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Hey guys,
About 8 years ago I suffered a fall from height at work (where zero fall protection is offered) and ended up fracturing my wrist as well as severe soft tissue damage in my leg/knee.
Following the injury I did all of the physio etc. as instructed by the MIR (months of it).
Years later I still have issues with severe pain in my wrist/knee... I have gone to the MIR countless times for it over the years and every time they just refer me to physio where I will do 2-3 months of it (completely disrupting my work or personal time) and the result is the same or worse. I have had several physio therapists tell me my only options are surgery or just living with it (for both knee and wrist).
The military doesn't want to opt for surgery as the consequences of a bad operation are worse than my current symptoms.
I contacted VAC to put a claim in and after a year plus wait the response I received was there is no record of an injury/disability on my medical file.
How can that be? I was admitted to the MIR immediately after my fall before they rushed me to civvie hospital, I have CF98s and pages of visits to the MIR complaining about chronic knee/wrist pain.
What specifically do I need on my medical file to pursue a claim with VAC?
About 8 years ago I suffered a fall from height at work (where zero fall protection is offered) and ended up fracturing my wrist as well as severe soft tissue damage in my leg/knee.
Following the injury I did all of the physio etc. as instructed by the MIR (months of it).
Years later I still have issues with severe pain in my wrist/knee... I have gone to the MIR countless times for it over the years and every time they just refer me to physio where I will do 2-3 months of it (completely disrupting my work or personal time) and the result is the same or worse. I have had several physio therapists tell me my only options are surgery or just living with it (for both knee and wrist).
The military doesn't want to opt for surgery as the consequences of a bad operation are worse than my current symptoms.
I contacted VAC to put a claim in and after a year plus wait the response I received was there is no record of an injury/disability on my medical file.
How can that be? I was admitted to the MIR immediately after my fall before they rushed me to civvie hospital, I have CF98s and pages of visits to the MIR complaining about chronic knee/wrist pain.
What specifically do I need on my medical file to pursue a claim with VAC?