I, too, love God and my country. Am a United States Marine and am just now after almost 50 years seeking help from VA. This young man is not telling anyone to be dishonest, he's simply trying to do what the VA should have done by educating soldiers.

@TheGainfather

10 ай бұрын

Exactly, he's just showing the VA language you have to use. They're not there to help you. You have to get the help yourself. Without videos like this you'll just keep getting denied.

@Donkor640

10 ай бұрын

It’s funny how people quietly move along as their fellow Veterans suffer, while not getting all the benefits they deserve. The second we start taking full advantage of our benefits those same people who were willing to watch you suffer now have a problem.

@stinky8744

9 ай бұрын

RHA

@2326TX

8 ай бұрын

I've just gotten tired of dealing with the VA.

@mlzk2k12

6 ай бұрын

​@2326TX I feel your pain. I got tired of the VA basically telling me that I'm a liar. Denied my back pain but pumped me full of hydrocodone for 15 years for said pain. Kicking that addiction was painful.

💯 P&T vet here. Find yourselves vet friendly doctors to get the evidence you need guys and girls. I’ve had a couple docs that once they learned I was a vet they offered to write up whatever I needed to help me with my claims. Learn about your conditions and study the DBQs and rating criteria for your conditions so you are prepared for the questions you’ll be asked at your C&P exam. Be proactive. Nobody else can do what’s best for you and your family except you.

@SpaceRanger187

Жыл бұрын

yup.. The more appts u go to the better.

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Colby, very wise advice my friend, you’re on fire 💯

@mariochavez3212

Жыл бұрын

How to find vet friendly docs?

@TheNecrokage

Жыл бұрын

Yess, shop around for doctors. I finally found one that was also a vet, he referred me to specialists and we are still working on it. I had another doctor that said that he doesn't care about the VA.

@langhorne1180

Жыл бұрын

@@vaclaimsacademy Hello my first time Filing do you help with that and no doctor to write something for you?

They granted me 30% for migraine, 10% gerd, 70% ptsd, 10 tinnitus, 0% bilateral hearing loss.

@89zafiro

9 ай бұрын

If you said on your c&p exam that when you get the migraines episodes you can't work it should be rated at 50%

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

10 percent GERD? What is that?

@itguru2037

2 ай бұрын

How long did it take?

@marine10130

2 ай бұрын

@@stanatkins Gastroesophageal reflux disease

@marine10130

2 ай бұрын

@itguru2037 it took me about 3 years I am currently at 90% just waiting on my HLR for sleep apnea which will put me in the hundo club 💯

Thank you this is a game-changer for me. I have been procrastinating for 20 years in getting a rating. Hadn't even applied for benefits until I almost died in 2018. This video convinced me. I'm sure we'll be in touch.

I'm a VET at 70% pension. Not everything you claim with the VA will give you a compensation increase. The VA is real good for accepting your service connected claim and giving 0% !!

@vaclaimsacademy

10 ай бұрын

Bang on Chuck

@AndrewVSmith10

3 ай бұрын

Yep. They gave me 0% for sinusitis (PACT Act) with an effective date in the future. 🤦🏽‍♂️ First appeal resulted in 10% with the effective date of the second C&P exam 🤦🏽‍♂️. Currently pending second appeal. Should be 30%, effective 8/10/22. Sinusitis is so bad I need surgery and I’ve got headaches secondary at 50%. 0 or 10% for sinusitis is a joke. But thanks to this channel and others like it, veterans have the tools we need to get what we deserve. I’m also service connected in one knee, ankle and big toe. But I’ve got back issues in my VA records since 1994 (plus podiatry notes referring to misalignment to lower extremities and antalgic gait). I watched the videos on THIS channel about getting back issues connected and filed a claim this month. Went to the C&P exam a couple days ago and was fully prepared. BIG thanks to this channel because this claim could get me to 100% (if the rater does their job correctly)! 👊🏾 I know every vet’s situation is different and it’s a shame that we have to fight abroad then come home and fight the VA. But if you’re suffering and know it’s because of your service, keep fighting. I’m assuming that’s where services like channel this can help beyond the videos. Get to know the law (38 CFR…) that covers your condition. Then download and go through your medical records to build a body of facts that pertains to that/those law/law(s). Then state the law and facts in your statement so it’s preserved through appeal. Then submit your claim. Afterwards, download the DBQ for your condition. Fill it in yourself. Bring it to your C&P exam and refer to it (and your statement) during your exam. The doctor is taking everything you say and filling out that exact same DBQ during your exam. They’re counting on you to give up. Don’t. Keep fighting.

@KritTeekDeZigns

2 ай бұрын

Exactly. The gave my husband 0% for vertigo and 0% for feet fungus. 9 others they rejected.

@patrickhoward4080

2 ай бұрын

@@vaclaimsacademyHow can I contact you about my claim?

@squirts1

15 күн бұрын

@@KritTeekDeZigns need more evidence and nexus letters.

15 years service. 2 tours to Iraq. Many years of loud noises, had a hearing profile in my medical records for years. Definitely ringing i my ears all the time and terrible hearing.shoulders,lower back,hips,neck hurt all the time. Wife tells me I have been super angry since getting back From my last deployment. If you are like me you just sucked it up and tried to make it to 20, that and at the time never wanted to say anything at the VA because you have friends who lost limbs or got blown up over there and in your head you felt wrong for doing so. Between all that and having sleep apnea who knows where to go from here. I feel like my body is aged double my actual age but I was never the guy who tried to go to the doc and complain all the time

@JohnRodriguez-zn4gf

10 ай бұрын

Hello fello Veteran. I totally agree with you. You are talking straight from the HEART. Thank You for sharing. USMC

@tryagainb9669

9 ай бұрын

Read this carefully...get your former unit people to do lay statements, if your hearing is fucked get your significant other to write a statement... Lay statements (buddy letters) help

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

I have sleep apnea and the VA just tossed me a CPAP machine and said good luck and be sure to use distilled water.

VA blew me off in 2000 after 22 years for tinnitus. Told me they provided hearing protection. Damn tinnitus is annoying as hell and getting worse. I need to go back.

@jacksonrelaxin3425

8 ай бұрын

The military is full of nasty high pitched and low pitched noises that can go around their shitty ear protections. I know helicopters, especially Apache, have a ridiculously penatrative high pitch that can only be blocked fully by the giant ear muffs, which are obviously not always available. Military acts like the “protection” they gave us was 100% fool proof. Clearly bs.

@Vinegarissweet

2 ай бұрын

Please revisit this! Get a VSO or someone else to help if you have to. There is no way they should have denied you for this! I hope you can somehow get back pay too.

@fatratz2012

Ай бұрын

I was artillery they blew me off for tinnitus 45 years later I got it rated used legal help for veterans law group don't give up ever

@jimboinsa

Ай бұрын

@@fatratz2012 Yea thanks Steve. I did go back and got 10% and hearing aids that are supposed to attenuate the ringing. They don't really work so I guess it's just something I have to live with.

@JoyPeace-ej2uv

Ай бұрын

Get an evaluation by a dentist. It is not always about direct damage to the ears. It can be related to the jaw for example TempoMandibular Jaw syndrome (TMJ) . Similarly Ear Nose and Throat specialist. It can be related to sinuses. At VA if you need but you can see any specialist you want. Also mine got really loud after a Stroke. It can be brain damage rather than ear damage. Ear protection therefore will not prevent all cases of tinnitus.

3531 marine here. Motor T. I’m at 70% right now. I got 10% for tinnitus and 70% PTSD. I didn’t know headaches was connected to tinnitus.

You're doing great sharing this info. Thanks again

I just watched your video! Us Veterans need more people like you helping them to understand the process. I have been retired for 7 years and It has taken me that long to learn some of the things that you explained so easily. Please keep the clips coming! Thank you!

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words Chris, I'm happy the information clicked for you. Cheers

I literately have every one of those things and much much more. It is insane how the VA tells you none of these things, and even, at times, lies! You earned this care. Go get it (honestly ofc).

Im at 90% on my disability... I submitted a new claim for asthma, Gerd and allergic rhinitis. Its been over 180 days

@codygibson3554

10 ай бұрын

That last 10% is the hardest to get

I just found this video and boy we could use your help. My husband is at 80% and has been trying to get 100% for years now!

Thanks for the info. I was around jet engines and guns for my entire career. I had my hearing baseline reset 3 times just to pass a flight physical. I have bad tinnitus and have started to get headaches because of it. Thanks for the info!

I got 60% when I got out took me about 2 years on my own but I recently got a veteran attorney & they claimed insomnia , tdui & migraines … I’m waiting now hopefully I get this 100% I just want to take care of my family without stressing or at work in pain working crazy hours for little to no pay smh

I am a S.C. Veteran, and you are the first(1st) Veteran Counselor that gets straight to the point, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

Love your video. Took me 5 yrs to get 100 % Pt. If I saw this video 5 yrs ago it would have saved me a bunch of yrs. Now I’m teaching other vets

@antvn222

5 ай бұрын

Can you help me

I've been denied for a tinnitus claim, they did a hearing loss test and put some contraption on my head that wrapped behind my ears to test as well. I don't think they are just making this as simple as we think.

@gazopaul

10 ай бұрын

There is no test for tinnitus. You either have ringing or not. If you have ringing then your claim is solid. They can not deny you.

@randybeninghove5315

10 ай бұрын

They denied me.@@gazopaul

@terrymiracle7520

10 ай бұрын

Don’t know anyone that’s been denied yet. @@gazopaul

@dwhitewatkins309

10 ай бұрын

I too was tested for tinnitus and was denied; the test was a generic hearing test.

@theoldtruckdriver

10 ай бұрын

I was just denied... cause there was no complaint when I was in the service... the word never existed when I was in and when I got out....I will appeal with a personal letter, hopefully this will work

60% gerd is a hard claim to obtain and would require much gastrointestinal distress. 70% MH + 50% Migraines + 30% Gerd alone brings a veteran to 90%. Tinnitus would be 91% thanks to a 10% rating. 70% MH is achievable but a high bar. Alll veterans should file for what they deserve. Examine your med records for your max benefit and consider things that have affected your life.

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Jordan, 60% for GERD is actually pretty easy, barely an inconvenience. This is because 2 letters in the regulation; “OR”. “Symptoms of pain, vomiting, material weight loss, and hematemesis or melena with moderate anemia; OR other symptom combinations productive of severe impairment of health.” Severe impairment of health clause is the loophole. Everyone who has GERD has severe impairment of health. If the VA wants to be caught and ambiguous, two can play at that game. The average mental claim here after VACA gets awarded 70% reliably, again not difficult at all really. It’s difficult when you don’t know precisely what you should be saying. It’s all an open book test, the VA tells you exactly how they rate you. I simply don’t ignore that invaluable Intel. Also, run the calculator again, unless mine is broken, 10 tinnitus, 70 SSD plus 50 migraines gets you to 90. 60 GERD puts you to 95, rounded up to 100 compensation level. Cheers

@E-ZE-DUZIT

Жыл бұрын

​@@vaclaimsacademy How does the VA test for Gerd and will a Nexus with the correct symptoms get 60% ?

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

From my experience, there’s no real test for GERD, often times it’s diagnosed based solely on symptomatic reports from the patient. Yes, a diagnosis, nexus or service connection, and a bulletproof personal statement

@JordanLambo369

Жыл бұрын

@@vaclaimsacademy Interesting. I just ran the calculator, 70 SSD, 50 migraines, 60 GERD, and 10 tinnitus get a veteran to 95% which rounds up to 100. I just haven't heard of anyone actually getting 60% from GERD. Usually see 10% or 30%

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

@@JordanLambo369 Agreed, the majority of vets submit suboptimal claims using “free” services that completely ignore the existence (let alone the importance) of lay evidence. The chances of a doctor writing in your file that you are having a severe impact to your health is low, and even if they DID write that in your notes, the chances that the VA rater is going to read those notes is low. The difference between a 30% rating for GERD and a 60% is almost entirely made through a bulletproof personal statement. That’s why it’s such a valuable document. I’m working with a handful of VSO’s and accredited agents who come to me for coaching and I’m stressing to them to get their vets to write personal statements. I just want to scream it from a rooftop sometimes how 15-25 minutes can impact your household’s quality of life forever

I claimed both the headaches and tinnitus when I first claimed in Cheyenne, WY. They did test for it and denied me back in 2007 and 2010

@Loguem

11 ай бұрын

They did a hearing test. With the beeps and the words you had to repeat back to the examiner. They likely didn't test you for tinnitus. And what does your denial letter say? Does it say you were denied because you don't have these things or were you denied because you didnt provide the nexus to the event in service that caused the issues? Its likely they denied you because they said it wasn't service connected, not that you don't have these issues. Reread the letter.

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

There is no "test" for tinnitus. Either you have it or you don't.

@MechE11B

5 ай бұрын

@@stanatkins VA does a hearing test anyway... Battle buddy put in for it. I didn't understand the purpose for the test tbh but they made him do it anyway.

@edcain9492

23 күн бұрын

Tinnunitus Binging Test is Worthless.I'm Almost deaf & retested 3:times,can't get but 10% Test is a Scam.I was Light Artillery in Nam,Among other things& Even Heavy Artillery in my Unit couldn't get Earplugs in Nam.An Absence of Protection Should Give Us @ least 15-25%Sucks,Guess I should have asked for Damaged Eardrums.😮

This is the best explanation of the strategy I've ever watched. Great job!

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad to hear it Micheal, thanks for the valuable feedback. Cheers

@michaelbarnes2142

Жыл бұрын

@@vaclaimsacademy 90% for years with new ideals after watching your vid! Thanks

I Serve A Regular Tour In Germany My MOS Was 16B Nuclear Warhead Missile Nike Hercules Missle I just Recently Sigh Up For Va Health. Even though I started late doing this I should have done long time ago I am going to do my hearing test this week. There Are Problems Am Dealing With Now I have Bilateral Sciatica,headaches,Maybe Prostate Cancer,Having hard time swallow my meds,I had a colospy and had 10 polps remove. And now I stay consiptation. All these problems i will be my regular doctors outside the va doctor. I will take all advice from you

The VA gives me free hearing aids that cancel out my tinnitus yet the VA has denied me a claim for hearing loss and tinnitus.

@jackthebagger7589

Жыл бұрын

same , free hearing aids but they dont help the tinnitus , gave me 10% for tinnitus and zero for hearing , even though the hearing loss is in line with hearing loss for my job . I was Navy and I can tell you after 12 years sea duty , any one from Navy has hearing loss period ..

@namvet1968

11 ай бұрын

Yikes

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

No amount of "hearing aids" are going to "cancel out" your tinnitus. Once you have it you are stuck with it for the rest of your life. If hearing aids take away the ringing in your ears you don't have it. I feel like I'm talking to a preschool class. Oh man!

@kevzzz1186

5 ай бұрын

@@stanatkins Rephrase for all the captain know it all's.... The hearing aid drown out the tinnitus.

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

Whatever you care to believe brother.

I'm currently at 80% for ptsd and a severed left thumb. I also have a pending claim for a fractured coccyx and sacrum and I fully expect to get 40% as the C&P exam went very well . I want to file for TDIU but my vso told me that I will be re-evaluated for my 70% PTSD and my 40% for my back injuries. My 65th birthday will be this September and I will be having a DOT physical in September..... I am very certain at that time that I will be unable to pass the DOT physical, due to due to service-related disabilities.. Therefore I will be permanently unemployed and have to apply for social security at age 65.. I had planned to file permanent and total individual unemployability... After my in-person discussion with DAV VSO I now have extreme anxiety over this being a gamble that I cannot afford to lose!!! I have other service-related disabilities I have not filed yet which route is best for me ??? Please respond with advice on what is the best course of action for me.. Thanks

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Hi Gerald, claim all of the other diagnoses you received in service and have not claimed yet. Do everything to get to 100% P&T schedular so you have the option to work if you so choose.

@wowzers1069

Жыл бұрын

Generally, if you are over age 55 they will leave you alone as the VA recognizes that at that age things don't get better.

@godfreyluswata9568

Жыл бұрын

​@@vaclaimsacademy Help me to file a claim please

@deonrobertson-eu5ly

Жыл бұрын

@@godfreyluswata9568DON’T WAIT ON PEOPLE TO HELP YOU, HELP YOURSELF FIRST BY FILING THE CLAIMS… THIS WILL ALSO SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO USUALLY “PAY” SOME COMPANY TO DO THE SAME THING YOU ARE CAPABLE OF DOING YOURSELF. I JUST BECAME 100 % P&T UNDER TDIU - INDIVIDUAL UNEMPLOYABILITY, AT AGE 39. I ONLY DID 4 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY, STARTING 1 MONTH BEFORE 9/11. STOP WAITING FOR HELP AND HELP YOURSELF, SO YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR FAMILY BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS WORLD 🌎

@JohnRodriguez-zn4gf

10 ай бұрын

I totally agree with you. Veterans have to completely forget about depending on VSO, the VA,, or attorneys for help in filing disability claims with the VA. They are all haters, jealous, and envious people. It is better to begin and complete your claims by yourself as best as you can. The ONLY person out there who truly cares about you is you.

Great stuff! Thx.

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks BullRanger

Yeah, my claim got 50% I've got multiple engagements and one IED. I'm stuck in a rut because I can't hold a job...

Wow I suffer from tinnitus for years, can’t sleep because of it and have severe headaches, but never thought of the tinnitus as a cause for my headaches

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir, there’s always paths to the target 🎯

Great video, new sub here. I am an 80yo Vietnam Vet, I hope I'm not too old! Agent Orange has caught up to me. And I flew Hueys and other helicopters.

I was an Aircraft Armorer when I was active duty. I was checked for hearing loss and tennitis. They confirmed the hearing loss and tennitis and said it’s not service connected.

@itguru2037

2 ай бұрын

How?

@JoyPeace-ej2uv

Ай бұрын

@@itguru2037 Because they can

Your videos are amazing and right - other utubers should be ashame with there useless videos you make it easy going the secondary route its all for Free thats the amazing part bro keep up the good work its nothing like the easy !!!

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the kind words GTO Express, cheers

What you say in your video and in the real world of VA claims is totally different. I tried to clain Tinnitus and was denied after a claims hearing test where I have Tinnitus. The VA said where my hearing test going into the military and the hearing test exiting the military was the same. I never had a hearing test the entire time I was in the military. I was a M60E3 gunner in Desert Storm on the front. I have hearing damage from the war and while in service. It is NOT a easy claim to win.

In my case, once I got to 70,% it was decided that I was now unemployable and then rated permanent and total disability. My percentage stayed at 70%, but now I was paid at the 100% rate because I was unemployable

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Congrats on your TDIU Steve

@aristotlepangan9030

7 ай бұрын

That what i am trying to do now, im just waiting for the c & p for tdiu. Can you give me any tips to what they do to you in your c & p? 😊

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

I am at 100% and I've never had a C&P exam so I can't help you.

If Tinnitus is so easy to get why are so many veterans getting denied, even those in the "highly probable" category in the Duty MOS Noise Exposure Listing?

@BOtto23

9 ай бұрын

Still waiting on my duty to assist error to update. I’m in a high probability MOS and doc at C&P diagnosed me w tinnitus and hearing loss. Time will tell

Migraines denied several times They did a 5 minutes ace exam and denied claim in 1 day from migraines secondary to tinnitus. I've been diagnosed with migraines take meds for seen neurologist numerous times.Finally had vso send it in for appeal which will now take years Headaches and migraines hard to win

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Headaches are not hard to win, you’re making it difficult on yourself. Using a VSO to file an appeal is a terrible strategy in my opinion, did you submit a bulletproof personal statement and migraine journal with your claim? If not, you just need a supplemental claim, and stop trusting “free” help, it’s costing you thousands

@user-ll6zh2bi7c

Жыл бұрын

Did you consider a HLA? I’m in the process of going migraine secondary to tinnitus. I didn’t like seeing this. Very disheartening.

@nickusmp

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say he's making it hard on himself. I submitted a migraine claim, buddy letters from everyone including my then commander stating what I went through. Had medical evidence showing I had migraines, had them since being deployed, had evidence I was being seen for migraines since being in service. Then submitted several years worth of migraine logs, proof of medical exams, neurologist visits, injections, etc. VA came back and said they agreed I have migraines but don't agree to them being service connected. I've now been sitting in appeal for 2 years. Evidence, nexus, link, letters, etc the size of the LA phone book, still denied. The VA sometimes is just that bad.

@themagnumtodd

Жыл бұрын

⁠@@nickusmp same, I have migraines in my medical records, been diagnosed probably 6 times, take medication prescribed by the VA, and miss work at least three times a month. Had my job submit multiple official statements (we are a major defense contractor) and still got denied. Doing appeal now. Keep fighting brother, Semper Fi.

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

@@nickusmp You’re damn right about that Nick. If you have everything perfect on your end, then absolutely, you can chalk it up to the VA being awful at what they do. Everything has to be right on our end first though. With your claim, I think we can save you years of headache (no pun intended) by opting for a supplemental claim (been winning those in 3 months lately) or an HLR since the appeal line is backed up. If you shoot me an email to jordan@vaclaims-academy.com I’d be happy to give you exactly what I would do if interested, not gonna sell you on the premium bootcamp as it seems like you just need a small boost. Cheers

great show thank you

@vaclaimsacademy

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Leonard

I'm an Army OEF vet, 44-years-old, been out of the Army for almost 2 decades, and I'm getting ready to start this process now. I've heard a lot of VA horror stories from buddies who have been through it, and it kept me from even trying.

@tonycasello6121

2 ай бұрын

The Va isn’t going to go out of its way to give you any benefits. You have to go after the benefits you deserve. Go to your local veterans service officer in your local county.

I was tested for hearing, told them about the headaches from the ringing a couple years back and all I received was a big DENIED claim..

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Yep happens. We adapt and overcome

I’m a yr and a few months out and good thing I started all documentation last year

Tinnitus is not a sure thing. Even though I was in the Gulf War, and in the Marines for 20 years, I was denied for my tinnitus. The VA conceded that I have hearing loss and tinnitus, and that I was exposed to what they call "combat noise", but their decision was that it was not attributed to my military service because of my MOS.

@indigorager

9 ай бұрын

Keep fighting.

@ryan.mi.stanton

9 ай бұрын

@randybeninghove5315, I was denied as well due to my MOS. What did you end up doing to get the new decision for TInnitus?

@yourmomma3132

8 ай бұрын

Like me, but I went back and proved that for most of my military service , I worked in other MOS’S. So maybe you drove trucks for awhile or something else where they was high noise. Then appeal.

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

You should have told them that your tinnitus started while on active duty.

Ah yes let me watch a video and magically have all these symptoms. Great video!

I’m at 70%, tinnitus being post of that 70. But I sent to an audiologist for testing, they performed 5 different tests on me. Not just the headphone listen for the beep and hit the button. A few tests I’d never seen before until then. But I got my 10%.

A good personal statement will get you the 10% for tinnitus but, it probably won’t help you climb the ladder. You WILL need a diagnosis and nexus letter to get the rest which will cost you unless you have a doctor that will assist.

@SpaceRanger187

Жыл бұрын

just go to the VA for everything.. If you have 10% for tinitus go there for your migranes and keep a log and then file.. If your not making up lies, its not that hard to get what your supposed to...

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, everything needs a medical diagnosis first. Otherwise it doesn’t exist to the VA to begin with

@markhaslar8850

Жыл бұрын

@@vaclaimsacademy ive tried twice for benefits i do get 5% formyright shoulder which they operated on again a year ago which is now worse than ever. the last time i tried they said its been to long since ive been out of the army. im done dealing with going through the v.a. who could i get in touch with to help me out with this

I had to wait 50 years to get a 100% disability rating and I had to be terminally ill ….. dying !!. Yup … entered the Navy in 1972 ,, and in 2022 , I was treated for Triple Hit, Stage 4 DLBCL with horrific symptoms of Cachexia, Ascites and Edema. If you don’t know what these are look them up.

You guys are great. After 44 years I got my Tinnitus service connect the first time around. Now am starting to work on getting my migraines connected secondary to my tinnitus. Question. I am now retired on SS. My entire civilian life Ives had prostrating migraines 3 to 4 times a month and lost days of work. But now retired I get migraines 2 a month with same pain and prostrating attacks. Is 50% rating still possible? I have buddy letters from 2 bosses covering 30 years of migraine attacks up till last year. Thanks Gerry Yarrish

Hello thank you for the video i have 3 of those issues. Will i be able to do, Tinnitus, Migraines and Gerd. I have all those condition in note treatment notes plus medications for them.

Great info brother, subbing to your channel 👍🏼👍🏼

Thanks for sharing!!! 'Us' Vietnam Vet dummies---denied for decades because we did not do it smartly

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Such a great generation

@namvet1968

11 ай бұрын

Well said.

@motorbikeray

10 ай бұрын

@pastormiketwoable wrote, "Thanks for sharing!!! 'Us' Vietnam Vet dummies---denied for decades because we did not do it smartly" You are NOT a Vietnam Vet dummy. You served during a time when smartphones, home computers, and the internet didn't exist. You also served during a time when men went rarely went to sick call and did so only when they experienced great bodily pain. Also, you were considered lucky if when you went to sick call your doctor visit was recorded in your medical files. You also didn't have easy access to, and information about, the VA Disability system. Today's service members go to sick call for everything little thing, they get all their doctor visits electronically and instantly recorded in an online medical records database, they have KZread videos telling them exactly how to get 100% VA disability not soon after ending their active military service.

@harryclawson5774

28 күн бұрын

Nam vet, combat and still stuck at60% VAdoes not work the same for every vet

I was recently approved Tinnitus, however I did not know about other connecting things that go with this condition. I think I need help going forward with other claims associated with Tinnitus. The mental issue, I was awarded 70%

I have Tinnitus & Hearing loss . Was denied Migraines even with 2 Nexus letters . So, I appealed with a supplemental and added 2 more Nexus letters , Brain scan that showed damage and neurologist wrote letter saying damage is due to acoustic trauma I experienced on Active duty. If I get denied again then there's a scam going on.

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Make sure you also turn in a bulletproof personal statement attesting to the incident that caused the acoustic trauma during active duty and it should be a slam dunk

Tinnitus is the easiest to win, yea right. I did the self-statement on va form 21-4138 lay statement, and a c&P exam the examiner acknowledged that I had Tinnitus, but found no direct link in my service record. I did a supplemental claim VA form 20-0995 and uploaded medical documentation in my service file where a ✔️ box was done for hearing loss, but it was for Tinnnitus. I even explained that in my laystatement. I also pointed out on my mos that I was exposed to loud noises or what is called Acustic Trama, because I was always working around diesel engines and side load warping tug. Denied x2 times. Here I am round 3 on a Tinnitus claim that a C&P examiner gave me a less then 50 percent because they could not directly find the link in my service record files. I could use some help on this claim im not sure what im doing right or wrong. In the decision letter it stated laystatements could not be used as medical evidence. That my self-statement If

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

It’s true, lay statements are not medical evidence, they’re lay evidence. To me it sounds like they want an IMO (Independent Medical Opinion)

@rebelrider052

9 ай бұрын

@@vaclaimsacademy I got my hearing test and 10% rating, because I told my primary care doctor I could barely hear him over the noise in my ears. He whispered to me and I did not hear his whisper, so he got my hearing exam at the VA hospital in Leavenworth. Is there a disability for macular degeneration? My doctor also sent me down for eye diagnostics when I told him everything below the center vision was blurry. I was diagnosed for armd in both eyes ( my dad ( a WWII vet) went blind for 25 years from armd and died in 2018) and in 2021 when my meds were late being delivered to me my left eye went from dry to wet macular and I have received shots in that eye every month since to present day.

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

My, you are making this a lot harder than it is. Tinnitus IS the easiest claim to win unless you make the process harder than it is. The maximum is 10 percent and there is no exam to determine tinnitus. It's your word against theirs. You are putting in a lot of work for 10 percent.

i was a helicopter pilot and actually have tinnitus but was denied since i didn't complain about that (and other things) while i was in. assumed it would hurt my flight status and i'm sure i'm not the only pilot to not have claimed things in order to keep status..

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but when transitioning out, these were things to get on file. People rush out the door into the civilian world naively thinking the VA is going to have their best interest in mind or something, we really have to be more aggressive on behalf of our households

@3pilot

Жыл бұрын

@@vaclaimsacademy would have been something good to know then lol

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

You people really need to educate yourselves on how the game is played. They simply asked me when and where I developed tinnitus and I told them "after a mortar attack while in Vietnam". Then they told me "here's your 10 percent". No medical record needed.

You're hired, I'm documented with all the above through the VA.

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

I have seen that exact situation a ton over the years. Thanks for commenting Jeffrey

Gerd from anxiety is the worst.. I have learned to just focus on your breathing all day long to help not trigger it.. Not even just the reflux..it will eat your teeth over time..its not something to mess around with..unless you want to lose your teeth..i have enough issues not trying to add to it

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that insight SpaceRanger, definitely deserving of the hefty 60% from the sounds of how negatively it can impact one’s health

@kellyash45

Жыл бұрын

Keto and fasting can fully eliminate GERD for alot of people.

Great plan

Great content, i am 10% tinnitus and was making a journal for headaches i deal with a lot. I am a Vietnam veteran living overseas now and was wondering if the va would accept a nexus letter from a doctor in a foreign country? Wasn't able to make an appointment in the states 😕 thanks for informative video

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

You know what John, you would really have better luck with a virtual appointment with a Stateside doctor to get you a nexus letter the VA will feel warm and fuzzy about. But you could always try, there’s a chance the rater may not even notice since it’s so rare to get an overseas nexus letter

@johnreinhartmusic3328

Жыл бұрын

@vaclaimsacademy great, thanks for the quick response. I have GERD, Heart failure, sleep apnea, pacemaker, but difficult to get it service related since I've been out of the Navy since 1977.

@jeffrey501green

Жыл бұрын

@@johnreinhartmusic3328 it's not so hard to get it service connected, remember a tie goes to the vet. Medical records, current diagnosis, buddy letters, nexus, build your claim...I did it 26 years after discharge, was awarded 100% p&t.... you can do it my friend...

@wesenfield3443

Жыл бұрын

OMG ur not 100 % u went to the jungle.. ur fkn up..

@rebelrider052

9 ай бұрын

@@johnreinhartmusic3328 I was a radio operator listening to static for 4 years. When I went in my hearing was so acute it registered above the graph. When I got out in 1975, my hearing was rated 4 out of 10. A hearing loss of 60%. I got my 10% rating in 2018 and am now trying to get my disability secondary Increases. Since I was a Viet Nam Era vet, I had trouble getting any medical help until 2017, after Trump revamped the VA. Since then the VA has bent over backward making sure I was torn apart and put back together and back out in the workforce, even after I retired at 62 to this present day. Since my heart attack in September 2020, I have not been back to work.

Thanks for the video. Very informative and easy to follow. Here’s my situation: I honorably discharged in 1983. When I was stationed in Germany, I was ordered to spray paint military vehicles using special paint called Chemical Agent Resistant Coating, also referred to as CARC. The VA’s Health website has a designated section describing CARC and how exposure to CARC can be harmful. However, this article pertains to the Gulf War era vets who painted with CARC, not to the period of time or geographical location in which I served. Hence, I am not covered under the PACT Act. Nevertheless, the fact remains that I believe I sustained injuries of being exposed to the toxins of CARC. Additionally, the CARC used during the Gulf War was a water dispersed version, which is to say is was much less toxic than the version I was exposed to. (I verified this with documents I obtained via a FOIA request to the Army Research Laboratory.). For example, the version of CARC I was exposed to contained hexavalent chromium and lead, which are elements not contained in the version used during the Gulf War. During the time I spray painted with CARC, which was for a period of several week, I had direct dermal contact with it and I also inhaled it. I was not provided with any Personal Protective Equipment whatsoever. I currently have an active Intent to File with the VA, but I am holding off on filing my original claim for disability until I receive my military medical records, which I requested in Feb. 2023. I do not expect to find any useful information in my record, as I did not begin to shows signs of injury until after my discharge. Even then I did not piece it together until last year. I have made contact with two buddies who verified the CARC painting we did, so I will be able to submit their statements to show that we did, in fact, use CARC paint to paint the vehicles. Within the past 6 months I have visited my private physicians for various medical issues. Here are the documented medical diagnoses: 2 lung nodules, bibasilar acteletasis (collapsed lower lungs), allergic conjunctivitis, nasal polyps and cysts, severe sleep apnea (prescription for CPAP), migraines, tinnitus, and mild hearing loss. Because I frequently get migraines, fatigue, and a lack of motivation, I am hoping your organization can help me out. Every time I talk to the DAV they only seem to be concerned with getting me to submit my claim for tinnitus, but the other medical issues I have are more important to me. Below is a link to one of many news articles about all the CARC painting of US and NATO military vehicles, which resulted in toxic exposure related injuries, that was going on in Europe in the 1970s and 1980s. Thanks! www.dutchnews.nl/2021/05/many-more-defence-workers-were-exposed-to-toxic-paint/

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Hi Zack, you’ve got an uphill battle ahead of you. I would try an aggressive VA lawyer and if that doesn’t work, I don’t see much other flexibility to manufacture evidence

@jmackinjersey1

10 ай бұрын

Zach, I have just finished filing my additional claims for the PACT. I was exposed to burn pits and other chemicals, to include the paint on the vehicles and equipment, I have been seeing many doctors about my headaches, dizziness, chest/bronchial pain etc., etc. Here is what I have been advised by the gents in the VA Office. File, File, File and File again. DO NOT WAIT. I realize that you posted this one month ago, so you may not receive it, or not in time for the back pay, but I just went through the online filing program, and it was not that hard. You have a few boxes to check, and some VAMC or other medical facilities that you may have used address/locations to fill in. Believe me, they should have your records, the VA just spent millions and countless man hours transcribing and transferring ALL of our records into a brand new, easily searchable database. Heck, even if you start to file it and then put it on hold, at least you are eligible for one year's worth when, not if (positive thoughts) you get your rating. TBH, I have never had any positive assistance from the DAV for myself, my grandfather or either of my uncles that I assisted before I was enlisted. Throw the grenade and see what it hits. What is it going to cost you other than a little bit of time compared to the assistance you rightly deserve. Semper Fi.

@zackiinu7194

10 ай бұрын

@@jmackinjersey1 Thanks for the info. I’ll be filing my original claim ASAP.

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

The sad truth is that if it is not documented in military records, to the VA, it never happened. Don't give up.

Outstanding video. I tried the same thing but the VA keeps telling me that there is no medical link between tinnitus and migraines in my c&p exam. I am working on my 2nd appeal now. Actually it was an ACE exam.

@ioNissues

11 ай бұрын

Tell us how that goes pls. Need to know

@dailritenour9950

10 ай бұрын

Same result.... not service connected even though my doc says it is.

Awesome. How do you explain to subscribers to write there letters?

Got all that and more and the VA rates me at 30% AFTER I refiled (originally they had me at 10% for tinnitus only) I picked up an additional 20% for my back which was rated service connected 0% in spite of having ruptured two discs ON DUTY...gotta love the "system"...working on my second appeal now...fun and games.

Can you do, or point me towards, a video on claiming memory issues? I’ve had issues since an armored vehicle crash where I hit the top & side of my head (with helmet on). Of course I was a hArDcOrE infantryman so unfortunately I never got it checked out while I was still in

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

All mental claims are rated with the exact same criteria. Memory loss is looked at as a symptom rather than a rateable diagnosis itself, so TBI or PTSD may be your actual claim kzread.info/dash/bejne/k6ukmah8oKvNmNI.html

I'm 60% for diabetes and 70% for PTSD. I recently went to the VA for tinnitus and inability to sleep from ringing and they gave me a machine to put on my pillow that' basically white noise. That was a few months ago and I never submitted a claim. However, I have an upcoming pcp appt because of migraines and GERD. Should I file all 3 as secondary to PTSD, or do I file tinnitus alone with migraines secondary? I just want to approach it in a logical way. I also thought about GERD secondary to diabetes because of being on insulin for 12 years, but idk if that's as strong of a link as PTSD. Or maybe GERD would be secondary to migraines because of constantly popping excedrin. Idk the best approach

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

I have been dealing with the VA for several years, and I have never heard of GERD. Is it a gulf war thing?

Thank you so much my tinnitus is getting so bad the VA docs are just telling me no cure ad take two aspirins and call me in the morning not sure how to go about this but I'm gonna try..

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Don’t give up my friend. Victory awaits

@gmanmarx8705

Жыл бұрын

@@vaclaimsacademy How? ive been dealing with the VA for many years its to the point that I can hardly hear any more they keep blowing me off and the noise is getting so loud youguys make it sound so easy but its not when you don't have some walk you thru it why do you think the homeless number of vets is so high nobody towalk us thru it you are telling us about it but not walking us thru it you guys understand that?

Ok, not so fast on the tinnitus is a slam dunk. I have tinnitus horribly, and being in Aircraft Maint on jet aircraft with 8 engines, and powered ground equipment running at full blast all day, with no muffler, plus aircraft taking off and landing, as most of the time we were pulling maint next to the runway, at a time when we were launching 144 bombers a day for months, I was denied tinnitus due to hearing loss. I now need hearing aids, at the age of 70, due to moderate to severe hearing loss. And for a time. And at times I get severe headaches, to the point I have to go get an injection for pain or to make the headache tolerable. I've seen a Nuerologist, and the headaches I have suffered from are Migranes. He has no idea why I was getting migranes. Yup I was denied tinnitus, 4 years Air Force Maintaining B52 bombers.

@abriyahyasha-rahla2656

5 ай бұрын

Frequent headaches can get you up to 5% increase. Focus on the migraines as a result of the tinnitus.

I'm a vet from the persian gulf war. How do I claim my benifits? I have tenitus and suffer from migraines. Any help would be appreiciated.

Is it possible to claim tinnitus after years out? I do get random headaches and have ringing at random times throughout the day

I have all of these. My tinnitus and headaches even cause vertigo. I take blood pressure med, cholesterol med, PTSD med and it’s all prescribed by my VA doctor. My mental health now is at the point where it’s hard for me to hold down a job for the past 15 yrs. On top of that all of the medication I’m on has given me GERD. Are there any organizations that can assist me in filling out a claim for all of these? I currently have a 0% rating for a service connected disability for my foot. I feel so cheated out of all of this compensation. I hope you can either help me with this claim or point me in the right direction to get assistance.

I'm waiting on a decision for headaches now. I filed in 2012, denied. Trying again, wish me luck.

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Hoping for the best April, if you get denied again don’t be discouraged. All you need to do is spend 20 minutes writing a bulletproof personal statement to really tie the claim together

So, this is what it's come to, new and creative ways to get on the government teat!

Does the Tinnitus have to be approved before you can build ion each of the others? Therefore before you can go to each other level you have to have each claim approved before moving forward?

good afternoon, I am service connect with Tinnitus @ 10% for the last three months the ringing in my ears have gotten worse.I'm having the bad headaches some days I can't focus because they so bad.Can i file this with my Tinnitus?

Where do you find these bulletproof personal statement templates at?

Do you recommend using a VSO or someone that helps file claims (not the ones that charge) from services from example Wounded Warrior Project, Texas Veterans Commission? Or filing on our own?

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

My view of "free" VA services is controversial but always by people with low ratings. Let's pretend for a second you have your daughter's wedding tomorrow. Would you walk into a barbershop that had a sign out front that said "Free Cuts" and take the risk? Probably not. This is your tax free pension, the most important income you could ever earn in your life. I would cut the check for something like Combat Craig's online bootcamp and take OWNERSHIP of your life for your household. You are the man of the house, this is the most important income ever, don't be passive. That's my take. That is why I focus on teaching vets effectively and EFFICIENTLY and providing them all the ammo they need to dominate the claim fast

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

The video I made on this specific topic explaining why: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y6xlpqiEo7eeado.html By the way, VSO's and DAV workers call ME and ask for advice on some of their vet's situations, which I respect the one's who care enough to do that.

@philliptamez

Жыл бұрын

@@vaclaimsacademy yea you’re right. I know from watching his videos that he says it’s hard to find a good VSO and that most are trash anyways lol (no disrespect to the good ones out there). Thanks for your responses!

@zeroturn7091

Жыл бұрын

In my case I only signed with a VSO to have representation just in case I ended up appealing to BVA, thankfully that never happened.

Tinnitus rated. Starting to have some mental issues concerning the constant ringing especially in a crowded room along with filtering out conversations with people when in a loud environment. I’ve been coping with it for years but it’s starting to wear me down. Is there a connection to being depressed as a result of having tinnitus(ie: ptsd/ssd)?

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I’ve seen SSD claims secondary to tinnitus won for 70%

@wesenfield3443

Жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes plus more

@rebelrider052

9 ай бұрын

@@vaclaimsacademy I have 10% tinnitus plus never leave my apartment except for grocery shopping or going to med apps, and I sleep with a gun under my pillow. I very seldom talk to people and stay to myself because I have been taken advantage of in the past. I don't even talk to my kids or grandkids, as I feel my exes have turned them against me, when I have talked to them.

Who do you recommend for help filing this claim?

I’ve claimed tinnitus, hearing loss and headaches for yrs. Claimed 3 times with the VA and denied 3 times even after a different Rater told me they can’t deny tinnitus as there is no test for it. Good luck.

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

The only thing missing is a personal statement attesting to the fact that you developed the symptoms during your active duty service

@pattysfamily9822

Жыл бұрын

@@vaclaimsacademy did that on my VA Form 21-4148(?)

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

You got it Patty, that’s the one

@markhaslar8850

Жыл бұрын

@@vaclaimsacademy what? how in the world can a person go back in time to get a personal statement?

@oldguy9078

Жыл бұрын

Richard I have been denied even getting enrolled in VA Health Care. I have a 10% hearing loss on my ETS physical it's on paper and still can't get enrolled. Have been told I have no service connected injury, make too much money, didn't serve combat duty I have given up. I have Medicare and supplement so I'm good.

Hi, have a question. What if you have been out for a while. I got out in 1994 has to much time gone by to file anything at this date?

@lakesidea9298

10 ай бұрын

No. Next question.

Great information. Any ptsd ,anxiety ,racism, sexual assault, depression issues have high percent ratings. Also flashbacks and sleep apnea

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

Only if racism, sexual assault and depression are in your military records. Racism? I'm white and had a black drill sergeant yell at me and it depressed me. Does that count?

Is this still possible if the pain meds you're taking for headaches (which are causing GERD) are over the counter and not prescribed?

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

Negative, it’s gotta be prescribed

How do I get help from someone like you locally? I am so frustrated with the va. I had to stop going to the Dr at the VA because I literally felt on the verge of blowing up and doing something i know I’d regret

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

Just go to your local VFW and talk with a service officer. Pretty simple.

I have file for tinnitus and sent me to an ear test and the Dr sent in her report and I was denied..

Does anyone know if you have to prove that you didn't have tinnitus before serving, and if you need a doctor's backing?

Thank you for the info! Vietnam vet here denied my PTSD claim and poly peripheral neuropathy (caused by Agent Orange per my pers phys). Am currently at only 10% and not sure how to go forward.

@c.d.9508

7 ай бұрын

Did you see combat?

@JackHayes48

7 ай бұрын

yes...not hand to hand, but incoming rockets and mortars. Received Bronze Star...still dreaming about being in the field (last night) but usually I have no ammo and I am panicked because of that and wake up trying to scream out!@@c.d.9508

@stanatkins

5 ай бұрын

In order to claim agent orange exposure you have to have one of the presumptive conditions, such as cancer or Parkinsons disease.

Hey man can you help me out with any information on the water at camp lejeune ? It would be much appreciated

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Hi James, here’s a great 3 minute video Combat Craig did on exactly that kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y6SWmsxsmbGzeZM.html

Hi, I need help with filing my claim. I did it on my own but was denied. Everything you just talked about has happened to me from the ringing in the ears, migraines, missing work and functions due to staying home in a dark room to the acid reflux. I need help

I would love to talk to you sometime soon. Been going through a lot, going to the D.A.V., but not much has happened.

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

Yes, relying on free DAV to be experts is rough. The reality is that VA accredited orgs are beholden to the VA, not the veteran

I have PTSD 70% & tdiu p&t and GERD, and hiatal hernia, is there a link between ptsd and gerd? Have had both for a long time. can we file a claim for the gerd? Vietnam vet

@vaclaimsacademy

11 ай бұрын

There is a link between ptsd and GERD through the “hypervigilance” argument. If you are getting compensated at 100% though I normally would not recommend filing for an increase

My husband applied for migraines submitted the migraine logs and letters. He did not have anything to truly connect with the tinnitus aka no nexus letter. In the denial letter it is mentioned that he does have the disability but no clear connection to his sc tinnitus. So we will submit a nexus and appeal this!

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

That’s a good path Brenda, make sure he also included a well written personal statement and submits it as a supplemental claim, NOT a formal appeal with the BVA, a soul draining process. Hope this helps 👍

How would you connect tinnitus to service if you've been out since 1990 and never been treated for it? I have high blood pressure (very high) and have pretty bad heartburn/Gerd. Any help would be great, thx

@kennethhuff7158

5 ай бұрын

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is one thing they will pay on if you can connect it to service get you records , medication together and file they gave me 20% zand on diabetes they gave me 10% total 30 % on first try, at 30% your spouse can file for dependant and your check will be more, my total is around 570 a month.

@kennethhuff7158

5 ай бұрын

Go talk to you VA rep and let them walk you thru this ,don't try on your own.

Where do I get started filing for these benefits spent 4 years on a carrier I have other issues related to service

Can I just do the secondary claims or do I have to have evidence from a doctor as well?

Ok so I've complained about Tinnitus since I was in. Everytime I went to see an ENT or another specialist, yes you have minor hearing loss, but we think the tinnitus is due to high blood pressure so let's change your diet. And that's the end of that. So how do I get step 1? And I had I don't even know how many MRI or cat scans (can't remember now) due to headaches when I was in the service.

Immediately, i was sent to an auditory lab for my c&p exam and was denied.

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that Bryan, it happens. I was denied a service connection for Tinnitus even though I was diagnosed during service because “I wasn’t experiencing hearing loss”, sometimes the VA likes to make things up as they go

Do I have to claim tinnitus while in the military or can I do it when I'm out already

@utahprepper8925

Ай бұрын

I claimed tinnitus almost 40 years after I got out of the USAF and got it. They denied all my other claims but I got the 10%. Now I'm going after insomnia from the tinnitus - I haven't been able to get natural sleep in at least 20 years.

I am working on establishing my service connection. But I ran into some big problems. Can we talk ? I need some advice on how to proceed.

Greetings! Is there a way to know or to contact National Personnel Records Center? VA told me they are waiting on some STR from them, but since December 2022, no response from NPRC... I submitted my STR, but VA tells me they don't need nothing from me. Is a Internal Request.. what should I do ?

when filing a claim for say Tinnitus, do I need to add a new condition that being Headaches, when filing?

Someone needs to explain to soldiers airmen and navy to get copies of their health records as things happen that they keep and maintain. Statements from friends as they happen. Especially Xrays. My records disappeared as things happened more than once and the military and VA will not acknowledge the broken neck with a replaced bone as service connected. It is a shame that we need to be proactive all along but tell your friends and family to share that information with young service members early. Thank you that was very helpful and I need the help because everyone here near Ft. Bragg/Liberty has been cagey. 1984 broke the neck while playing softball with the unit if I had known I needed statements the colonel himself would have done so.

Claude Wayne Gentsch Jr (texasmudneck) You sir are discribing What I VE BEEN servant With for 55 YEARS HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD THIS CONNECTION BEFORE!!!!??? I WAS ELECTRIC/ MECHANICAL ONSTRUTOR/REPAIR TECNETION. IM AT 60 % NOW ALWAYS THOUGH JUST MY ROTTEN LUCK!!! 🤠😭

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

I like to think outside the box and get creative to get vets the rating they really deserve. I hope you get back on the horse Claude, 🤠

The VA has been giving me anti-acid medication for years. The VA Hospital says I have GERD. Is this worth anything at age 64?

I have 30% for IBS. Can I also claim GERD as a secondary to PTSD or back pain?

@vaclaimsacademy

Жыл бұрын

Smart question David, the answer is yes you can. Provided you have a GERD diagnosis of course and you would need a nexus letter