tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post6159632108560428386..comments2023-05-10T04:47:11.680-07:00Comments on The Blog at Military Disability Made Easy: Proposed Changes to the Ratings for the Endocrine System are Now Open to CommentsMDMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807695915566004972noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-28757927589790205052017-01-06T08:35:30.278-08:002017-01-06T08:35:30.278-08:00There is a very loose connection between PTSD and ...There is a very loose connection between PTSD and type 2 diabetes, but not type 1.Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-54472365455544982122017-01-05T04:22:22.208-08:002017-01-05T04:22:22.208-08:00Is there any research involving a link b/t T1D and...Is there any research involving a link b/t T1D and PTSD? No history of any diabetes in my family. Alex Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847177714116206496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-85436687685049545572016-05-11T16:01:42.598-07:002016-05-11T16:01:42.598-07:00Good question. Comorbidities are separate diagnose...Good question. Comorbidities are separate diagnoses, even if related, and so given their own separate ratings. They can't figure into the ratings for diabetes since they'll have their own. Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-66872688221302982102016-05-05T05:36:09.505-07:002016-05-05T05:36:09.505-07:00What about co morbidities such as renal insufficie...What about co morbidities such as renal insufficiency, anemia. Are these not considered extensions of DM and a factor into the ratings?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001594559741624567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-35735620687653446682016-03-02T09:36:44.085-08:002016-03-02T09:36:44.085-08:00With the proper medications, most hypothyroidism s...With the proper medications, most hypothyroidism symptoms resolve within 6 months. Under this new system, if they do not resolve, then each symptom that remains can be rated separately. So conceivably, you could receive one rating for the mental symptoms, one for constipation, and one for fatigue. Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-81760008635061673592016-02-24T18:47:15.129-08:002016-02-24T18:47:15.129-08:00Hello, I'm a veteran with hypothyroidism. I us...Hello, I'm a veteran with hypothyroidism. I use ongoing medication to treat it for years know. But even as my lab tests show the hormones as stable, my symptoms are worse. I have for months know been mostly constipated, I get fatigued easier, I feel much weaker, I'm constantly depressed, and have problems with concentration memory and slower though process. I'm being treated as hdd for the mental symptoms and it hepls but it doesn't clear them. I can't work a full day without feeling exausted. I'm waiting for a claim to be decided by the VA.<br />What could happen to a rating for me under this new ratings?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074005283977541822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-24976526190634276652015-09-09T19:33:15.475-07:002015-09-09T19:33:15.475-07:00Luckily, no. If the VA rates a condition, even jus...Luckily, no. If the VA rates a condition, even just 0%, they cover full medical care for that condition, including tests and medication. These changes are simply stating that medications will no longer be a factor for determining the ratings, not that they won't be covered by VA treatment. Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-58457722325587081732015-08-31T21:06:50.869-07:002015-08-31T21:06:50.869-07:00If a "continuously controlled by medication&q...If a "continuously controlled by medication" disability is no longer rated, does this mean the veteran now has to cover the full cost of treatment (medication, blood tests, etc.)?KMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658074430309477500noreply@blogger.com