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Thanks everyone, I am going to contact my Dr's tomorrow and see if they will write letters for me. Let the journey begin again!

Hello fellow vets, I have been using this forum for a while and I would like to thank everyone for their help with my disability claim. I was just recently award 80% combined disability, 70% for anxiety and 20% for hernia. Long story short I was diagnosed with MST, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia, Chronic Depression and Insomnia, along with Liver Disease and currently awaiting a liver transplant from the Pittsburgh VA. I was told by other vets and my pretty useless VSO to file for IU. Is the VA FORM 21-8940, JUN 2011 the only form I need to submit. And what advice would you give me on how to attack this. Letters from Dr's etc; Many thanks again Vets.

St Petersburg.

Berta, I filed with the American Legion, and about 3 months ago I got in contact with a DAV rep that was actually in the RO. It was after I filled a Congressional inquiry he called and helped me out greatly.

Thank you Berta, I received the letter and a phone call from my DAV and American Legion with the news. They said they mailed there letter out to me, but I am awaiting the BBE. I will follow up with you when I get it, it has been mailed and I am sure I will have tons of questions in reference to the TDIU. Thanks again to EVERYONE!!!

Great news from my claim I filed in 6/11. I was given 70% for Anxiety and 20% for my Hernia, to total 80%. Great way to start the new year, thanks for everyone on this forum that has helped me and taken the time to give me your thoughts. Back pay hurry up!

Envelope is on its way, we shall see!!!

Update, they deferred everything accept for the Hernia. They gave me 20%, this was on Jan 2. The AB8 was online the 4th and I received my retro pay today in my account (8th). I wish all of this would have gone this quick. The scheduled me for another C&P for the deferred mental issues. The rater deferred because they needed a C&P for Anxiety, which I already did last month, the same day I did the hernia appt. I told them this was already done, they checked the C&P exam and there it was, somehow the raters missed it. She sent it back to the raters as of Friday of last week. Hopefully this one goes as quick as the hernia one did. That retro check was nice, my claim in was started in early 2011.

Hello meghp0405, If you scroll to the bottom of this thread you will see the C&P report.

My claim went into Pending Decision Approval yesterday, and today it went into Preparation for Notification. Hopefully this is good news and a good start to the new year!

Once again thank you to my fellow vets for assisting me with this process. Like to many other vets I have been doing this on my own for to long. I read the entire diagnosis and it says nothing about me being unemployed or unemployable. Although it is my VA C file that I have been unemployed since 2010. I have had 100' of appointment (No kidding) due to my SATP, liver issues. I was sent to Pittsburgh VAMC from St Petersburg to be evaluated for transplant. I have been on the liver transplant list since Sept 2011. I checked eben today and I went into Pending Decision Approval. Hopefully the new year is starting off good for me!

Thank you for your input. I have been unemployed for almost 3 years. I was home bound with agoraphobia for over a year.

Thank you for your input. I have been unemployed for almost 3 years. I was home bound with agoraphobia for over a year.

Here are the findings of the C&P exam. I color coded all the items that the Dr listed in her findings. As you can see they go from 30 to 70%. I was diagnosed with alcohol dependence, depression, anxiety and MST while active. Any wag's? Axis I: Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks with Agoraphobia and Alcohol dependence with Full Sustained Remission. AxisII: None noted Axis III: See medical records AxisIIII: Psychosocial and Envirnment Problems, (social envirnment, Academic and Occupational) AxisV: GAF 60 (BLUE) [X] Occupational and social Impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. (YELLOW) Depressed Mood. Anxiety. Panic Attacks that occur weekly or less often Chronic sleep impairment (BLUE) Flattened affect; circumstantial, circumlocutory, or stereotyped speech Disturbances of motivation and mood; difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships (GREEN) Near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately and effectively Difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances (including work or a worklike setting) and obsessional rituals which interfere with routine activities. Yellow = 30% Blue = 50% Green = 70%

Here are the findings of the exam. I color coded all the items that the Dr listed in her findings. As you can see they go from 30 to 70%. I was diagnosed with alcohol dependence, depression, anxiety and MST while active. Any wag's? Axis I: Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks with Agoraphobia and Alcohol dependence with Full Sustained Remission. AxisII: None noted Axis III: See medical records AxisIIII: Psychosocial and Envirnment Problems, (social envirnment, Academic and Occupational) AxisV: GAF 60 (BLUE) [X] Occupational and social Impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. (YELLOW) Depressed Mood. Anxiety. Panic Attacks that occur weekly or less often Chronic sleep impairment (BLUE) Flattened affect; circumstantial, circumlocutory, or stereotyped speech Disturbances of motivation and mood; difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships (GREEN) Near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately and effectively Difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances (including work or a worklike setting) and obsessional rituals which interfere with routine activities. Yellow = 30% Blue = 50% Green = 70%