rogue3334

If you do not have a veterans organization representing you, that is the first step. Your story is pretty much the norm. They deny you and you have to file appeal after appeal. However, you do not know these people and they could come back and award you. Basically, you can not do anything to an examiner. They work for the VA and no one gets fired. Play the game better than them.

As we all know, the majority of the VA Rating Officers are being not able to pass the common sense test or the ability to comprehend basic information. I have read the posts here, and it is sad that a country allows all of us to be treated this way. I do get SSD for bi-polar though and 20% for cervical. Well, in 2003, I injured my C5-C6 vertabrae on active duty. Of course, I immediately filed my claim with all the documentation from the military and civilians medical staff.. Would you know it, I was denied. I was told my injury did not occur on active duty. I sent a reply and asked if it did not occur on active duty, of which this documentation from the military stated, where did it happen? No response. Well, along with that I filed for Depression since it was within one year. Guess what, the VA said the law does not exsist. Hmmm...ok. I had seen a psych 5 months after my discharge and was diagnosed with Depression directly related to my neck with a severe occupational, since I came back and lost me job and got fired from the next for being a crippled vet. My mistake, for got to send it in. Yet, I saw another doctor who said the same within one year. Well, I continued to see doctors, had been admitted to 1 psych hospital for suicide/ or other thoughts. Had to turn myself in. A VA doctor refused to give me pain meds for a service connection I finally got for my cervical. Oh well, he got lucky. Well, the psych hotel told me I was bi-polar after my great stay and 4 wees of partial inpatient hospitalization. Got tired of sitting in a room every day with women talking about why their exs left them. Well, I would imagine that that would have some bearing? LOL..went to a C&P for psych. I spoke to the doctor, gave her my paper work. Well, she told me I should get it. Low and behold. I get denied yet again due to the fact I sat in a room for an hour and she said she did not think I was bi-polar and lied :) to me making some crap up. Amazing what you can do in an hour when it takes years of time to find the truth. So what the hell am I then? Boy, we are reaching to the litter box to find psychs these days. Well, the VA justs wants people to give up and go away. LOL...ooopps. So, in 2007, I was again admitted to another psych hosptial by law enforcement :o this time from my home. What a ride. I again spent a lovely stay at a wonderful retreat. I finally had to tell them to take their philosophy and put it somewhere. I AMA out. They also said I was bi-polar with other things. Well, I had again refiled...got my Congressman involved, and realized a goat could have done better at chewing time. So, I had to take the fight again. I think I was denied yet again...lost track a few back. It is now again on appeal. I have been seeing a doctor for 2 years now, diagnosed me as being bi-polar depressive, anxiety: severe social impairment, flip flop from GAF of 50 - 24, severe anger issues , and a few others. They gave me a neuro psych test using all of the tests possible confiriming this and found my memory is screwed and other things. They took all the evidence from the begging to the end...came up with a report stating this and concluded that I do have bi-polar depression. Hmmm... So, I was scheduled for another C&P psych test the other day. Took my new notes along with a notarized letter from my family, I had forgot got to send earlier or wanted to hold for that special moment of climax. I sat in with this psych while she asked me about my past wanting to know everything. I was thinking to myself, what the hell is this :D . I am here for my next related mental exam. I was not a happy camper :( . She could tell. She asked if I had anger issues..and I responded what the hell do you think !!. She asked me if I had a traumatic event in my life.. I was like..have you not listened to me. What is traumatic to one person is not to another..so each of us, break under certain traumatic events. I explained that before I left, I was normal but when I came home, I am not. How do you now that? Well, for one, I did not have to see a :o dipshit psych or be admitted to a psych hopsital for one. Or to be on a hundred meds, or getting only 3-4 hours if that a night of sleep. Just stares at me. She wants to know if I am married...and I responded how the hell can I be married if I spend half my time in a freakn hopsital? Do you have kids? Well, if I am not with anyone and lock myself away from society, how the hell am I going to have kids. We had a great discussion and wanted to make sure we were on the right track. I told her I had thought about coming here to get my psych treatment from a psychiatrist at this VA hospital. I need help with my anger management skills :( . Now I wait yet again after 5 years of games. I have learned that patience is the key. You can not give up. The funniest thing....I never was like this. I worked in law enforcement before years ago when I had the ability. Have a degree. Awarded different awards during employment. Designed and implemented policy and procedures and gave weekly reports to Board of Directors. The only thing I really want: is to be the way I was before, and how I loved life and was looking forward to the future. I want to be that person I was. :o