Ms Tbird put this up today PTSD study shows may cause other health problems in Adults

[Buck52]

 A new study finds that adults with post-traumatic stress disorder are much more likely to experience sleep disorders, gastrointestinal problems, cardiovascular diseases, and numerous other health conditions. As such, researchers say that post-traumatic stress disorder should be considered a systemic disorder, as opposed to just a psychological condition.

 

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/316698.php

[Buck52]

Andyman it took me 14 months for my c file to arrive, some times the VA sends for it looking for your records about your claim and in my opinion this is why it takes longer..I tell every veteran I know to request his/her C-file before filing a claim  you wil probably need it anyway  so get a jump start on the VA.

Also you can request your VA Medical Records from ROI  at your local VAMC to go way back 20 years or more  but look for a TON of papers....

 

if you used a different VAMC  then you can call that one and request your medical records, I understand when a veteran uses a different VAMC one that he use to use and moved away to another VAMC  Then the old VAMC sends your medical records off to a place to be stored and they have to request them from that place and  then forward them on to you.

 

Also check out the Boston VAMC they are doing a FACEBOOK  Session on MST  about the claims process, and as for as what a MST Victim needs to learn and how to cope with the struggles of the pain this has caused over the years.

[Andyman73]

Thanks, Buck.

I do have my C-file up to June 2015. But it's the timeframe since then that I need.  Nonetheless...forward progress must be maintained.

I'd like to check out that FB, but wife forced me off years ago. And I'm not willing to risk her finding out I got back on. My current T at my VAMC is now aware of the MST and we've started dealing with that. So...we'll see where that takes me.

Thanks again, Buck.

[Guest L]

My 2 cents: Andyman73- Jaw pain, is a generalized comment about the pain experienced in a region. You will need a diagnosis for the "jaw" pain to better assist, in my opinion. I searched and did not locate a link for a physical complaint like this to a MH diagnosis. 

[Andyman73]

On 4/26/2017 at 5:15 PM, L said:

My 2 cents: Andyman73- Jaw pain, is a generalized comment about the pain experienced in a region. You will need a diagnosis for the "jaw" pain to better assist, in my opinion. I searched and did not locate a link for a physical complaint like this to a MH diagnosis. 

I had 5-6 entries in my SMR in regards to that, between the medical and dental side. The VARO informed me that it was a symptom of stress, since there was no DX made while on active duty. So they will end up eating their own words on that one. But all I can do is hope.

[Andyman73]

On 4/18/2017 at 3:24 PM, Gastone said:

Andy, if your other conditions have already been MD/DO DX'd, A NEW PTSD SC Awards effective Date would have to substantially predate the conditions in questions actual dates of DX.

To the best of my recollection, I don't recall ever seeing a "Reversed Nexus" Award.

Semper Fi

@Gastone now that I have officially been DX with PTSD, and SC'd for it. Can I claim sleep apnea as secondary due to aggravation of existing condition by the ptsd? 

Semper Fi

[Gastone]

What's the Effective Date of the PTSD, does it predate your SA DX?

Absolutely file the SA Secondary FDC. Establishing the Nexus could be a problem, only time will tell.

Semper Fi