Military injury...............................................................................................

Question

Ive been in S.Korea for bout 3&1/2. Runnin up the hills and streets, bout 3 to 4 times a week. My knees aint the best these days. How good r my chances of gettin medical compensation? How hard would it b to go get medical compensation?

Answer 1

Start you own medical record. Everytime you go to sick call ,or dr appointment, make you own copies of what happens,meds, surgeries, tests etc. If it hurts, keep going. Medical compensation comes into play only after you are discharged. About 6 months before getting out, start talking to the VA and set up appointments for evaluations of any medical problems you encountered in the military. Show them the medical record you kept and comapre it to the one the military has kept. (things have a way of getting lost in medical records). It does not matter what king of disability rating the military gives you upon discharge, the VA is the ones who will be paying you so they are the ones you have to prove your injury(s) to. If you need hlep with the VA process, contact the VFW or the DAV. They will represent you and keep things on track for you.

Answer 2

Make sure you go to sick call and get it documented. Also keep as many copies yourself as possible. Get what is known as an LOD form. I am not sure what the form number is. Make sure it all gets into your medical records.

I was worked in the Veterans Administration, and the more documentation that was in your Military Medical records of your injury, the easier to get the claim.

Answer 3

no such animal. you go to Sick call and get a doctor to look at you. you might get a SIQ chit for a couple of days to rest up. Unless your injuries are so severe that you require discharge, you won'tget any thing else.. and even then, only if you can prove that the disability is a direct result of military service.