Posted by Tom Cosentino (152.171.9.82) on August 11, 1999 at 16:16:31:
I am in the active duty military and I have fought with clusters for 14 years. I am looking for anyone who might have data and or information on how the Departments of Defense or Veterans Affairs have approached this condition in hearings to determine a disability rating.
One great advantage I have had has been free imitrex. The downside was that it took 12 years of being told that I had sinus conditions and living with incredible pain to get the help. My headache remissions have decreased in length and I am greatly concerned that if they turn chronic that I will not be able
to continue on active duty. The military is notorious for trying to avoid giving a disability rating to anything unusual so I am trying to find out if anyone else has any info, either military or not, on how this condition has been handled in diability hearings.
Thanks. Please email me at gthomas39@aol.com