Sounds like SOP to me 🤷🏼 had the same thing happen where even OPTUM said I had a condition, and the VA found Dr.s that said what they wanted to hear and denied me.
Fodmap. Best diet for helping with IBS. I've heard the Mediterranean is a good diet too and was told to start it by my GI. It's ultimately down to whichever you find works best for you
Alcohol detox is really hard. Had a patient detox from alcohol and spent an entire 12 hour shift physically trying to hold the guy down so he wouldn't fall and hurt himself. The whole time he kept talking about how he and I had bought snowmobiles together and were best friends... He was hallucinating worse than others I had had to fight with or treat. We had to intubate him eventually because he was fighting so hard he was going into cardiac arrest.
I am a Navy Corpsman as well! Unfortunately did not get referred because of my resume but I have the same qualifications you did as well when you worked as a corpsman. Good luck!
Thank you! Did you quantify everything you've done as a Doc? Especially if you're greenside and you treat your Marines, maintain their treatment records, and perform your day to day duties. VR&E said just doing our jobs as Corpsman and having a degree is enough for your position. You'll get it next time for sure
not how that works whatsoever, everyone hands out the 1000 like we're anything more than information intake. there is no "apportionment department" and if you're a VA accredited VSR why tf are you blindly telling people shitty advice lol. this entire situation isn't rocket science. the girl will file an apportionment there's nothing the vet can do to interrupt her due process. the va will reach out to both of them to collect respective data and then there will be a internal hearing and a decision is made. they each have 60 days to appeal it if they so choose. obv the veteran will say hey pal here's all the bills i paid and she's my ex wife and the kids are grown. god speed
Except she's not his ex wife because he didn't divorce her. He also has no evidence she left him like he says she did outside of his psych Drs and kids know. He's calling those of us with good advice "retarded" and telling us to "fuck off". A VSR isn't going to help with this, not who he's trying to get answers from.
If something is service connected and you're medically retired, what difference does it make? We all took the same oath and all sacrificed in different ways. This definitely needs to be ALL medical retirees but I would support some sort of longevity computation on the DoD retirement so you have have person 1 getting medically retired out of boot camp receiving potentially more in retirement pay than someone that gets medically retired at 15 years. Maybe do DoD rating % on a graduated scale. So 1-4 years is 20% of DoD rating on up. Anything over 10 years gets 100% of DoD rating or 50% of base pay, whichever is higher.
That's what pissed me off about the PACT Act. I've got conditions from TERA that line up with PACT Act presumptive's, but have to go the hard route because PACT doesn't apply. It would be easier if the PACT Act was for exposed vets and not a small number
I mean, the PACT Act falls way short. But it's either vote for a party that isn't going to put us in WWII or a party who is actively trying to start nuclear war. I think I'd rather lose some money than be nuked into oblivion over some N@zis in another shit hole nation
It’s certainly not as probable. I only went one, and they keep trying to use the “no problems mentioned on exit exam” excuse on me. Smfh. That’s right…a month later I realized they’d either have told me they could help me when I returned home, or I could be stuck in TPU for a year or more getting help. I wanted to start the rest of my life. The stuff festers over 27 years. Even had decent continuity of care, a DBQ/IMO, and great statements from the guys. I’m likely to find out at any minute that my supplemental is denied by a CP examiner that they hired to be a “fixer” for them. I hate to think that’s how things are. I thought “Honor” was important. BUT ABSOLUTELY TAKE YOUR SHOT BROTHER! Don’t know til you do.
People don't understand the significance of an exit exam. If you don't tell us what's wrong, we're going to mark that there are no issues present and that's what the VA uses to help make determinations on claims. It's your last opportunity to spill your guts about every illness, ache, pain, injury, ect to get it in your record.
Did you do a separation physical? Did you ever have a yearly physical? follow-up with your PCM? Because Sick Call is usually a small portion of your claim. There are other opportunities to let people know what's going on.
Have you ever actually served with Marines? Being called out for not wearing a seatbelt is the least concern. I've seen Gunny's call out E1's for not wearing rank. I've also seen Officers fresh from USNA shit on enlisted and drive them into suicide. So, pick your poison.
Someone commented on a YouTube vid that going with a Torp Commander and building around buffing torps could be a meme build. I'm gonna try it when I get her and see how it goes
Honestly, this is much better. Sure they don't look very real, but it's just better imo. JW focused way too hard on the hybridization factor in the new trilogy and "tami g" raptors was really cringe and goofy. JP also has its issues, but it was fun in its own way. Almost like these old films were. JW should've stuck to that if you ask me
To be a VSR requires at least a GS7, which equals a Bachelor's degree in college. Now, you can take that for whatever its worth, there are a lot of college out there. I know college graduates that are still really good burger flippers and not much else, but there are at least base standards for VSRs that are at the same beginning level as other professional jobs.
There really aren't "standards" though if some average joe with an Art degree can get this job. Case and point, I have a 15 years experience in healthcare stemming back to my time as a Hospital Corpsman where, as part of my last duty station, I would conduct separation exams. These are the exams VSR's and RVSR's use to help make determinations. I also have a BS in Health Management and I'm nearly finished with an MBA in Health Administration..
I concur on some of that, but having a deep knowledge of medical analytics or Health policy at the VSR level is not necessary, either. For raters? You bet. And, yes, it should be easier to fire some of them. Ive worked with a few. I just hope that your SEP Exms were more than checking a box in a column and the drawing a line straight down the rest of it to the bottom. Some of those people could stand to be fired, too.
Oh absolutely they should be. When we did Sep Exams, we were taught by our CoC to start filling in boxes and checking things off if the service member couldn't think of any issues they had. We would even try to get info by asking leading questions, such as "are you sure you didn't break any bones?" "no exposure to chemicals or loud noises?", ect. I don't think there needs to be a deep knowledge of analytics, but I do think a basic policy training would have helped when the PACT Act went into effect. But, that takes time and costs a lot of money lol
What's the PTSD claim for? Did you actually serve in combat or anything close? I feel like a lot of people on here that filed for PTSD and got denied, must not have any legit reason to file for it, besides wanting more money. Filing for PTSD secondary to some random ass old injury, doesn't warrant an approval in my opinion. Unless you have been in combat, killed people, directly saw people get killed, POW, raped in service, have a C.A.R., etc....then I honestly don't feel people deserve to claim PTSD otherwise. Everytime I see a person on here get denied for PTSD, it's always because of a bullshit reason. And all the butthurt bitches on here will give me hell for saying that, but sorry the truth hurts sometimes. PTSD secondary to a non combat injury, or because your feelings were hurt too many times, or something that happened stateside etc...is a crock of shit...
"or something that happened state side" idk, I've treated enough Marines as a Corpsman to know y'all ain't seen shit if you haven't been in a brawl with a patient hopped up on bath salts. Just because it happened state side, doesn't mean it doesn't rate. I've seen what you so called "combat vets" call combat. 90% of the time it's jerking off in a porta John at Bagram and claiming PTSD because you heard EOD's destroying unused ordnance. Something around 10% of vets actually saw combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Honestly, fuck this guy. PTSD due to a limited range of motion in one arm that he hurt during combatives? That's a fucking lie. I've seen people break their clavicle or arm and had it sticking out of their skin. Yeah, that could likely cause post-traumatic stress. But just hurting his sternoclavicular joint, not even breaking or fracturing anything, didn't give this guy PTSD. Might as well say PT gave him PTSD.
I matched all the requirements for the position. I have a BS in Health Management as well as working towards an MBA with a Health Management focus and was still found ineligible.
The thing is that medically transitioning doesn't cause health problems as restricting food and being very underweight does. Socially transitioning can be just changing clothing, name, or pronouns and that doesn't cause anything physical long term changes. If someone does the "better" ways of approaching gd and it's stale or gets worse then what?
Iron Warriors were fighting amongst their sub reddit over acshuallying each other as to how much chaos corruption is appropriate in an Iron Warrior warband so the Iron Warrior fans who got tired of it redirected their spite at the Imperial Fist subreddit and now there is a big cross reddit post war for fun and glory.
Sounds like SOP to me 🤷🏼 had the same thing happen where even OPTUM said I had a condition, and the VA found Dr.s that said what they wanted to hear and denied me.
Did you appeal it?
I got an attorney to help with appealing this and another condition
Not a VSR/RVSR, but I might be able to help.
Fodmap. Best diet for helping with IBS. I've heard the Mediterranean is a good diet too and was told to start it by my GI. It's ultimately down to whichever you find works best for you
We're not worthy!
Alcohol detox is really hard. Had a patient detox from alcohol and spent an entire 12 hour shift physically trying to hold the guy down so he wouldn't fall and hurt himself. The whole time he kept talking about how he and I had bought snowmobiles together and were best friends... He was hallucinating worse than others I had had to fight with or treat. We had to intubate him eventually because he was fighting so hard he was going into cardiac arrest.
I am a Navy Corpsman as well! Unfortunately did not get referred because of my resume but I have the same qualifications you did as well when you worked as a corpsman. Good luck!
Thank you! Did you quantify everything you've done as a Doc? Especially if you're greenside and you treat your Marines, maintain their treatment records, and perform your day to day duties. VR&E said just doing our jobs as Corpsman and having a degree is enough for your position. You'll get it next time for sure
I’m a DV to, did you use VR&E to help you with the process?
I did. VR&E were where I heard about VSR. They helped me polish my resume and create a package for direct hire
It's his money. He probably grinds hard irl to get it, and the last thing he wants to do is play a game that requires more grinding.
Exactly not I see it. Grinding through work is hard enough. No point in grinding through a game too if you can afford not to
Can this happen, i’ve never heard of an apportionment.
It can if you drag your feet and don't file for divorce, as OP has
not how that works whatsoever, everyone hands out the 1000 like we're anything more than information intake. there is no "apportionment department" and if you're a VA accredited VSR why tf are you blindly telling people shitty advice lol. this entire situation isn't rocket science. the girl will file an apportionment there's nothing the vet can do to interrupt her due process. the va will reach out to both of them to collect respective data and then there will be a internal hearing and a decision is made. they each have 60 days to appeal it if they so choose. obv the veteran will say hey pal here's all the bills i paid and she's my ex wife and the kids are grown. god speed
Except she's not his ex wife because he didn't divorce her. He also has no evidence she left him like he says she did outside of his psych Drs and kids know. He's calling those of us with good advice "retarded" and telling us to "fuck off". A VSR isn't going to help with this, not who he's trying to get answers from.
Same. She's the most vanilla flavor of vanilla imo. Sad she has sooo many camo's when other ships don't have any or have 1
If something is service connected and you're medically retired, what difference does it make? We all took the same oath and all sacrificed in different ways. This definitely needs to be ALL medical retirees but I would support some sort of longevity computation on the DoD retirement so you have have person 1 getting medically retired out of boot camp receiving potentially more in retirement pay than someone that gets medically retired at 15 years. Maybe do DoD rating % on a graduated scale. So 1-4 years is 20% of DoD rating on up. Anything over 10 years gets 100% of DoD rating or 50% of base pay, whichever is higher.
That's what pissed me off about the PACT Act. I've got conditions from TERA that line up with PACT Act presumptive's, but have to go the hard route because PACT doesn't apply. It would be easier if the PACT Act was for exposed vets and not a small number
Are you forgetting the republicans fist bumping each other after trying to kill the PACT act?
I mean, the PACT Act falls way short. But it's either vote for a party that isn't going to put us in WWII or a party who is actively trying to start nuclear war. I think I'd rather lose some money than be nuked into oblivion over some N@zis in another shit hole nation
It’s certainly not as probable. I only went one, and they keep trying to use the “no problems mentioned on exit exam” excuse on me. Smfh. That’s right…a month later I realized they’d either have told me they could help me when I returned home, or I could be stuck in TPU for a year or more getting help. I wanted to start the rest of my life. The stuff festers over 27 years. Even had decent continuity of care, a DBQ/IMO, and great statements from the guys. I’m likely to find out at any minute that my supplemental is denied by a CP examiner that they hired to be a “fixer” for them. I hate to think that’s how things are. I thought “Honor” was important. BUT ABSOLUTELY TAKE YOUR SHOT BROTHER! Don’t know til you do.
People don't understand the significance of an exit exam. If you don't tell us what's wrong, we're going to mark that there are no issues present and that's what the VA uses to help make determinations on claims. It's your last opportunity to spill your guts about every illness, ache, pain, injury, ect to get it in your record.
Did you do a separation physical? Did you ever have a yearly physical? follow-up with your PCM? Because Sick Call is usually a small portion of your claim. There are other opportunities to let people know what's going on.
Just saw the video
Do you correct Marines at the PX for not wearing a belt too Jesus christ
Have you ever actually served with Marines? Being called out for not wearing a seatbelt is the least concern. I've seen Gunny's call out E1's for not wearing rank. I've also seen Officers fresh from USNA shit on enlisted and drive them into suicide. So, pick your poison.
Someone commented on a YouTube vid that going with a Torp Commander and building around buffing torps could be a meme build. I'm gonna try it when I get her and see how it goes
I like the "knightly" look they have
Congrats, if your duty involved being around loud noises it's pretty easy for them to connect you! They have a list of those that they reference.
Also depends on who the VSR is lol. I was in hangars and loud noises for half my career, and still got denied tinnitus
I was a VSR, thinking about going back
I'm hearing that it's more competitive now than it was, not sure if there is any truth to that or not
I was hired 2022 & stayed 1 year... there were 10,000 applicants .that job will b forever competitive
I can see why. The last application period had almost 15,000 applicants lol must be a high turn-over
Honestly, this is much better. Sure they don't look very real, but it's just better imo. JW focused way too hard on the hybridization factor in the new trilogy and "tami g" raptors was really cringe and goofy. JP also has its issues, but it was fun in its own way. Almost like these old films were. JW should've stuck to that if you ask me
Honestly, this is something that I’ve considered.
Sorry I'm late, but I think I can be of help here since you seem to be wanting to go the route I have been.
To be a VSR requires at least a GS7, which equals a Bachelor's degree in college. Now, you can take that for whatever its worth, there are a lot of college out there. I know college graduates that are still really good burger flippers and not much else, but there are at least base standards for VSRs that are at the same beginning level as other professional jobs.
There really aren't "standards" though if some average joe with an Art degree can get this job. Case and point, I have a 15 years experience in healthcare stemming back to my time as a Hospital Corpsman where, as part of my last duty station, I would conduct separation exams. These are the exams VSR's and RVSR's use to help make determinations. I also have a BS in Health Management and I'm nearly finished with an MBA in Health Administration..
I concur on some of that, but having a deep knowledge of medical analytics or Health policy at the VSR level is not necessary, either. For raters? You bet. And, yes, it should be easier to fire some of them. Ive worked with a few. I just hope that your SEP Exms were more than checking a box in a column and the drawing a line straight down the rest of it to the bottom. Some of those people could stand to be fired, too.
Oh absolutely they should be. When we did Sep Exams, we were taught by our CoC to start filling in boxes and checking things off if the service member couldn't think of any issues they had. We would even try to get info by asking leading questions, such as "are you sure you didn't break any bones?" "no exposure to chemicals or loud noises?", ect. I don't think there needs to be a deep knowledge of analytics, but I do think a basic policy training would have helped when the PACT Act went into effect. But, that takes time and costs a lot of money lol
What's the PTSD claim for? Did you actually serve in combat or anything close? I feel like a lot of people on here that filed for PTSD and got denied, must not have any legit reason to file for it, besides wanting more money. Filing for PTSD secondary to some random ass old injury, doesn't warrant an approval in my opinion. Unless you have been in combat, killed people, directly saw people get killed, POW, raped in service, have a C.A.R., etc....then I honestly don't feel people deserve to claim PTSD otherwise. Everytime I see a person on here get denied for PTSD, it's always because of a bullshit reason. And all the butthurt bitches on here will give me hell for saying that, but sorry the truth hurts sometimes. PTSD secondary to a non combat injury, or because your feelings were hurt too many times, or something that happened stateside etc...is a crock of shit...
"or something that happened state side" idk, I've treated enough Marines as a Corpsman to know y'all ain't seen shit if you haven't been in a brawl with a patient hopped up on bath salts. Just because it happened state side, doesn't mean it doesn't rate. I've seen what you so called "combat vets" call combat. 90% of the time it's jerking off in a porta John at Bagram and claiming PTSD because you heard EOD's destroying unused ordnance. Something around 10% of vets actually saw combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Honestly, fuck this guy. PTSD due to a limited range of motion in one arm that he hurt during combatives? That's a fucking lie. I've seen people break their clavicle or arm and had it sticking out of their skin. Yeah, that could likely cause post-traumatic stress. But just hurting his sternoclavicular joint, not even breaking or fracturing anything, didn't give this guy PTSD. Might as well say PT gave him PTSD.
When I was a Hospital Corpsman, back when we were still Fighting 2 wars, we had a Marine medevaced to our hospital for a "combat injury"
I matched all the requirements for the position. I have a BS in Health Management as well as working towards an MBA with a Health Management focus and was still found ineligible.
The thing is that medically transitioning doesn't cause health problems as restricting food and being very underweight does. Socially transitioning can be just changing clothing, name, or pronouns and that doesn't cause anything physical long term changes. If someone does the "better" ways of approaching gd and it's stale or gets worse then what?
That's inherently not true, though.
Iron Warriors were fighting amongst their sub reddit over acshuallying each other as to how much chaos corruption is appropriate in an Iron Warrior warband so the Iron Warrior fans who got tired of it redirected their spite at the Imperial Fist subreddit and now there is a big cross reddit post war for fun and glory.
And the Emperor