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retired-rn
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Just wondering if there are other veterans diagnosed with PD and if anyone has applied for VA disability.
Suzanne Troy Member
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Hello Retired-rn, Here is an article from our website that may be helpful for you:
https://parkinsonsdisease.net/answers/veteran-with-pd-help-resources.
Let us know if this is helpful. If not, we can direct you to other resources.
Best regards, Suzanne Troy, Advocate, ParkinsonsDisease.net
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Suzanne Troy Member
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Hi Retired-rn, I'm so glad you benefited from the website/article. Let us know how it goes for VA disability- you might help someone else with your story.
Best wishes, Suzanne T.
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retired-rn Member
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Hi Suzanne, well I finally was approved for VA disability due to PD and Agent Orange. It took 10 months of back and forth communication with the VA.
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Phil Horton Member
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I also had a long initial discourse with the VA before getting an initial Parkinson’s disability rating even though the VA was the first to diagnose me with Parkinson’s…….about nine months. Going forward was a completely different positive experience. I found polite stubbornness very effective. My neurologist sent note’s from my visits to the VA and the VA started sending me notes saying time to file for additional disability. Within another year, I moved from 30% to 90 % disability rating. I now use the VA as my primary care, have had extensive sessions with a VA psychologist about my depression and anxiety, and my wife participates in the V A Caregiver program. I encourage all Vets with an Agent Orange related Parkinson’s to file for VA disability.
Phil Horton Member
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Also for help:
https://www.va.gov/disability/get-help-filing-claim/
Phil
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