Josephine

The Appeals Management Center Counselor has told me that I am go have another C&P and I am not sure of how to conduct myself. They have said that they were going to discount the second C&P, but not quite sure that this is true. I have the following: C&P at Medical Center with a More Likely than Not that my Anxiety began in Service with being unable to hold gainful employment since 1983 and he did have my SSA records in front of him. Diagnosis – Anxiety disorder not other wise specified with Depression. 5 months later a C&P by a Board of Two – Nothing bothered her in service Anxiety not otherwise specified and Axis 2 – Historian Personality – Borderline. One doctor signed the C&P and the other one refused. This C& P is full of slanderous lies and they changing of my medical records to give me the personality that she wished. I know that my Private doctor is in the Field of Internal Medicine, but after 29 years, he does know me better than anyone. He has specialized training in the field of Psychiatry. He has written 3 letters for me and states why he feels that my anxiety originated in service, as it is plausible if you are taking Librium and Caffergot in service and begin treatment with Librium again in 1967 and all the years thereafter. I went for an IMO, after I paid the doctor, he refused to place in the write up that he had my military and private records to review. He did not find a personality disorder, only Chronic Anxiety. Had his medical training at a VA Medical Center. I asked him to do it and he refused, I trashed it, No good! The Board wants to say that the Librium and Caffergot were for a headache, but this isn’t true. I know that my military doctor wrote in my sick bay records, “ Vascular versus Tension Headaches, but he has since wrote a letter to the effect that this was a Concept that he uses all the time, and that the Caffergot was for a headache and the Librium for my nerves. My military doctor wrote a letter to the VA to clarify this statement. Now, according to the Management Center, I am to have another C&P. I have been told that the second C&P was discounted, but not quite sure that is true. My medical records of 42 years all state Acute to Chronic Anxiety with Depression and headaches and not one ever mentions any type of Personality Disorder. My discharge was an early discharge - Emotional Instability code 460. I have the Clinical Records and have posted them on line, these have been lost for 42 years and had never been seen by the VA until I secured these records for them. I see where the Psychiatrist in Navy states Impression of Personality Traits, but do not believe that this is the same as a Personality Disorder. Am I right? My question is for the 3rd C&P- Do I defend myself against the negative and show the doctor my medical records to show him that the slanderous lies are not true. He will be aware of that examination, won’t he? What do you do with a situation as this? I really need help. I will be at this C& P to see which doctor is correct. With the passing of the new law of retro. Won't this be a problem as my claim is open to 1978? Josephine

Thanks, Josephine