Questions answered in this video:
00:14 Question 1
Fairlene: I work for a Hawaii physician who treats OWCP claims.
How do we upgrade a diagnosis? Does it require another medical narrative?
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01:48 Question 2
Ronnie: I work for USPS in Tulsa and was hurt on the job, I have been on light duty since January 2024 and management wants me off of light duty NOW. I have lost 80-90% of use of my shoulder and arm. All my “doctor” is doing is giving me a CA17 every month and not helping me at all. He was infuriated that I asked for a detailed summation/narrative report, because he said he already submitted it. ECOMP called me telling me that they did NOT have anything from him, nor did they know why I was even on light duty. I haven’t been paid one dime for anything, ever. I pay for all my medications, use my own personal Annual leave to cover all the time I’ve missed. I’ve told the doctor my urgency in the fact that my mobility is next to zero and numbness is from my armpit to my fingertips.
I am an army of 1 and I know nothing of how to navigate ECOMP. They are preying on my ignorance. My supervisor is harassing me to get this done so I can go back to his department. A friend told me that she heard that I am a running joke with the supervisors there as being a fraud. I am faced with quitting my job because there is no place for me to go as a mail handler and cannot handle the ridicule much longer.
I know this probably won’t be seen by Dr. Ellis, but thought I’d just throw out a Hail Mary before I hang it up.
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06:12 Question 3
Blainy: Can you look at my denied claims, and help with a claim I want to file for secondary for tinnitus ,which is @10%
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06:45 Question 4
Mike: My ETS physical they said I had a heart murmur and called it a natural physical abnormality and I passed out on the job and was taken to the hospital and had to have an emergency Aortic valve replacement, and again in 2008 because of endocarditis and again in 2020. My native valve was a bicuspid valve, and I was told by the doctor that physical activity would have caused it to fail sooner. I was the company physical training NCO and had to run and lead calisthenics 5 or more days a week. after my third heart valve I filed for disability, because I felt that they must of missed the murmur at my enlistment or it was made worse by my physical activity during my time in the army. I was turned down by the VA.
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08:55 Question 5
Mohammad: I have 2 cases for left arm, broken elbow, neck, and shoulder. The first case for broken elbow and nerf damage happened in 2021. The second case for neck and shoulder, in 2023. Both cases been approved for the first case I work 4 hours 15 pound no casing mail. OWCP Refuse to pay for me only 4 hours And I lose the another 4 hours If there are any changes if I go Appeal I can win the appeal and if I want to go to your clinic and you take all my cases for treatment?
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10:06 Question 6
David: I went to your clinic on May 22,2024 and I had 4 Nexus letters done for by your associates, they were great. My cases are still pending. Is there a connection between osteoarthritis, DVT, PE and a mild stroke? I had a recurring blood clot in my RT knee. It had been discovered back in 1/2022 and treated by the VA for a year and I had PE and a mini stroke episode. The DVT behind my RT knee is a recurring blood clot. I am service connected for RT knee OA. I have OA in other joints as well. I am on blood thinners for the rest of my life. Is there a nexus between OA and DVT, PE and mild stroke? Also, could tinnitus contribute to my condition?
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11:43 Question 7
Robert: Tinnitus, that’s exactly what I have. They denied my hearing loss even though on my ETS physical, it was noted that I had a mild hearing loss they only approved 10% for tinnitus and disapproved my hearing loss, which I have been suffering with for years on top of that I have vertigo and sleep apnea I want to know if I should file a claim. I’m hesitant to do so because I am TDIU permanent and total, I would still like to have a Nexus letter of some sort to add to my files in case they do away with TDIU the way VA is changing rules.
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14:34 Question 8
Larry: Thank you for your passion to help us get what we deserve. I was stationed at Camp Casey in Korea 1975-76. I filed a claim for Parkinson’s disease and was denied. The reason was the area I was stationed in. I signed for the PACT Act, and the Dr accessed my MGUS due to Agent Orange. But I was still denied service connected. Why Larry (SC)
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00:00 Intro
00:14 #1
01:48 #2
06:12 #3
06:45 #4
08:55 #5
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