Posted on Nov 7, 2021
Can I tie having a bunion and a bone spur to the military, since I’m on orders and they developed while on orders?
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I’m 31, currently attending mos crossover training out of state (national guard). I’m healthy and and in great shape. Since I’ve been in the school, I’ve developed foot pain in both feet. One foot I believe is a bunion and the other foot a bone spur on my heel. It’s frustrating and painful. Can I link these issues to the military since I’m on orders and it developed while on orders?
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Document it through the school's supporting military medical system. Since it can be determined how long it took you to develop both the bunion and the bone spur.
Doubtful, but go for it.
Doubtful, but go for it.
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If you don't document now you have no recourse later. There are many people walking around with bone spurs that cause no pain. So the three rules to medical problems in the military service is:
1. Document
2. Document
3. Document.
1. Document
2. Document
3. Document.
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It’s all consistent advice which I appreciate. The only way I can document is to go to the ER, but I don’t want to be bitch by going to the damn ER. There unfortunately isn’t any other way to document.
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PO2 Russell "Russ" Lincoln
It is better to get the documentation and be considered a bitch than to suffer the rest of your life for a non-documented service connection.
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My younger brother was with USMC 3/9 in VN during "Operation Dewey Canyon" 1968-69. He has EVERY symptom associated with Agent Orange and suffers from PTSD. It took him years, and years to ever be recognized and diagnosed as such! Those representing the VA fought him in excess of TEN(10) years...hoping he'd die before they had to pay him. He finally was compelled to seek an attorney...at 40% of his awarded backpay...$70,000 for attorney!!
My youngest son, also USMC, volunteered for both Iraq and Afghanistan. He was hit by an IED and now is 100% disabled. NOWHERE in his records was it documented that he was EVER in a COMBAT ZONE!! He had to do all the legwork to get that corrected!!
It will be up to you to CYA!!
Have A Nice Day...Molon Labe...Semper Fi
My youngest son, also USMC, volunteered for both Iraq and Afghanistan. He was hit by an IED and now is 100% disabled. NOWHERE in his records was it documented that he was EVER in a COMBAT ZONE!! He had to do all the legwork to get that corrected!!
It will be up to you to CYA!!
Have A Nice Day...Molon Labe...Semper Fi
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