, with sitting, or walking or standing to long... When I need to get out of bed or up from a chair I put most of my weight using my arms, now I am suffering from rotary cuff issues in both shoulders, more so in my dominant arm...left. does all this apply?
Yes.
I have received 10% for both tinnitus and Hypertension. Are A-Fib and insomnia secondary diseases to either or both ?
Hi there. Should I or should I not file for more than one secondary claim at once? Both secondary's point to my primary rating? The example is, ulcerative colitis rated at 30% in 2013, fast forward 8 years later and now I have developed extraintestinal manifestations of IBD which are Uveitis and Colitis associated arthritis. My plan is to file a secondary for the uveitis and arthritis caused by my Colitis. I am in air traffic controller in the Washington dc area and have had to call out of work multiple times because of my blurry vision and/or pain in my thumb which is what I for talking into the radios to pilots... I would greatly appreciate your thoughts and any advice! Thanks beforehand!!
If I am already drawing social security disability issues that are not service connected yet. Will this help my apply for unenployability
I have Multiple Sclerosis with the standard 30% but than I started having issues with my legs and arms. My 30% was removed and replaced with 2 20% (arms) and 1 10% (legs). Is that normal to remove the main and replace it with secondary’s?
I am 30% for my right knee (pre-Arthritis) and have had my L4/L5 fused.(back is 20%) When I woke up from my back surgery, my right SI was throbbing. It has been out and painful ever since. I have gone to a chiropractor since my surgery. When doing a secondary... can I put that my SI is a result of both my back and my knee? Because I walk differently now that my knee is getting worse.
Do you guys help with regular claims or just denials?
Hi Flora, we help veterans who have had their claims denied by VA.
@@CCK_Law thank you
I see a lot of information about diabetes being the primary with a lot of secondaries. With some of the information I have in the linkages between diabetes and sleep apnea and hypertension I am wondering if sleep apnea or hypertension could be the primaries with diabetes as the secondary? Have you all heard of something like that?
Do you have any contacts in Pensacola FL that you can refer or do you guys and or ladies help Vets in this area?
Do not use a female VA contractor Psychiatrist there.
@@douglasbrady6886 I wouldn't dare, they always ask which would I prefer and I always say a man.
i was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and i feel depression outside of my diagnosed illness, can i make a secondary claim and get more money?
I am a widow. I have been seeking help. My husband passed away last summer of metastatic liver cancer.
My husband served in the Navy during vietnam.
I have been so confused about service connected. Why I couldn't receive benefits from the VA. I just didn't get why I was denied?
My husband has a box full of medical history. That what you shared also relates to service connected. So the medications my husband was taking during the time of his services could have caused liver damage? When his mother died while he was in the service could have caused severe depression, drinking alcohol, causing mental disorder like PTSD, using medications on top of that damaging his liver sclerosis of the liver. I was his wife of 27 years. Am I entitled to his VA Pension, that while he was alive, the percentage of service connected disability was not as high as it should have. But he's dead. Can that all change to 100% because of service connected?
Hello thank you for reaching out. We are sorry to hear you have been going through a difficult time. For a free consultation to determine if we are able to help you please reach out to our office at (844)567-1185.
Widows are not eligible for his service connected disabilities.
Disability compensation is for service members only.
Why are you taking side way. When your doctor do not write down what you say. Records are lost.& are put off
How doyouctegorizestrokeassecondarytowhat
If a substance abuse problem from PTSD, lands you in jail, and no one will ever hire you, is that secondary?
Good question. What if you have a misdemeanor or felony? Please answer this as well
@@Andres-sr7uv Good question. What if i've fallen and can't get up?
@@luisleduc7222 what if I’m hungry and I can’t cook?
Need a lawyer help ,,,@20%
Collecting family personal information is preventing us from finding economic right violation case. Dec/2020~2021 Proceed to legal process Need to check the violation of basic economic rights supporting need.
U.S. My Citizenship Proof must be verified, checking. Administration abused bereaved basic Rights Infringement Situations, Reports.
My husband was in disability and died last March he was disabled at 70percent he got in a motorcycle accident and was in navy had a surgery didn't help him Dr operated on his leg but it got worse I last all his disability 70percent cause of his death I feel he service and I should have got something
Death certificate was normal death he suffered with leg pain all his life
@@sharonuphold1810 He should’ve had life insurance, have you looked into that?