Question:

I am rated at 60% service connected. Recently I was incarcerated and held in solitary confinement for almost 140 days, at which time the different jails did not handle my life sustaining medications properly, either not giving them to me or underusing/overdosing me. This caused me to get several blood clots, which have caused low blood flow to my foot along with cellulitis for over 10 weeks; I have neuropathy in my foot now, which I had never had. Is this grounds to get a re-evaluation on my benefits?

Jim's Reply:

VA disability benefits require a service connection. In other words, to be awarded a benefit you must first prove that the injury or illness (the condition) was caused, aggravated or contributed to by your military service.
 

I'm not sure how you'd be able to connect a run-in with the law to your military service?
 

If the experience of being confined didn't agree with you, your best bet is to avoid all that in the future. Good luck.