MVA neck injury causing foot symptoms?

I was involved in a car accident which gave me new issues as well as exacerbating everything existing. Lucky me,lol!! Now 3 months later I have exhausted my FMLA and am still not cleared to return to work, so I will lose my job offically on June 6th. The NS office doesnt get involved in LTD so I was sent to a physiatrist, he took one look at everything and told me I won the prise for being the "most messed up person he has seen in his practice that is still able to walk in on their own smiling". He has no reservations in recommending LTD and SSD, so all paperwork has been filled out for LTD and SSD application was completed online. Just need to wait and see what happens with all of that.

I cant have an MRI due to a spinal cord stimulator so we are sort of in a holding pattern not knowing exactly what is going on in my neck. My foot symptoms have gotten so much worse. I have no feeling on the bottom of one foot and around the ankle and the other foot is partially numb. I have fallen several times in the last two weeks. Can a neck herniation/ pinch cause foot issues? Not sure what to think at this point.

Don't let the thought of a denial scare you!

I'm also on Disability, and what I've learned from experience,...and a whole lot from this forum,....is that this is perfectly normal and, sadly, par for the course.

It is not uncommon for them to deny and you then have to appeal...so please do not let that discourage you if you find this happening.

Have you considered hiring an attorney or law firm that specializes in Disability? I did, and they're worth their weight in gold.







M.

Hi there,

A friend of mine is on disability, she had a representative who did everything, paperwork etc, she had of course an examination with a disability doctor, she was approved the first time.

I would definitely get a rep who specializes in disability, or a disability attorney, they don't charge unless you win.

I think my friend was given a back date amount of $11,000 - $13,000 and her rep was given around $2,700 and it's the disability who pay him so everything is done properly and you won't be ripped off, very worth the charge as I have heard going it alone you usually don't get too far.

I have a cervical herniated disc with left arm/finger pain but after a steroid injection for some reason my left ankle is numb and I have pain in my left leg and foot/big toe. Was told it cannot be from the cervical area but from doing some research have found others with cervical problems who have leg/foot issues so who knows...

I do have lower back pain too though so am off for a lumbar MRI so hope there's nothing going on in your lower back??

Take care...

I offer some encouragement, i was approved for SSDI in three months. I applied online, they called and asked me one question, then was approved. I did get LTD through my policy at work. They insisted i apply for SSDI and they hired a company to represent me so i would not have to get a lawyer. Turned out that company was a waste of effort. Of course, now the LTD company is trying their best to get evidence that i can work since they have to pay.
My surgeon called me, saying they sent him a letter asking very detailed questions. My case is not up for the two year review until next may. SS will not review my case for 5-7 years and by then I will be retirement age.
Anyway, i do not see how the insurance company can have higher standards that SSA.

Hi Angeleyes my LTD actually hired a attorney group that specializes in in SSD claims, It took over two years but when it was finally approved it was retroactive, (back dated two years) thus I got everything at one time, i.e. Medicare, and a lump sum which I had to turn over to LTD because during those two years they had been paying me a monthly payment. Also since the LTD is more than what my SSD is even though I get SSD I still get a small monthly check from LTD. And every couple of years they send me a form I have to get filled out by my doctor stating that I am still disabled.

For me the SSD was the hardest thing to get approved, mainly because of my varied work back ground while in the military! and I was also relatively young at that time! Still in my forties. SSD thought just because you were trained in something in the military that you could automatically do it in civilian life, and that is often not the case, as when you have to cross train at an older age, into a new job. You might get the formal training and then go back to your duty station and never do the job because of your high rank, you automatically are put in a supervisor role, and never did perform in the job you were trained for! Then fifteen or twenty years or more later SSD thinks you ought to be qualified to perform that job in a civilian setting! So for some SSD can be a bit of a challenge getting approved!

As for problems with your legs and feet, being caused by problems with your cervical spine, yes most definitely that can happen, especially if the cervical spinal cord itself is directly involved. Injury or pressure or any type of damage that is directly affecting the spinal cord at that level has the potential of causing problems any where in the body that is lower than that affected area! That is why quadriplegic's are usually injured in the cervical spine! Your spinal cord is your main conduit from your brain to the rest of your body. The higher up the damage to that conduit is, the more and varied things it can affect!

I wish you well on your SSD adventure! and hope it is approve right away! and even back dated so you can get Medicare right away too!

Good Luck to You!

I have the opposite experience. SSA is great, LTD company is determined to get me off their policy.

I guess the main thing is finding out what form of Hepatitis it is. Back when I was a young man stationed in the Air Force in Taiwan I got Hepatitis A from eating the food down town. I was pretty sick for a while and had to be put in an isolation unit in the base hospital for a few weeks. ( that is what they did back in the early seventies) Of course back then there was only two know types of Hepatitis A or B. A was from contaminated food or water, and B was usually related to dirty needles and drug use. Now they have found that there are several other types of Hepatitis. A is the least serious of them all and usually has a complete recovery in a relative short time.

But the main thing is finding out what type she has, and then just go from there, and follow the doctors orders. I do wish you well and hope this all works out for the best, it seems you have enough on your plate without all this extra.

Good Luck to you and your family!

White Beard

Angeleyes13 I will keep you and your family in my prayers! Please keep us informed of your and your families progress, keeping my fingers crossed for you that everything works out well!

White Beard