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The DOs told me that this is a common injury for jumpers from the opening shocks of parachutes snapping your head back while several extra pounds of Kevlar are attached. Who knew?
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It's also a common injury in those of us involved with rope rescue (I was trained as a high angle rescue technician for the VFD). If you don't control your speed on descent and then abruptly stop, there's a chance that you will snap your head back and do various things to your cervical spine. There was a utility worker killed several years back in California (I believe it was CA) when he broke (well, technically subluxated) his C-spine in this manner.
BTW, you might look here:
http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm...D=findado_main
Call the docs in your area and see if they are willing to reduce the cost of treatment (or waive it all together) for a veteran. I know several docs who do this. The other option is to go to an osteopathic medical school- you can find a list here:
http://www.aacom.org/data/cib/01-geographic.asp - and inquire about allowing to the students to work on you (under close supervision) in exchange for care at a reduced rate. If you mention that it's a service connected condition, you might be able to arrange a way to reduce the costs out of your pocket.
If I can be of any further help, please let me know.