ptsd What Year Was Ptsd Established In Dsm-iii,

[mrkman12]

It would appear that a veteran with non-combat injuries is discriminated against via those who were in combat ie; stressor verification and or presumption of service due to lack of CIB,or other combat related badges or citations....It would appear that non-combat injuries have no weight or bearing with the VA or other governmental subsideries, and that having no correlation to combat these individuals must execute and overcome extreme hardships to prove the existenance of an injury occurring during military service. Does not being in combat, make us less injured? Are not non-combat veterans still eintitled to the same care, compassion, and respect as combat veterans? apart from being declared a combat veteran did we not serve honorably, with the same intent of self sacrifice if called upon. It would appear that one word which is used extensively, yet truely is misunderstood could some it up in a nut shell. THAT WORD WOULD BE "VETERAN'. My attempt here is not to slander, or discredit my bothers in arms, but to remind everyone of the sacrifice all VETERANS had to give....

[mrkman12]

Are you trying to prove that your dx made prior to 1983 were wrong? Kinda what it sounds like to me. If so, I wouldn't waste the energy on that and focus with the present. If not, then I've missed your point.

I believe what you are trying to say is that with the present diagnoses from the VA, of ptsd, severe, chronic, and major depressive disorder, severe, and recurrent. Are the issues I should be working on right now. The VA hahahas have wrote two summeries tying my present diagnosis to my military injuries. The stressors are part of my medical records and with the advent of (M21-1mr) should assist in verification of those non-combat stressors. The VSO is the director of the San Antonio office and states that I have a good case. Yet, to me it is perplexing that there has been no dro review board, or a C&P requested from Houston VARO, after almost 18 months. Is this making sense?

[mrkman12]

If you have a diagnosis of major depression in your SMR's then that is going to be a lot easier to file for than non-combat PTSD since it is already established. What you have to rule out is those other personality disorder things like passive-aggressive disorder etc. If you have a current diagnosis of major depression and a diagnosis of major depression in your SMR's I think that would be easier than trying to put together a PTSD claim. You get the same compensation money for depression or PTSD. Don't fixate on PTSD. The VA is fixated on it. They probably know it is the hardest claim to win. With combat PTSD if you have the combat medals it is just easier because your stressor is conceded even though you still have to write some kind of stressor letter that is within the relm of possibility. With non-combat PTSD you have to prove the whole thing. Nothing is conceded that you can't prove.

I attempted suicide in 1979, and most of the dx are from that period up until 1985. In which I functioned fairly well. The personal assualt in 1991, reactivated the ptsd and I believe is also the stressor that reactivated the major depressive disorder, as this incident ruined my 18 and a half year carreer. I understand that I am at best a layman in this and do not presume to understand the intricacies of psychaitry. Yet, it is my mind and experiences being discussed here and who would know better than I with what is going on in my head than I......The TVC, VSO says not to rock the boat and that throwing in futher claims in the works would only slow the process down. So I am feeling presently feeling stuck between a rock and a hard place with no control on the outcome of this whole claim process. At the mercy of my enemies!!!!!

[carlie]

mrkman12,

For PTSD the VA will want to zero in on a particular stressor

that psyc doc's write are the cause (nexus) of a mental health disability.

VA compensates for one mental health disorder.

carlie

[carlie]

DSM-III-R

http://www.cirp.org/library/psych/ptsd/

Edited August 10, 2009 by carlie
added link

[mrkman12]

mrkman12,

For PTSD the VA will want to zero in on a particular stressor

that psyc doc's write are the cause (nexus) of a mental health disability.

VA compensates for one mental health disorder.

carlie

Maam,

The 1st, stressor was a 330KW ship/shore power cable blowing up in my face, causing burns to the eyes, face, and arms with neurological blindness lasting for 27 hours. As indicated by service medical records, and personell performance reports state; severe personality and characture changes after the explosion, with visits to a mental health facility for not being right in the head and no known complaint of the near fatal electrocution. consistent verifiable stressor as per; (M21-1mr) in 1983.

The 2nd stressor was a near fatal head injury caused by an unknown attacker aboard a navy ship in 1991, diagnosis concussion due to closed head injury (TBI) with severe post concussion symptoms. Severe personality and character changes resulting from senior E-6, recommended for advancement to E-7, plummetting to an E-4, and a honorable admin. seperation after 18 and a half years of military service. consistent verifible stressor as per; (M21-1mr). I understand that the VA docs' summary letters are (nexus) statements comorbidding, correalating, or verifiying the present symptoms to the inservice military stressors. It is odd to be dx with ptsd/mdd and a nexus verified by the VA hahahs, that the stressors are not only in service members medical records, but also his personel records demonstrating two clear stressors via (M21-1mr) with in the confinds of 38cfr... Is this understandable or am I confusing the issues?

[sgmdae]

If everything your saying is true, and I have no doubt that it is true. Its time for a congressional inquiry, a legal action, and any other source possible. Just remember if you live in glass house, don't throw rocks. Something is very wrong with your process.