ptsd PTSD diagnosis

[jfrei]

So two years ago the VA diagnosed me with major depressive disorder with anxiety distress. Not service connected but fast forward to 2016 and I've won my appeal with my service connection for my TBI so now they say that along with my TBI my recent deployment was a stresser. So having theses two stressors will that take the diagnosis and combine it my TBI to say it is PTSD? Since my last exam said I had no TBI or stressors.

[ArNG11]

Wow jfrei, I wished Mr. Kendall was even half as patient with me when he was representing me, but alas that is not the subject here.  I agree with John, those are two separate issues.  One involving the emotional health and the other involving the physical part of your brain, while you can repair some damage of the emotional side of the house, the physical trauma to the brain is not as simple or easy, even with the advances in modern medicine.  

JMO, were it me, I would pursue both aspects of the injury, especially with the physical trauma to the brain.  Just my two cents, hope you get a positive resolution to this.  Good Luck.

[jfrei]

Thank you all I'm moving on to the appeal process again.

[Berta]

It would be great when you get the formal decision.

PTSD is most often rated separately from TBI- but the letter will tell you why they might have combined the ratings.

And these links might help:

http://www.va.gov/vetapp10/files4/1035821.txt

http://www.disabledveterans.org/2016/05/05/veterans-affairs-tbi-scandal-affected-25000-veterans/

http://www.kare11.com/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-unqualified-va-doctors-performed-25000-tbi-exams/171186108

You might have had an unqualified doctor who incorrectly combined the TBI with PTSD.

I sure am glad this is finally coming to some sort of resolve for you......but by all means ,if you feel you should appeal, than that is the way to go.

But the actual letter will tell you more and give us a better way to advise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[john999]

Yes, I would wait for the letter and see exactly why they combined TBI and PTSD ratings.  If I disagreed I would then seek a medical opinion from a neurologist and a shrink to set these two conditions apart and rate them separately. Plus they only gave you 70% when with your problems you should be 100%.   Are you able to work?  If not then you should be either TDIU or 100%.   They are just pissing around hoping you won't claim either TDIU or 100%.  Something rotten in State of Denmark.  This is my opinion and nothing more.  It does not make logical sense to put both these things together.  I think Berta and ARNG are both right on this.

[jfrei]

70% residuals of traumatic brain injury with cognitive disorder, short term memory losses/lapses, difficulty sleeping, problem solving (to include cerebral contusion with diffuse axonal injury to bilateral frontal and temporal lobes after PTSD evaluation residuals of traumatic brain injury with cognitive disorder, short term memory losses/lapses, difficulty sleeping, problem solving with PTSD (to include cerebral contusion with diffuse axonal injury to bilateral frontal and temporal lobes rated at 70% on ebenefits awaiting for this letter for the reasoning scheduling a private neurologist to do an evaluation sucks just had one before the PTSD who said nothing about PTSD to bad it was scheduled before my PTSD exam.

[jfrei]

On August 23, 2016 at 9:18 AM, Berta said:

It would be great when you get the formal decision.

PTSD is most often rated separately from TBI- but the letter will tell you why they might have combined the ratings.

And these links might help:

http://www.va.gov/vetapp10/files4/1035821.txt

http://www.disabledveterans.org/2016/05/05/veterans-affairs-tbi-scandal-affected-25000-veterans/

http://www.kare11.com/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-unqualified-va-doctors-performed-25000-tbi-exams/171186108

You might have had an unqualified doctor who incorrectly combined the TBI with PTSD.

I sure am glad this is finally coming to some sort of resolve for you......but by all means ,if you feel you should appeal, than that is the way to go.

But the actual letter will tell you more and give us a better way to advise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So yes now my TBI and PTSD are service connected they are just low balled and combined as one.