ptsd Question About Tbi Exam

[Kim82]

So I went to the TBI clinic yesterday to be evaluated for TBI because I screened positive for it with my Primary Care Dr. So the Dr. asks me all these questions then he asks me if I lost conciousness I told him I don't think I did but everything was a blur at the time of the incident but anyhow so I go to the ROI today to get the results and he contradicts himself in the report so I don't know what to think. I will post what he said now:

Are the history of the injury and the course of clinical symptoms cosistent with a diagnosis of TBI sustained during OEF/OIF deployment: NO

In your clinical judgment the current clinical symptom presentation is most consistent with: A combination of TBI and behavioral health conditions

This is where I am confused he says yes I have TBI but then he says it wasn't sustained during OIF.....um how the hell else did I get it? He even states I did not have any other head trauma so I am so confused. When I showed it to my Pysch Dr. today she looked at it and said he probably checked no on accident, so how do I fix this?

also at the end of the report it lists Impressions and it says:

Concussion, no loss of consciousness, no post traumatic amnesia.

Head Aches

PTSD

Blurring

Hearing Loss

Intraabdominal Bleed, Treated Non Surgically

Should I take the report to the Patient Advocate and see if they can get the dr to fix it? Im not ready to put in a claim with the VA for it yet, because I am still waiting on my inital claim to finalize. I don't want to add to it to slow it down. But I could imagine that when I do file a claim this report is going to make it difficult.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Kim

[carlie]

Kim,

Here's a link to the exam worksheets.

TBI is a very convoluted exam with many facets.

http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Benefits/exams/index.htm

[timetowinarace]

Ugggghhhhh I am beyond aggrivated right now. I talked to my OIF case manager about the paperwork from the Dr. and she said because I did not lose conciousness and I did not have post traumatic amnesia and something else that I could not have suffered from A TBI....seriously wtf. since when do you have to have lost concisousness to have a TBI or not remember anything about the attack of course I am going to remember it I remember it like it was yesterday because it was by far the worst experience of my life, how could they expect me to forget that? Ugh I give up sometimes. Either way I have these stupid head aches that never go away even with meds and if they wont let me file for TBI I will at least file for the Migraines, the damn VA needs to take care of me! I didn't get this way because of anything I put myself into jeez! Yeah yeah I signed the dotted line no crap but did I know that it would come with all of this heck no! Had I known would I have signed? Probably not! VA GET IT TOGETHER AND TAKE CARE OF ME! AND EVERYONE ELSE SHEESH!

If it makes you feel any better, I also did not lose conciousness nor do i have amnesia for the event. I was also told by VA I did not have a head injury. I'm rated 100% P&T for my tbi. In other words, don't give up.

You may not want to know my whole story though. I'm still learning the lengths the VA went to deny me. Last Nov(2010) I was seen by my neuro and he told me I have a brain lesion that showed on MRI. A concern for stroke due to location and all that. Problem is, my MRI was done in 2003. Was told no TBI cuz nothing on MRI at the time.

I suggest a different approach. I hadn't posted on Hadit in quite some time but I'll try to help you if you want.

[Gulfvet45]

get your doctor to send you to the WRIISC (risk)

http://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/

you can call them now and try and get to get in.

Ugggghhhhh I am beyond aggrivated right now. I talked to my OIF case manager about the paperwork from the Dr. and she said because I did not lose conciousness and I did not have post traumatic amnesia and something else that I could not have suffered from A TBI....seriously wtf. since when do you have to have lost concisousness to have a TBI or not remember anything about the attack of course I am going to remember it I remember it like it was yesterday because it was by far the worst experience of my life, how could they expect me to forget that? Ugh I give up sometimes. Either way I have these stupid head aches that never go away even with meds and if they wont let me file for TBI I will at least file for the Migraines, the damn VA needs to take care of me! I didn't get this way because of anything I put myself into jeez! Yeah yeah I signed the dotted line no crap but did I know that it would come with all of this heck no! Had I known would I have signed? Probably not! VA GET IT TOGETHER AND TAKE CARE OF ME! AND EVERYONE ELSE SHEESH!