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Child Abused By Active Veteran - Ptsd Claim?

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Joel4th

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While my Father was on Active Duty in Germany, I was 8 years old, and was physically abused, and now am having PTSD symptoms. My father was a Green Beret, with 2 tours in Vietnam and 1 Tour in Korea. He also was involved in espionage in East Berlin, and was awarded a Bronse Star. Due to his high security position he was highly protected from prosecution until he was a civilian. I myself was a Reserve Component member for 8 years with only about one year of Active Duty, all Training Time.

He, my Father, was later Convicted of the Abuse while a civilian, but the abuse occurreed while he was active duty. Also, the Military at that time (1972) clearly threatened my mother regarding her intention to press charges while in Germany, threatening to strand us in Germany if she went forward with charges. Now my Father is 100% disabled due to mental and cardiac issues, and I am unable to function due to panic disorder.

Does any such claim have any merit?

Thanks! in advance, Sincerely, Joel

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I disagree. "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinski." I don't believe omitting something is lying. Just like you think there's nothing wrong w/settling a claim that an insurance carrier should be reimbursed on and don't think they should be. We each have our own mores. jmo

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purple - first, I have no "personal" beef w/you. I also don't advocate lying here on Hadit, nor anywhere else. I did read your posts on the other subject and see what you intend to do and is that not, in effect, lying? I'm saying accepting payments from two entities w/o explaining to each what you are doing, could be considered lying or dishonest. On the other hand it's merely withholding information. jmo None of this is meant to be an attack on you, in any way.

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Joel4th,

I agree, sorry but I do not feel you have no claim for PTSD.

It is absolutely true that a service member can experience a traumatic event

on active duty. Then one day when they are a veteran, begin seeing

a doctor on a regular basis - the doc reliazes the veteran has PTSD due to the

traumatic event/s they discuss. Same veterans continues therapy for say

five years and during that five years the veteran has also mentioned to the

doc that they had gotten in trouble in high school, smoked some weed then,

daddy used to knock them around - skipped school and graduated from

Adult Ed. instead of regular high school.

Now, even though they had a traumatic event/s during active duty and the

doc and additional evidence backs this up - there are many decision makers

that will deny the claim for PTSD stating this person had severe emptional problems prior to AD.

That absolutely is how the VA works.

jmho,

carlie

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