u/SketchyLedge

I know the title is weird but hear me out. Is anyone else in Law Enforcement diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis? If so I’d like to reach out and bounce some stuff off of you. It’s a weird question to ask I know but I’m having a hard time right now, and I’d like to hear from someone that may have experience with it and how you manage while working, if you kept working, that kinda stuff.

I got diagnosed with MS this past April. Looking back on it I’ve had symptoms since right after a deployment to OIR ending in 2024. With the presumptive nature of an MS claim I should be more than good to go with service connection. My question is this.

I think I filed my claim wrong. I did research and filed everything myself. I claimed secondary conditions. But I think I filed them as separate primaries. I started my C&P exams this month, and when I went to my general health C&P for radioculpathy upper and lower extremities they explained I filed them wrong. I’m not a doctor, and I have no idea what the VA diagnostic codes would be for half my symptoms. The doctor was cool about it and still filled out everything. It just worries me that I may have filed my whole claim wrong.

Can the VA add conditions and take them away from my claim if I made a mistake? Or will they just deny me and send me down the appeal road when it’s done? I still have three more C&Ps to go at the moment. But it makes me wonder how much stuff I may have to redo and if the juice is worth the squeeze.

One thing is for sure though. I haven’t been back to work since April. This disease is terrible and the symptoms that come with it suck.

Was scheduled a MH Telehealth appointment today with Leidos. Appointment confirmed, did the test on my system multiple times in 72 hours to make sure it was good, joined 20 minutes early like the letter said to.

23 minutes after my scheduled time still nothing. Just a screen that says “waiting on provider.” Called Leidos and they told me “You really shouldn’t schedule those for the weekend.” So anyways I have a different appointment this week with a different provider; thank god.

Why is it an option then?! Why would you waste my time?! I just wanna throw stuff through my walls and cuss at the sun but what good is that gonna do me. If I ever didn’t feel like anyone cared about my MH today is definitely the day.

This company sucks. Every day dealing with them has been a nightmare. the first day I got my letter from the VA saying they would be handling it, then got the one from them telling me to contact them it’s been trash. When I first contacted them they directed me to RHRP even though I have never been reserves, and wasn’t there for a PHA, I was calling for my disability claims. I told them who I was, what my account number was, why I was calling per THEIR correspondence. RHRP and Leidos proceeded to have me call “the other number” 4 times until somebody with some sense answered the phone. Then it still took them four days to actually start scheduling appointments. The excuse given was “we didn’t know the VA contracted us for you.” Then how did you send me a letterhead with all your business details?

TLDR: Leidos QTC sucked for me. I really hope others have better luck if they get assigned to them.

I’ll take a BigMac large combo with a Dr. Pepper.

I found a sub I like.

How do you all feel about Flock cameras? Is it another tool for the government? Or an intrusion?

Can anyone recommend a good company to work with for my first claim.

Long story short I’m in the National Guard (8yr E6 atm) at current waiting on a MEB; or to finish my contract on a dead man profile for no reason. I was recently diagnosed with MS after having a nice little trip to the ER and doing follow ups. I have quite a few symptoms I am likely stuck with as well. I haven’t filed anything other than my intent to file. But I waited on the claim, as I cared more about getting treatment first. Now I am on a permanent medication, but am looking to finish my claim.

Can anyone recommend a good company? Preferably one that doesn’t require payment up front. It is my understanding that MS should be service connected due to the timeline. I also had some other stuff from a deployment to Syria about 2 years ago. I’m just trying to find the best way to go about this.

Thanks.