ptsd Ptsd - - - Percentage & Recieved

[ReconRon]

HELLO !

If you have a CAR and was a medic with PTSD and Bi Ploar disorder

and if you seeking on going PTSD classes and help what is the normal

you will be rated for. 50% , 70% if you have the CAR ? ?

I have 2 doctors PSY GAF scores near the same VA Doctor says 39 over the

months and outside privte psycharitrist say 38 to 42 on the GAF score, both

the same and both with Bi polar, any body have a guess about what % ? ?

Last

I have servere Tinnitus right ear, and very very bad Degenerative Disc

Disease in my Cervic C-spine C-1 thru C-7 with Moderate Severe Root Damage

to the spine, can anybody give me and ideas about the rating I should get from this.

I cant work and havenet for the last 4 years, homeless and 60 years old, no nothing

Am I guessing about

PTSD 70 % with a secondary, Bi Polar Disorder

Tinnitus 10%

DDD 30%

Total 90%

If I cant work and get an 70% can I try for IU at 70% to get 100% total

Disability since i can work, i also waiting SSI and SSDI in future but not together.....

Could this be so so correct I have a CAR and was a medic in the

service so have good stressors

I have 10% Malaria now SC

Thanks for all that reply

[ReconRon]

Much Thanks

I will check it out and get back to you.

I was at DAV yesterday and Los Angeles regional Officce is doing

VA homeless cases in 162 days. So Im hoping to have a rating by

August and hopefully my 61 Birthday

1st Recon Batt

1st Marine Div.

Ron

PTSD COMPENSATION AND MILITARY SERVICE (2007)

http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_i...870&page=R1

Read free on-line http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11870#toc

Table of Contents

Front Matter i-xii

Summary 1-14

1 Introduction 15-26

2 Background Disability Compensation 27-69

3 Background PTSD and Impairment 70-84

4 The PTSD Compensation and Pension Examination 85-112

5 The Evaluation of PTSD Disability Claims 113-164

6 Other PTSD Compensation Issues 165-203

7 General Observations 204-210

Appendix A Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas 211-214

Appendix B Federal Regulations Related to VA Compensation of PTSD and Other Mental Disorders 215-220

Appendix C Automated Medical Information Exchange (AMIE) Worksheets for Initial and Review Examinations for PTSD 221-237

Appendix D Acronyms and Abbreviations 238-240

Appendix E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members, Consultants, and Staff 241-250

[ReconRon]

Thanks Carlie

Much appreciated info and I will be sure to use your info to the

best of my ability.

Bless You

1st Recon

Ron B) :)

ReconRon,

Having your buddy letters and a CAR on your DD214

does not AT ALL prohibit you from needing a NEXUS letter/opinion.

What having a CAR on your DD214 and your buddy letters will do

is, allow the VBA to not have to go through the step of

verifying your stressor during the claims development process.

For PTSD, you will still need a current Diagnosis and a NEXUS

from a MH doctor stating your PTSD is in fact related to active duty.

Heck someone vets can go through active duty,or military combat and be

just fine.

Twenty years after active duty they could experience a traumatic life

threatening event,such as a car crash or personal assault and have PTSD

as a result of this.

Let's go a step further.

The vet files a claim with VBA for PTSD and they have a CIB, CAR on thier DD214 - so automatically that concedes a stressor on active duty

BUT

the MH doctor states,

"Veterans claim for PTSD is more/as likely as not related to the car crash/personal assault, experienced as a civilian.

The veteran relates dreams/nightmares related to the car crash/personal assault.

These dreams/nightmares do not allow the veteran to get acceptable amounts of sleep.

The veteran has given up his/her priviledge of having a drivers license as he/she feels guilt related to the car crash,and now rely's totally on public transportation.

The veteran is RX'd XXX for anxiety related to these events and XXX to aid in

acceptable levels of sleep.

The veteran does not respond well and is fearful of authority figures

as he was arrested and hand-cuffed due to this car crash.

The veteran was admitted to XXX VAMC after a suicide attempt

related to his/her feelings of guilt related to this car crash.

The veteran exhibits poor eye contact and speech is with a flattened

affect, more likely than not as a result of guilt and shame due to this car crash.

The veteran relates he/she has secondary agoraphobia and rarely leaves

home due to the fearfullness of another personal assault.

The veteran has no friends and distressed relationships with family

members as they are non-supportive of the veterans PTSD symptoms, as they

feel the veteran brought these problems onto him/her - self.

The VBA claim above for PTSD would surely be denied as the

MH doctor totally related the vets PTSD (NEXUS)to a civilian cause.

I hope the above explains to you exactly why -

you still need a NEXUS from a MH doctor.

jmho,

carlie

[Vync]

With regards to a "current diagnosis", if a condition is listed in your Axis table, does that officially count as a diagnosis?

[ReconRon]

Yes ! ! ! ! ! If the diagnosis is connected to the Axis table

than the diagnosis is part of the current diagnosis

why would it not be part of it, nothing changed and is part of the CURRENT DIAGNOSIS

With regards to a "current diagnosis", if a condition is listed in your Axis table, does that officially count as a diagnosis?

[Vync]

Whew, that's very helpful! I always wondered about that.

Thanks