Life Of Michelle K

[Michelle_K]

I have no military medical records to support any disabilities. Other than my hearing test for the draft, the only hearing test on file would be this past couple of years when I finally got my hearing aids. I have the copy of the bill for hearing test done about 1984, non military. The pre military hearing test kept being interrupted with a voice over the speaker telling someone to release the button.
In 1984 I went to a chiropractor. The bills have been scanned into my computer. Two of the bills had written on them the diagnosis. One was scoliosis of the back. I had been informed I had arthritis in my back and I had a short leg. Both had shown up on an x-ray. The other was for neck problems. The multiple degenerative changes of the spine showed up on the recent medicare ct lung scans. There is nothing in my military medical records even connected with back problems. I lived with the pain without seeking any medical treatment. You could say, I learned to ignore the pain and continue working.
Michelle

[Lori Dee ✅]

You don't need your military records. They will pull them and review what they need. Your receipts won't count as evidence, except that they give them the who, what, where, and when the test was done, so they can request those records on your behalf.

Both the VA and Social Security conduct follow-up exams every few years for the initial phase of a new disability claim. That is to determine if the disability is changing or permanent. It isn't about spying on anyone. Once a disability has existed for 5 years or so, it is considered permanent, and there are no further exams.

If you call the County Administration Office or look them up online, they can give you the VSO office's phone number. Make an appointment and go see them. The VSO will look at what you have and make copies to submit, or will note the information of which records to request. They can advise you further about what else they might need. If you have your DD-214 (Discharge papers), bring them with you.

It never hurts to ask. And you could start receiving compensation and back pay. You have nothing to lose by trying, and everything to gain.
 

[Michelle_K]

My bad choice of words. There is nothing in my medical records to support any disabilities. The only two items in my medical records are my appendectomy and the infection in my jaw. Those are the only reasons I went on sick call. The chiropractor closed his office decades ago, it is unknown where he went, no records available.

I already receive social security retirement payments. I don't see how I would be able to get any disability through them, since I worked a full time job prior to retirement.
 
Thinking about ways to save some money. Kind of wondering if using the senior discount at one store is worth the drive, compared to some other store with lower prices. Example: I could walk the mile to Dollar General Store and get some canned goods. They don't have the fresh vegetables. I could drive 10 miles to Walmart to get my apples, or I could drive 15 miles in the other direction to Family Fare and get the apples with the senior discount.

There are also the reward cards. I went into Walgreens. Looking at the tags, buy one get one free. but only with the rewards membership. That seems like a deal for my vitamins, but only if they didn't double the price for the sale. another variation is reduced price for gasoline for x amount of dollars spent.
Michelle

[MaryT]

I'm obviously not an expert but I thought that the medical help to which US veterans are entitled is not limited to illnesses, injuries or disabilities caused by or even occurring during their military service.  For instance, before Trump's re-election, treatment for gender dysphoria was not limited, as I understand it, to veterans diagnosed with dysphoria during their active service.

[Lori Dee ✅]

I thought that the medical help to which US veterans are entitled is not limited to illnesses, injuries or disabilities caused by or even occurring during their military service.

That is correct. When I separated, the rule was that only service-connected care was covered. That changed to cover all necessary care. However, Trump caused them to ban treatment for Gender Dysphoria (mental health and hormones). GA Surgery was never covered, but we were promised that it would be. They lied.

[Michelle_K]

Watching some video with earlier transitions, maybe getting some insights about what happened. First is the idea that gender confusion occurs from putting feminine clothes on a male child. I guess that could also be expanded into putting on makeup, and the type of toys played with. I would have to say the first time I wore makeup,(just lipstick) was when my mother put lipstick on me when I was a child.
Another would be the abuse, something like SA by a male therefor I am a female. That idea does not account for my feeling female before the abuse even happened.
It might be that my dad, trying to show his knowledge of sex, informed me of this stuff he learned from some magazine, including how it is a fetish for men to wear dresses.

At the time (1980s?) when, I forget if it is a psychiatrist of psychologist, told me I was not trans, it was already in my psychological records about the dresses and the molestation.

One other problem I had was my mother would show her disapproval of my actions by slapping my face, but would not state the reason. Mostly instead of discussing things, I would get a slap across the face. If my mother gave me a bag of clothes that someone sent over, and there happened to be feminine clothes in it, I didn't dare wear the feminine shirt or jeans for fear I would get my face slapped for wearing them. Ringworm is a fungal infection that my mother had in her scalp when she was younger. If someone says she isn't acting properly, she will blame it on the ringworm.
Michelle