BearGator56

You're correct. I did wind up with 30% for it. Although, they didn't rate me for the acid reflux stating that I wasn't diagnosed, even though they've had me on prescription meds for it for over 4 years now.

Start scheduling appointments ASAP. You can start with your general doc. They will ask you questions every time you do your triage intake on your appointments about your general mood, suicidal thoughts, etc. Make sure you are telling your doc about all your feelings and stress that you would like to get involved in PTSD counseling because of them. Make sure you're relating these things to the combat tours you were in and nothing prior to that. Talk about the things you saw and what those dreams are about. That will get the ball rolling. That initial exam just gets you in the door and is nothing to worry about. Just hoops to jump through. But you'll need to stay in the system and keep making appointments. You'll need to enroll in ebenefits and myhealthevet, too. Ebenefits will have where you apply for compensation. You can always talk to a vet rep to help you through the process before you do so. Any injuries, wounds, surgeries, etc you should apply for, even if you get a 0 rating it's still on the books to get you started with any future complications.

Here are links to both sites to get you started there:

https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits-portal/ebenefits.portal?_nfpb=true&_nfxr=false&_pageLabel=Apply

https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/anonymous.portal?_nfpb=true&_nfto=false&_pageLabel=mhvHome