Chronic Pain
Back pain is a common condition among veterans who have completed active duty service. Chronic pain, such as back pain, neck pain or general widespread pain can inhibit your ability to maintain employment or meet your own day-to-day needs. Fortunately, you may qualify for disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) if you suffer from service-related chronic pain.
From acute injuries to repetitive stress syndrome, some forms of back pain will never heal entirely. This is especially true in chronic condition cases that involve nerve damage in the spine. Let an experienced VA benefits attorney advise you on pursuing veterans’ back pain claims.
Secondary Conditions for Chronic Pain
With a primary claim for chronic pain has been successfully established we can move on to secondary conditions that are directly related to this particular disability. It has been demonstrated that depression is associated with a variety of problems with daily life that may also limit your ability to earn money.
Let’s imagine that during service, you started to feel joint ache all throughout your body. They see you multiple times but are unable to identify the source, so they just treat the symptoms. You eventually leave the military, but your condition just becomes worse. You struggle with walking, standing, and sitting for any length of time without experiencing persistent pain. It is difficult to enjoy the life you had before the pain started since arthritis is becoming annoying. Loss of interest and numerous other emotionally crippling issues result from things like work turning into a dreaded task, even exercising is no longer an option.
Some types of chronic pain can come from certain conditions such as fibromyalgia or presumptive conditions related to Gulf War Illness.