will the va possibly compensate me if i have been diagnosed for PTSD and sleep apnea due to combat service?
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yea possibly... you need to make sure it's thoroughly documented in your medical record.  your initial complaints, follow-ups, everything... and if not, go in and complain before you get out... i got out last year and wasn't expecting disability but actually ended up with 30%...
81474
all are very treatable.the diabetes and ptsd may be the limiting factors.but even these ,if properly treated can give you a somewhat normalife span. but the diabetes will probably do you in a little earlier.\nbut what the hell you're still alive.the time you have left is gravy.i know several who didn't come back alive.
643123
I am dealing with the same things you are.  This is _not_ something you can fix by yourself.  \n\nGo find a local VA outreach clinic and talk to a counselor.  \n\nI have PTSD myself - and have good days and bad days.  The trick is to learn how to recognize the signs and use techniques to 'turn off' alert status.\n\nOne thing to remember: you were injured.  You are _not_ crazy, you are _not_ a danger to anybody else.  \n\nContact me via email and we can discuss this further.  You are not alone, and there are ther people who understand exactly what you are going through because they have been there themselves.
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Only if the dental condition is related to, or as a direct result of active duty service. POW's are eligible under this ruling, as are former service members who are 100% disabled or can prove 100% individual unemployability.
878638
Some jobs continue to pay their deployed reservists and some do not.  All they are obligated to do is to hold your position, the pay is completely up to them.  If you do deploy there are several ways to seek relief.  First, the Soldiers and Sailors relief act may be able to help you avoid losing your posessions.  In the Air Force we have an agency called Airmen and Family Readiness Center (formerly Family Support Center).  Your branch of service has a similar agency to help military members and their families in times of need...seek them out.  There are laws in place to help protect our defenders of freedom from this type of action.  My suggestion would be to contact your First Sergeant and give him/her the chance to work this for you.  I am a First Sergeant myself and I can tell you we have resources to help.  I don't want to promise things won't work out for you, but I would be confident that I could help if one of my members brought this forward, even if the answer is that you do not deply (which may be the case).
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I WAS TREATED LIKE A DOG, THEN AND NOW AS A VETERAN.\nTHE SO CALLED FREE MEDICAL HELP IS A LIE.\nSERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY COMPENSATION, A LIE.\nI WAS DISCHARGED WITH 60% SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY IN 1965, IT'S NOW 2006, HAVE NOT RECEIVED ONE DIME OF DISABILITY. IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW I WOULD HAVE MOVED TO AUSTRALIA AND SAID TO HELL WITH THE US GOVERNMENT.
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YES, they most certainly do.  My husband was facing a medical discharge last year, but they decided there was really no reason for it, since the condition didn't surface until he had been in the military for four years, and it can be controlled by medication.  There are other people who have gotten discharged though, even people we know.
613645
Yes it will unless you want to change it. you can log onto the Veterans administration website and it has FAQ or frequently asked questions and one of these tells about it. Link is below.\nGood luck!!
601764
I presume that you are speaking of tinnitus.  I was diagnosed with it, and am receiving 10% because of it.  If you have it (read: diagnosed that it was due to military service), put in an appeal for your current reading, or ask for a review.
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I would start off by visiting your local VFW or American Legion. Talk to the services officer and i am sure that he or she will be able to help you.\n\nYou don't need to be a member just a Vet. \n\nI hope this helps.
347666
Check out MedLinePlus.gov site and type in PTSD on the SEARCH box, it will give you all the information you need.  Hope this helps.
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go to their website, it answers a lot of questions and also gives you a phone number if you want to talk to someone.  about medical and dental you should contact a local VA hospital, they can tell you if you qualify for care.\nwww.va.gov
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If the discharge was not dishonerable you can probably get it changed yourself.  If it was a general discharge just contact DOD.
953571
It will depend ultimately on your level of hearing loss. When you go through your MEPS physical, you are given a hearing test, and Labeled, a 1...you have no hearing diffuculties, 2....you have minor hearing loss, that may affect certain MOS's 3...your hearing is below the threshold that A particular branch allows, and will further limit any or all job fields you are interested in.\nIn any case, you won't truly know until you try......Let them see how damaged yopur hearing is, according to their requirements, and then see what fields/MOS you qualify for. Depending on what MOS you want to enlist as, You may qualify for a medical waiver. I personally had to recieve a medical waiver for my vision. I still got the "job" I wanted, just takes alittle longer.
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For heaven's sake, have it diagnosed and documented by a military doctor AT SOME POINT before your discharge or retirement.  The lifetime disability benefits for an anxiety or mood disorder are well worth the disclosure and the time and trouble.  You will not likely have to pay for your medication or care ever after, and will most probably get a disability retirement.  The advantages are great.
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my uncle has sleep apnia, (however you spell it) and just so you know, he has been to iraq and back and is doing just fine, it shouldnt hold you back from going, but it is always a possibility.... hopefully all goes well and you will be able to go though.
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All of these answers so far are way off... (that I can see, anyway)... \n\nThe reason the Navy is going to talk to you and the Army isn't is that the Navy Recruiter is willing to a little more legwork for the waiver (if needed) and may also be a little more "creative" than the Army.  \n\nAsthma is an automatic DQ for all services!  However, when I was a recruiter, I always asked, "do you now or have you ever had asthma"?  If the answer was yes, I would ask, "who told you that you had asthma"?  If the answer was "my Mom" (Mom is NOT a qualified physician) I would ask if a DOCTOR had ever told them they had asthma.  If the answer to that was "yes", the next question would be, "did he say you had asthma or alergic rhinitis with asthmatic like symptoms"? They are not neccessarily the same thing and when asked later at MEPS, "do you now or have you ever had...." he could honestly answer no.\n\nThis has nothing to do with pollen counts on the water... plenty of sailors serve ashore in high pollen areas.  Consider yourself fortunate to have a recruiter who is willing to go a little further to help you realize your goals of military service.