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I just want to bring forward some information that maybe of interest to retired or serving members of the Canadian Forces.
If you have served in a SDA (Special Duty Area) or in the field and had a case of Acute Gastroenteritis, and started suffering arthritic problems like me, you may have suffered from Reactive Arthritis, commonly know as Reiter's Syndrome. I wasn't able to pinpoint my situation until I had been retired for approximately 20 years. I had read an article in the Toronto Star describing a bunch of Ontario Provincial Police Officers who were assigned to Midland Ontario in the early 80's when the pope visited the area.
A good number of the OPP Officers had gotten sick from sandwiches they had ate, some form of salmonella poisoning (acute gastroenteritis) affected these officers. A high percentage of these officers were affected by Reactive Arthritis, which caused disabilities, and some were not able to continue working. If you have been infected with these disabilities while serving...you are entitled to a Veterans Affairs Canada Disability Pension. For further information, look at www.google.com and enter Reactive Arthritis
Also If many of you suffer from hard of hearing, and this was noted on your over 40 medicals, you should look into hearing loss by your occupation. Many people in the forces have gunner's hearing, a form of hearing loss caused by weapons, machinery, high speed dental equipment etc. Years ago we were not given ear protection equipment like what now is available.
Get an updated hearing test to confirm your hearing loss. Contact the military archives and get a copy of your medical files, especially the hearing test. Take these with you when you go for your hearing test, and ask the testing technician, or doctor if this substantiates your hearing loss caused by noise. You are entitled to a pension for this disability
And if you are on the Veterans Affairs Canada VIP (Veterans Independence Program), do you really know what you are covered for. The booklet "A Guide To Access VAC Health Benefits And The Veterans Independence Program" is a very vague written booklet about benefits and programs, just compare it to the PSHCP, or to the Dental Plan...everything is so vaguely written, and if you need treatment for your covered benefits, it may take up to 30 days to get your treatment approved. To me, this is totally unsatisfactory.
If any member has any questions or comments, please contact me ......more comments to follow
If you have served in a SDA (Special Duty Area) or in the field and had a case of Acute Gastroenteritis, and started suffering arthritic problems like me, you may have suffered from Reactive Arthritis, commonly know as Reiter's Syndrome. I wasn't able to pinpoint my situation until I had been retired for approximately 20 years. I had read an article in the Toronto Star describing a bunch of Ontario Provincial Police Officers who were assigned to Midland Ontario in the early 80's when the pope visited the area.
A good number of the OPP Officers had gotten sick from sandwiches they had ate, some form of salmonella poisoning (acute gastroenteritis) affected these officers. A high percentage of these officers were affected by Reactive Arthritis, which caused disabilities, and some were not able to continue working. If you have been infected with these disabilities while serving...you are entitled to a Veterans Affairs Canada Disability Pension. For further information, look at www.google.com and enter Reactive Arthritis
Also If many of you suffer from hard of hearing, and this was noted on your over 40 medicals, you should look into hearing loss by your occupation. Many people in the forces have gunner's hearing, a form of hearing loss caused by weapons, machinery, high speed dental equipment etc. Years ago we were not given ear protection equipment like what now is available.
Get an updated hearing test to confirm your hearing loss. Contact the military archives and get a copy of your medical files, especially the hearing test. Take these with you when you go for your hearing test, and ask the testing technician, or doctor if this substantiates your hearing loss caused by noise. You are entitled to a pension for this disability
And if you are on the Veterans Affairs Canada VIP (Veterans Independence Program), do you really know what you are covered for. The booklet "A Guide To Access VAC Health Benefits And The Veterans Independence Program" is a very vague written booklet about benefits and programs, just compare it to the PSHCP, or to the Dental Plan...everything is so vaguely written, and if you need treatment for your covered benefits, it may take up to 30 days to get your treatment approved. To me, this is totally unsatisfactory.
If any member has any questions or comments, please contact me ......more comments to follow