If there are no residual problems, the condition should not limit you at all. I hate to harp on the subject, but I will, keep everything up front and hide nothing!
You seem to be the know stuff guy. I am a dissabled Vet but unable to quality for service connection due to lost med records when disscharged. The army says they are just plain gone. I do not remember anymore what unit I aws in for bsic training as this is when I broke a foot. I am told that proof of this would qualify me for service connected dissablility. The differences in benefits are great. For starters, as I am, 100 percent disabled I would qualify for my Vet. pension in addition to social Security. I would also qualify for some pain relief treatments I am not q
How can I find out the unit I served in Basic training? Can I find the names of the other trainees? I need to prove service connected injury as my Med records have been lost.
Notice. I have moved the following post as it is a question that will enhance this discussion board. It also is an example why we need one topic thread instead of dozens. This is an excellent question that I had over looked before.
I have been trying to get my Military Records , including my Medical Records of Active Duty treatment(s). No one has been able to give me information on how to obtain these records. I have been told by someone in St. Louis that my records are being used by "someone else and are not available for release to me. What the hell is that?
Response: You are far better off to have your veterans service organization representative order your service medical records. Your records are either located in the National Military Records Processing Center, or in the VA Regional Office is you have filed a service connected compensation
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Welcome Bob Todd my good brother. I invite you to visit the PTSD forum and Agent Orange forum as well. You will find much information on these forums designed for people exactly like us!
Hi , this is Linda long story my puter is down i am using hubbys and note the new email.. My question when they explain to us why he could not have sex was cause of the dabetes .. but , so far the ones who examed him have never put it in writing for us.. and , the VA have he did see a urnologys prior to the VA physical and we did give them a copy of that test / doctor report.. Any , suggestions that was in 1995 also when he had his heart attack ..
First have your Veterans Service Officer obtain the medical records and review them with your husband and you. If your husband indeed has erectile dysfunction (ED) which is secondary to diabetes, it will show on the progress notes. If the diabetes is service connected, the ED may be secondary. It must have developed after the diabetes. ED does not show a percent, it only shows by an added amount to the award.
Originally posted by DaveBarker: First have your Veterans Service Officer obtain the medical records and review them with your husband and you. If your husband indeed has erectile dysfunction (ED) which is secondary to diabetes, it will show on the progress notes. If the diabetes is service connected, the ED may be secondary. It must have developed after the diabetes. ED does not show a percent, it only shows by an added amount to the award.
Hi Dave ,
I will let the hubby know .. so he can visit or set up appointment with his VSO .. thanks i was wondering after i had ask a doctor and he acted like he did not hear me.. and , i figure you could help with the answer .. and , I thank you. Hubby , is I pray done with surgerys for awhile. I know you are busy so take life easy and stay healthy .. Praying for you and yours..
I have been out of service for eight years. I have tried to locate my medical records from when I in. I have not been able to locate them. I was exposed to asbestos in the building that I worked in for over 2 years and I have been suffering from cancerous tumors growing on my body that is believed to be from the asbestos. I have contacted my veterans rep several times but she is a civilian that has never been in service and runs the veterans affairs office. I really need help because I had several surgeries in service that I have had to have continuation on in the civilian world and have not had any success with locating the records to back my story up. Does this happen frequently?????
Originally posted by 5770195: I have been out of service for eight years. I have tried to locate my medical records from when I in. I have not been able to locate them. I was exposed to asbestos in the building that I worked in for over 2 years and I have been suffering from cancerous tumors growing on my body that is believed to be from the asbestos. I have contacted my veterans rep several times but she is a civilian that has never been in service and runs the veterans affairs office. I really need help because I had several surgeries in service that I have had to have continuation on in the civilian world and have not had any success with locating the records to back my story up. Does this happen frequently?????
Help yourself by going to an accredited Veterans Service Officer, of a veterans service organization. Ordering direct from NPRC can delay your VA claim for 6 or more months. VA works off originals not copies. It takes about six months, for a second request to be honored. Your VSO will know exactly what to do.
On the topic of Va records ,I will say in teh near future the Va should beware of thing's coming up missing,now maybe we can do something about this to stop it from happing again... Josh M.
Josh: The overwhelming amount of SNAFU's of missing records are human error. Placing the service medical records in the wrong C-file for example. Several years ago when reviewing a veterans claims folder, I found another service members records included in that file. I advised the VA Regional Office people of the error. I never had any feedback, but assume that one case was corrected and the medical records matched up to the correct file. So when a veteran had no records available, no claim will be processed.
