Arduino Serial Communication over rx and tx pin ( pins 0 and 1 )

Well , its been over a month since my arduino stopped responding over USB for some reason.. I am able to send input to the arduino via USB ( serial connection) but not get output from the arduino. I was also not able to upload code to the arduino.. Im not sure why.. it randomly stopped working.. i guess that part is screwed up.. Which is why i thought i'd try using rx and tx pin to upload..
Thanks..