Physical Disability
Physical disabilities can come in many forms. If your disability
is not specifically listed below, we can still discuss how to
prove it was caused by your service. Often one injury or
disability that began in service can cause other disabilities to
develop years after service. These kinds of disabilities are
often called secondary disabilities because they are secondary
to the conditions you developed in service. It could be a right
knee injury causes a limp that eventually causes arthritis on
the left side, or the pain medications you took for your sore
back which caused gastric ulcers.
- Sleep Apnea
- Arthritis
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Gastrointestinal
issues (IBS, Ulcerative Colitis, GERD, Hiatal Hernia, etc.)
- Cancer
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Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Diabetes
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Neuropathy /
Radiculopathy / Sciatica
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Degenerative Disc
Disease / Degenerative Joint Disease
-
Reproductive /sexual
health issues
- Hearing loss
- Tinnitus
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Vertigo / Meniere’s
Disease
- Migraines
- Amputations
- Scars
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Asbestosis /
Respiratory issues / Asthma / Sinusitus / Rhinitis
- Thyroid Issues
- Hypertension
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Skin issues
(pseudofoliculitis barbae, eczema, dermatitis, etc.)
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Parkinsons’ Disease /
Tremors
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Traumatic Brain
Injury (TBI)
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Feet: Flat feet,
hammer toe, plantar fasciitis
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Cardiovascular –
ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, etc.
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Multi-symptom
Undiagnosed Illnesses from Gulf War Exposures
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Burn Pit exposure
- Agent Orange