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pipeman043
Hi there,
I haven't been able to locate an answer to my question so
I'll ask it here....
I am currently recieving a Non SC pension from the VA.
I initially applied for SC but like everyone else have been denied.
The SOC stated among other things that the C&P examiner determined
that the Board certified VA staff Psychiatrist who had been treating me
for PTSD didn't know much and in one visit the C&P examiner decided that
despite all the other evidence to the contrary that I didn't meet the criterion
according to the DSM-IV. I did the NOD and was denied again. my appeal has
been sent to the BVA and I have asked for a travel board hearing so I expect
that the file will be remanded to the RO. I had applied for SSDI and SSI as well.
the RO didn't bother to get the records from SSA or even include the treatment
records from the Vet Center that has been dealing with my PTSD for the last
nine months.
Having provided that background material the question is...
Will the VA have to give TDIU for SC PTSD considering they already decided
that I am total and permanent for my other health issues, which I claim are secondary
due to the PTSD...( Cardiac, Past MI, COPD, GERD, ect.) thats why I get the NSC pension.
This is such a messed up affair, the RO has determined that all my stressors are
verified, and they have the documentation to prove everything I have told them.
The SSA decided that I am medically eligible for SSI but get too much money from
the VA. Since I have been unable to work for several years I no longer qualify for
SSDI due to lack of recent work quarters. I honestly believe what many others
have said in the past, that the VA tries to run you down till you lose the will to
fight or end up dead before you can win. I count my blessings that I am fortunate
to be getting something from the VA, although the price paid to be eligible is a bit
extreme.
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