Secondary Sc To Secondary Sc, This causes that, which causes that too... Options

[carlie]

Vync,
It will all depend on what a doc will write after they review you medical records.
If you get SC'd for mental health there would only be one percentage
for it. Depression, Anxiety and Pain all fall under mental health.
carlie

[Vync]

I know it is possible to be rated SC as secondary to a SC condition. But is it possible to be rated SC as secondary to a secondarily SC rated condition? Is this considered pyramiding?

Here are two of my SC ratings and what I view to be secondary to each. I know I need a medical nexus. I have an appointment with my primary care doctor to see what he says.

Any opinions are greatly appreciated.


20% SC for allergic rhinitis/sinusitus

Sleep apnea
- I have almost all of the symptoms, including getting up to go to the bathroom at night
- Sinuses always stuffy, worse if I miss my medicine
- Must sleep with VA made night guard to prevent grinding (related to TMJ, below)
- I was prescribed ambien, but still wake up feeling unrested
- Plan on asking for a sleep apnea study
- Hoping for SC secondary to my SC allergic rhinitis/sinusitus

Atrial Afibrulation
- I have it and am being treated
- VA prescribed sudafed in 5/1998, known to cause heart problems
- Studies show 50% of patients also have obstructive sleep apnea
- Studies also show sleep apnea multiplies risk of arrhythmias like Afib by 18x
- Hoping for SC secondary to possible SC sleep apnea


10% SC for TMJ

Reflux
- VA prescribed Axid in 12/1995, less than a year after I got out
- VA prescribed Omeprazole in 3/1996, less than a year after I got out, been on it ever since
- Known side effect of NSAID (naproxen, ibuprofin)
- VA prescribed naproxen and ibuprofin to me for years
- Hoping for SC secondary to TMJ, caused by treatment medication

Chronic Pain Syndrome
- TMJ pain always there to varying degrees, despite medication
- Frustrated
- Sometimes hard to eat, due to pain
- Hoping for SC secondary to TMJ

Depression or Anxiety
- Known side effect of NSAID (naproxen, ibuprofin)
- Known side effect of singulair
- Miss work 1-3 times/month going to VA appointments, worried about job
- Tired of being sick all the time
- Only happy when I am with my girlfriend and my daughter
- Lost interest in most everything else
- Hoping for SC secondary to any of the above