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Are there any military personnel or veterans that can answer a question about physical trauma?
Specifically combat arms and infantry related training, special forces, Marines and Rangers, Seals, all the physically demanding MOS's... I served 4 years in the Army air assault infantry, I have been discharged since 2003. I have no physical ratings from the Army or VA, but I was just wondering years later why my entire body still hurts I believe from the trainings. Joints, knees, back, neck, hips, jaws, face, entire head, hands swell up and get stiff, I have to turn my left leg sideways outward to put on my left sock and shoe. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced similar. General stiffness, teeth and jaws hurt, face muscles constantly stiff and locked up. It is weird and it has been 8 years now since then. My doctors cannot seam to find a general diagnoses except wear and tear. Anyone else have the same symptoms by any chance?
Thanks all! And extra thanks Blairnat! I guess it is just part of the sacrifice of service. But seriously, I think a lot of this pain is permanent. I just wanted to see if anyone else out there you know like 10 years later was going through it still. All gave some, some gave all!
BoatsBM1,
That article hits the nail on the head in every way! I did not deploy to Iraq, at the time of my discharge the military had not started the stop loss yet. It was started in March of '03, the month the Iraq invasion began. I did deploy however to South Korea, where we did cold weather mountain training almost daily for one year carrying 100LB rucks or more. I was part of a machine gun crew, and was also the AG who carried all of the ammo and tripod for the M-60. We completed a 35 mile forced march through some steep terrain and half of my platoon fell out near the end, and I gained an extra machine gun to my load and finished the march. We did trainings like that a lot, one time I even witnessed a soldier during another march who broke his foot and he was ordered to finish the march anyways. Rough stuff, one guy literally broke his back falling down a cliff over there with full gear and a javelin missile launcher. That article is very informative to medical p
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- Pete TLv 71 decade ago
I would seek a muscleoskeletal ( or however it's spelled ) specialist , all that don't sound right. I don't know what if any treatment you can get from the VA , but if you haven't done so , take your DD214 to your nearest VA and enroll for medical treatment. There may be some ailment related to your service that is not known to the outside doctors. It won't cost anything to see. Some folks bad mouth the VA but in my 41 years of medical treatment I have always been treated with the utmost respect and dignity from them , but then I am in Arkansas where there is a little more civility than in the larger VA's in the more populated areas. Good luck and thanks for serving.
Source(s): 100% disabled Vietnam vet - calisurfergirl43Lv 61 decade ago
I am sure you have a VA Claim for compensation. If you are near a VA hopsital please go talk to them and they will help you. Bring your DD214 as you are a VET. It takes some time to fill out all the paperwork and get it submitted takes awhile, but in the interim I believe they will be able to help you.. Good luck my fellow VET and take charge of your life through the VA. If the military made you take a exit physical take that with you. I am sure you sustained some injuries in the service and the VA will need to see that physical, if you did not document it they will help to get your medical records.
- 1 decade ago
Sorry my friend with all due respect for your question, but you ask any vietnam vet in a wheel chair, and they could tell you, ,its a shame, i was used as an experiment two times let alone once, and my answer from the gov was , i would have to have cancer first to get help. good luck. its not untill we get the mindless drones out of power , to get any help. you may not belivce me now , but you will in time. just dont give up and relay on god and all that, that mean you gave up, we are dealing with lawyers and mindless drones that follow for there pay check, they dont care, so wake up, nothings gonna happen. cause you have no power, but i see a light at the end of the tunnel comming hold tite
- blairnativeLv 51 decade ago
Not a day goes by without my body aching.
I feel your pain brother. Literally.
Semper Fi.
- Sandra MLv 71 decade ago
Were you exposed to depleted uranium? You should contact your local va rep and see what you can do to get this evaluated.
