Thread: Injured US veteran needs advice

Well I hate to tell you this, but your experience is probably based off of your inexperience..You hurt yourself when you were 17years old in the military? That indicates that you don't have a lot of time in the military learning how to navigate the military systems..Correct? How did your injury occur? That is kinda important..You mention Desert Storm..Were you injured in combat? What you need to do is submit the injury through a Disabled Veterans Rep and go through the process. It really doesn't take that long when you consider all the vets out there submitting claims that have to be reviewed (WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Salvador, Panama, Gulf, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan). Then remember to establish a paper trail of douments that list your problems. If you injured yourself in combat then you would start with the date you were injured and list it in a factual context..It is actually pretty simple. A couple things to think about are: Whenever I go to a doctor I get a different opinion..Doctors are not "perfect" people...They make decisions based on the information in front of them. What your doctor did 20 years ago was probably based on the data and info that he (or she) had available. ...Another thing to think about is that whenever you get a surgery, you will not bounce back to 100%. So, all is not lost my friend you just have to go through the wickets without skipping anything. I have had several surgeries from injuries in the military (AirBorne Ranger), I have paid my pound of flesh for my country (22 years in the Army). So saying all of that...You need to go to DAV and submit your claim Take your recent doctors report to them when you do. If it is a service connected injury then you an claim 100% disabity while you are healing (if approved). ....After that you can get some really good physical therepy to help that shoulder out. I have had some surgeries on shoulders also and it takes awhile to heal..Have the headaches gone away? Did you get blown up? I got some serious head tramau from Iraq also....That does suck..Part of the occupational hazards I guess...And lastley you said last year the VA talked you into a hernia operation? I don't think I have ever heard that before? Under what conditions does the VA talk a person into a hernia operation 20 years after service? Well good luck, it really isn't as bad as it seems.. Thank you for your service.