fifty5coop
New member
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2009
- Messages
- 6
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Country
- US
- State
- AZ
- City
- Tucson
I'm new to this forum but have been reading your supportive posts. I'm learning my way around the different forums, I posted on the PBP and the introduction forum already today but I'm not sure the best place to ask my questions. My brother was diagnosed in Nov of this year with PBP and he said the doctor stated ALS also. Is a PBP diagnosis the same an ALS diagnosis? The neurologist told my brother that his arms, legs, and lungs would eventually be affected...currently he has very slurred speech and difficulty swallowing. I have many more questions but wanted to ask this one first as he needs to have an ALS diagnosis in order to get any VA benefits, correct? We are all pretty freaked out right now, thanks for any input.