ptsd Smc Commendation

[Jumpmaster]

DirtyD

Congrats on your rating. The information posted by these seasoned VA warfighters clears my confusion on the matter. God Bless and thanks for your service.

[DirtyD]

Thanks a lot for all the wisdom! I'm still a little reluctant to file, do to the fact that I plan to request P&T before my reevaluation on 2018. On another note I failed to mention that I have diagnosis of ED and Hypogonadism since 2009 as well. I do not know if that makes a difference on filling for SMC. Again thanks a lot for the information, I'm pretty new to all this.

[FormerMember]

You are not required to wait until 2018 for the last roundup C&P, sir. If you wish, you may go to your treating physician or specialist that provided the nexus letter and ask them to write one that says "Mr. DirtyD is very ill. His condition is not expected to improve but will indeed get worse over time. His prospects for a complete recovery from the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are 0%."

I did this and was given P&T 90 days later (six months after 100% schedular). I also added in the argument that my son was in need of Chapter 35 bennies for college as well. VA fails to tell us there is no wait for this entitlement. Merely proving your condition is chronic and will only get worse is sufficient to trigger a decision in your favor. As for the SMC S, that has nothing to do with any P&T considerations and, if anything, simply adds more evidence to the argument for P&T.

Please do not subscribe to the old VA wive's tales of them taking things away(reduction of ratings) if they feel you're being "greedy". It's against the law and if they get caught doing it, we can now call "Bob" or Allison and get it all sorted out in a week or two.