1. Your army physical will be done by doctors who first and foremost want to get you out of the Army. They may or may not have the time to sit there and try to document every little thing and every little thing is worth money for the rest of your life.
2. If you think the VA is going to help you pick up the lose ends you are dead wrong. Why? Well it works like this; they (VA) have a pot of money. They have more vets than money needed. So what they do is pay out to those vets that work the system. In my life time I have known guys who deserved a lot and got next to nothing. Conversely, I have known some who got much more than they deserved. Just got to blow it off and move on. Look, not all the  people you meet in the VA are working against you, some are wonderful. But remember they can only do so much with the system.

 3. Now there are three things you must do to get what is your right. Hey you paid the price for admission and VA compensation is not welfare. Always remember that.
 a. Copy all your records. Build a 201 & a medical file and keep them in  a safe place.
 b. If you can afford it get a complete physical exam from an outside doctor, do it. I had a 10th SFG(A) Master Sgt. up at Ft Devens go to the layhe clinic and they gave him a computer print out of all his problems.
 Everybody he worked with after that was pleased. The Army doctors at his  retirement physical and the army medical disabilities board was pleased as  they did not have to make any judgement calls on him.
 c. Join the DAV or any other veterans group. They will represent you with the VA at all your medical boards. A $100 life membership will pay off  in more ways I have time to list.