PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Claims

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1. ptsd Best Practice Manual For Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

   Best Practice Manual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Compensation and Pension Examinations http://www.avapl.org/pub/PTSD%20Manual%20final%206.pdf

   Asked by carlie, July 10, 2010

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3. ptsd Personal Account Of Incident

   Rule change for inservice v/s post service diagnosis of PTSD. Posttraumatic_Stress_Disorder.pdf

   Asked by sharon, April 1, 2009

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4. ptsd Ptsd - July 13 2010 Reg Changes

   http://www.vba.va.gov/VBA/ptsd.asp Q. How has VA changed the rules for PTSD? A. We changed our rules on the evidence you might need if you apply for disability compensation for PTSD. For years, we

   Asked by carlie, November 13, 2011

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5. ptsd Ptsd - Check This Before Posting Your Question It May Have Already Been Answered!

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   Asked by Tbird, August 10, 2008

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6. ptsd Axis And Gaf Info And Explanation

   I borrowed this from elsewhere, Patrick428 is the author of it in full. carlie "I will describe many common terms needed to be understood and given examples when warranted. R/O (Rule Out): Is a term found on either Axis I or II saying that there is not enough evidence to support the diagnosis at this time. Deferred: Is a way of a clinician saying, "I just met you and I am not sure if you have this or not." Usually found when the patient has first entered the mental health system or has been out of the mental health system for a long period of time. Secondary: Disorders that have manifested because of the first or primary disorder and also contribute to t…

   Asked by carlie, May 2, 2010

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7. ptsd Va Form - Ptsd Secondary To Personal Assault

   STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF CLAIM FOR SERVICE CONNECTION FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) SECONDARY TO PERSONAL ASSAULT http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-21-0781a-ARE.pdf

   Asked by carlie, May 13, 2010

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8. Worth filing a claim

   Evening everyone. I'd like to get an opinion from some of you. Without going into detail I've been seeing a VA mental health physician over the past few months about an issue I have that causes depression for me. Today I dropped on him an issue of a coworker while on AD that committed suicide in the building we worked in one day. I explained to him all my thought's on it and how it's affected me over the years. This happened in 1998 so obviously I've kept it all to myself for a very long time. I had a close friend of mine commit suicide about three years ago that I think kidna compounded my thoughts on this event from 1998. Without giving deep details on this do yo…

   Asked by Ranmic, November 16

   • ptsd
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9. Effective Date listed as date of C and P Exam

   Hello, We submitted a claim in September 2018 for the following: Increased rating, Intervertebral disc syndrome Increased rating, Migraines Service connection, Irritable bowel syndrome Service connection, Sleep apnea 100% rating for individual unemployability We were denied December 2018 and filed an appeal. The case was remanded in April 2020. My husband had his c and p exam on October 15, 2020 and we received a decision letter on November 10th. He was granted an increase from 0 to 50% for migraines and granted TDIU. The decision letter we received in the mail and our ebenefits letters states that the effective date is…

   Asked by krooks, November 6

   • effective claim date
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10. PTSD due to MST claim

    I am filing a supplemental claim this week and have had absolutely no help from my VA whatsoever in 3 years, and have can not find a VSO that has experience with a claim like mine so was looking for help. A little background.... Originally filed 2017.... denied.. reviewed due to mishandling by the VA and subsequently denied again for "no new or relevant evidence" (even though it was reopened by the VA, not appealed by me, and the burden of producing any new evidence was not mine because it was a review) Within my Cfile the review officers found errors, just small ones like overlooking evidence, not giving me a c and p exam, and they wrote in there if they had not c…

    Asked by Jojotupelo, October 25

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11. PTSD Denied with a Not Service Connected but PTSD - Combat related description

    I am currently at a 90% rating and have been fighting the appeal status for a PTSD rating for the last few years. I just saw that my Higher Level Review was closed yesterday with no change to my E-Benefits. What I am struggling with is that they have PTSD described in my disabilities and classify it as "Not service Related" but the "Related to" section it shows PTSD-Combat. How can I have PTSD from COMBAT that came from incidents that happened while I was in COMBAT but its NOT service related!!!! I have over 500 pages from my VA Psychologist showing that I have PTSD and they still denied it. I haven't received my letter from the HLR to see what the appeal has stated …

    Asked by SHef, June 13

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12. AQ95-Proposed Rule - Update and Clarify Regulatory Bars to Benefits Based on Character of Discharge

    The above is a proposed rule change by the VA. The actual document can be found here https://beta.regulations.gov/document/VA-2020-VBA-0018-0001 When these changes are 'Proposed', does it mean there will be a change of some sort? What is the general progression and how long could it take? Proposed Rule - Update and Clarify Regulatory Bars to Benefits Based on Character of Discharge.pdf

    Asked by d1ray, October 16

    • character of discharge
    • discharge upgrade
    • other than honorable
    • federal register
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13. Interesting info from VA Progress Notes

    Hello, I was denied for PTSD and migraines two years ago. I’ve been having sessions with a VA psychiatrist till now and found something interesting in my progress notes the other day. The VA psychiatrist wrote this: Veteran is a 40 yo male with bipolar disorder, unspecified anxiety, and PTSD from military experiences and MST. Does the statement above satisfy the Caluza elements? Thank you

    Asked by Hucast21, September 30

    • ptsd
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14. Frustrated!?!?

    Is anyone else out there frustrated with this process? I mean crap, its getting old. I have been making inquiries about getting some help with secondary claims. Everyone I talk to say how thankful they are for my service then tells me they want an ass load of money to help me. I understand paying for a service but, $1500.00 for a freaking nexxus letter then half of what I get for a year. Christ Almighty. Being on my fixed income that is out of reach. Does anyone have any ideas on who I can talk to? I dont mind paying but it has to be within my means.

    Asked by Wes Smith, September 23

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15. Sleep Apnea Secondary to PTSD

    I filed a claim for Sleep Apnea secondary to my PTSD, which is service connected. I have been diagnosed from the VA as having sleep apnea, and given a CPAP to wear at night. I used Carpenter Chartered Law Firm to do the claim, but got this denial letter (attached is an excerpt). In it, it says "In the absence of other major risk factors such as obesity it would be reasonable to attribute OSA to PTSD as this is considered a risk factor for OSA from uptodate.com". My thought is that if both obesity and PTSD are considered risk factors, shouldn't it be a 50% chance that it could be either obesity or PTSD, and go to the veteran's favor? And doesn't that mean that att…

    Asked by JonathanAD, September 23

    • ptsd
    • sleep apnea
    • appeal
    • claim denied
    • carpenter chartered
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16. PTSD Claim

    I'm hoping someone could help me with this question. I have two different PTSD events that occurred during my service. One was combat related and the other was non-combat. Do I need to file two different claims or should I just file one and submit my evidence with nexus? Thanks

    Asked by Phil73, September 14

    • ptsd
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