Posted on Oct 16, 2017
My knee started causing issues while I was deployed, but I never got it treated. How would I be able to get it linked to military service?
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Recently I had surgery on my knee for an ongoing issue that started in 2012 halfway through my deployment. I was a gunner on a chinook and it started giving out occasionally. I told my buddies about it, but stupid me never got it checked out as I wanted to continue flying missions. Fast forward to Sep 07th of this year I had to have a knee surgery. It was determined that the knee cap kept sliding off causing it to give out and lock up. I had just switched jobs so I dont currently have insurance until Nov 1st and am accumulating medical bills from the surgery. Is there anyway I would be able to get it linked to my deployment? Is it possible if I had affidavits from my buddies that I would be able to use that as a link? I know chances are I am SOL, but I figured I would ask and see. Thanks.
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Medical Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
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Don't listen to any of those responses, get all of your medical paperwork if you don't already have one get you an ebenifits account and file you a VA disability claim for your knee on Ebenifits. Up lode all your medical docs into ebenifits. Then the process starts from there. You can also go to your local Vet center for help filing your claim.
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SSgt Ryan Sylvester
Definitely visit your local VSO before filing. They can help with exactly what you need to do or get. Forewarning, you will probably need multiple testimonials to go along with your filing.
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CW2 (Join to see)
Yes. Keep copies of everything. Document everything with your current doctor/PA. Service connected and Combat related are different. Speak with Veterans affairs folks, most major installations have representatives on location, as well as offices almost everywhere. Use the ebenefits.va.gov website as a launching pad, or any VA website as they all are starting to link together. Vet centers are in most locations as well.
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Not saying it's impossible, but it's highly improbable since you don't have documentation to back it up.
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So I was reviewing my VA documents today, and it shows that when I signed up at the VA initially upon coming back, I had told them I was having knee problems. This was less than a month after getting back from deployment.
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