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Increase From 70%scd For Ptsd To 100% While Still Working Full-time

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I am a Vietnam Veteran and currently rated at 70% SCD for PTSD alone (no other disabilities). I love my work and feel that it's theraputic for me to continue working. Since my last C&P (2001), some of my symptoms have gotten worse and some new ones appeared. Is it possible to be awarded 100% SCD for PTSD while still employed full-time? What would be the salient points to cover in such a C&P?

Thank you for your attention.

Redcatcher, 67-68 11B-RTO

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Is it possible to be awarded 100% SCD for PTSD while still employed full-time? What would be the salient points to cover in such a C&P?

No...

CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRSPART 4--SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES

Subpart B--Disability Ratings

4.129 Mental disorders due to traumatic stress.

General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders:

Total occupational and social impairment, due to such symptoms as: gross impairment in thought processes or communication; persistent delusions or hallucinations; grossly inappropriate behavior; persistent danger of hurting self or others; intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living (including maintenance of minimal personal hygiene); disorientation to time or place; memory loss for names of close relatives, own occupation, or own name............. 100%

Occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, due to such symptoms as: suicidal ideation; obsessional rituals which interfere with routine activities; speech intermittently illogical, obscure, or irrelevant; near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately and effectively; impaired impulse control (such as unprovoked irritability with periods of violence); spatial disorientation; neglect of personal appearance and hygiene; difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances (including work or a worklike setting); inability to establish and maintain effective relationships............... 70%

Occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to such symptoms as: flattened affect; circumstantial, circumlocutory, or stereotyped speech; panic attacks more than once a week; difficulty in understanding complex commands; impairment of short- and long-term memory (e.g., retention of only highly learned material, forgetting to complete tasks); impaired judgment; impaired abstract thinking; disturbances of motivation and mood; difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships....... 50%

Occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks (although generally functioning satisfactorily, with routine behavior, self-care, and conversation normal), due to such symptoms as: depressed mood, anxiety, suspiciousness, panic attacks (weekly or less often), chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss (such as forgetting names, directions, recent events)...................................... 30%

Occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms which decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress, or; symptoms controlled by continuous medication............ 10% A mental condition has been formally diagnosed, but symptoms are not severe enough either to interfere with occupational and social functioning or to require continuous medication................... 0%

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Actually the answer is yes. It is POSSIBLE.

Unlikely but possible.

LOL. This topic comes up from time to time. There is always disagreement.

The yes camp provides that the LAW (US code) says anyone that can overcome their disability can work and recieve comp, it does not distiguish between physical and mental.

The no camp sticks to the rating criteria witch is based on the AVERAGE person with the disability.

Since there are 100% PTSD vets working I'm going to stick to the yes camp. But it's unlikely.

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Actually the answer is yes. It is POSSIBLE.

Unlikely but possible.

LOL. This topic comes up from time to time. There is always disagreement.

The yes camp provides that the LAW (US code) says anyone that can overcome their disability can work and recieve comp, it does not distiguish between physical and mental.

The no camp sticks to the rating criteria witch is based on the AVERAGE person with the disability.

Since there are 100% PTSD vets working I'm going to stick to the yes camp. But it's unlikely.

I agree, timetowinarace, It is possible. I know of a 100% PTSD vet that got a VA doctor's note saying the work the vet would be doing, would be therapeutic for him. I believe it was a low paying job.

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Winning the lottery is possible too but let's stay within realistic realm. Giving false hope isn't good.

dh

Actually the answer is yes. It is POSSIBLE.

Unlikely but possible.

LOL. This topic comes up from time to time. There is always disagreement.

The yes camp provides that the LAW (US code) says anyone that can overcome their disability can work and recieve comp, it does not distiguish between physical and mental.

The no camp sticks to the rating criteria witch is based on the AVERAGE person with the disability.

Since there are 100% PTSD vets working I'm going to stick to the yes camp. But it's unlikely.

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You're correct....giving false facts isnt good....Opinions on the other hand?????? :D

I hope only the best for your claim and I guess anything can happen. Just don't rely on the improbable. Do what's needed to get it won first time around. Don't cheat yourself by wishing on a star. You have to be proactive and ultimately it's up to you to win your claim.

Good luck

dh

Giving false information is worse.
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