I don't know about the weed, I think VA now has the ability to perscibe it.
Pissing dirty in the military can affect VA benefits by way of the type of discharge if you get in trouble. It's hard to really get busted on a piss test (strictly by testing)
Regarding physical damage, it all depends on what’s your claiming. I have numbness in my right arm that was caused when working out. Did various treatments and surgery is the last option left. VA rated me 30% for that condition and called it static, which means it’ll most likely never get fixed. Mental health is one that can be rated high. PTSD isn’t just a war zone thing. It could be various experiences that happened during your career that messed you up. Getting berated or bullied by superiors is an example. It’s all about how your mental health issues have affected you.
For flat feet, you would have to be seen by a doctor or podiatrist while you were in and be diagnosed with flat feet. I think it’s 10%, but you also get custom insoles for your shoes for life.
Yeah, a lot of people think they have you been in combat to get 100%. For the majority of time it’s the accumulation of injuries/ailments from years of service. Most important thing is to see the doctor and make sure things get documented in your records. If you separate and it’s not in your records, it won’t be impossible to claim something, but it’s a lot harder and requires more work from the member to prove that the issue happened during their service
Yes you can claim bunions because it could have been caused by wearing boots all the time. However, it’ll probably be rated 0% which means you can be treated for it at the VA, but I wouldn’t expect much from it
If that means I can have surgery to get it removed that’s a W for me. Tired of this thing fukking up my shoes
You definitely should get checked out before getting out. You’ll get 10% for PFB. If you have a shaving waiver, then you are already ready to go. If you don’t have one, definitely get one. ED will be rated 0, but they give you special compensation of like $120 a month for it and free pills if you need it. Hopefully you have already done a sleep study for your insomnia. Sounds like you may have sleep apnea if you are always tired
Make sure you get your shoulders, back, neck, knees .. all them checked.. cuz those are easy to get secondary claims from
Good luck!
Breh use that to your advantage. I would. I would walk into that exam barely being able to move
