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The service connection is in the Axis IV military service including Recruiting Duty. The remarks that the doctor states is he describes the symptoms and how they affect me. He also mentions my pre military, military and post military and the fact that there were no symptoms prior to the military. He also mentions when I started treatment, what medications I am on and my partial hospitalization in the Relevant Mental History portion. In the Relevant Legal and Behavioral history, he mentions my arrests. In the Substance Abuse history, he mentions how I drank heavily to self medicate.

I just received a copy of my C&P exam for Mental Disorder and I asking some opinions of what rating will be used. I have checked the rating schedule and alot of things fall under 2 categories but not sure. Here is a transcription of the report: Axis I- Social Phobia/ Major Depressive Disorder (2 diagnosis) Axis III-1. The patient reported having obstructive sleep apnea. 2. High Blood pressure. Axis IV-Psychosocial and Environmental Problems: Military service including Recruiting Duty Axis V- Current GAF: 49 DIFFERENTIATION OF SYMPTOMS A. Does the veteran have more than one mental disorder? Yes B. Is it possible to differentiate what symptoms are attributable to each diagnosis? Yes Regarding to the list of rateable symptoms in section II on this exam, depressed mood, chronic sleep impairment, disturbances of motivation and mood, and suicidal ideation are more strongly associated with major depressive disorder. Anxiety, panic attacks, and difficulty establishing and maintaining work and social relationships are more strongly associated with social phobia. He also has impaired concentration which is associated with both conditions. OCCUPATIONAL AND SOCIAL IMPAIRMENT Occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity SYMPTOMS FOR RATING PURPOSES Depressed mood, Anxiety, Panic attacks more than once a week, chronic sleep impairment, Disturbances in motivation and mood, Difficulty in establishing and maintaining work and social relationships, Suicidal ideations, Impaired concentration. COMPETENCY Is the veteran capable of managing his or her own financial affairs? Yes This is the majority of the report without the history portion. From what I see, it can fall into the 50%-70& range but I could be wrong. What do you think?

Will I still be able to request a copy of my C&P's from Philadelphia? Will it slow down or pause the process if I do this? Also I have a pending claim for sleep apnea. I was reffered for a CPAP machine but never received one. Does that still fall under the 50% category?

I separated from the Marine Corps on 25 Jan 2012 and I applied for the BDD program. I applied for the program on Nov 3, 2011, finished my C&P Exams on 21 Dec 2011, and moved to Decision stage on 16 Jan 2012 all in Philadelphia VARO. I received a call from the Philadelphia VARO today in regards to my claim. They told me that everything has been forwarded to the Winston Salem VARO due to the BDD. I looked on eBenefits today and it now shows me back in the development stage. What's the deal?