What they told me about having another surgery is that, if it was for a condition that would NOT "fix" the disqualifying condition (and, thus, not change the indication for a med board in the first place) then it would not delay the process and the two could happen simultaneously. Because the...
Thanks for getting back to me...sorry about the delay in my response--haven't logged on since that last post. The VA appointment went...well, it "went." I don't really know what to think about it. The doc didn't seem overy thorough on doing ROM and other assessments on my hips, which is...
Do you happen to know if your friend got rated separately for OA and the BIL FAIs? Because I was told they will only rate one condition for the hip, and also Title 38 says OA has to be in two or more major joints to get 20%. I'm having a LOT of anxiety over this...in my "bad" (disqualifying)...