CrazyC

I didn't want to do it, but I've had some problems trying to get them to believe me. Plus, I'm on my everlasting quest for a diagnosis of what happened so that I can go frolic in government trials. Unfortunately, I know just enough to screw myself over. I didn't want to get my doctors in trouble, but they need to realize when someone is delirious vs having a psychiatric issue. There has got to be a way to tell the difference. I could not explain what was happening. I tried to merely complain about the system. Mentally ill patients are not immortal. It wasn't one person who contributed to my injury. It was quite a few people. Nailing X for that would be so wrong.

I saw on the FAQ sheet that they said they notified the complainant when a case is opened and when it closes. How long does the investigation take?

Well, if you want to know, I like being challenged. Everyday things challenge me too. One of my caseworkers is pushing me off a cliff, and I'm afraid that the stuff he's putting into my file will negatively impact me (he's exaggerating my abilities, which is okay), so I need to try to do something soon before my condition worsens as my mind is fading a bit. Remind me to use a firearm next time I try to off myself. I will forget. Anyway, if I try to work and I get worse, I will have problems. If I can adapt like I am, I will survive on the outside. I am stable now. I will admit to that. I don't do all the things they say I do. I do them for like five minutes then quit, minus the books. He's a real sport and very optimistic. Sometimes, that's good. Sometimes, bad.

Well, I had an MRI when I left the service, and I didn't have damage then, or at least they didn't say anything to me about it. I had a headache for 8.5 months after that and that is well-documented. I was mistreated in the hospital for psychiatric reasons while this went on, and I told them I had had a head injury over and over. I did have some severe behavioral changes after it, but they still should have listened to me. The evidence for it would be in my EEG, done right after the accident where they had slightly abnormal readings, and later in the MRI, the one they did recently. I'm 100% already. It isn't a big deal. I just try to tell the truth. I also want to be treated for the right thing. I have a head injury from the service that I don't claim because all it did was mess up my nose from an impact. I got up after that and walked away like nothing happened. I probably just had a mild concussion. There was a lot of blood but not pain really. You can't even see it on the outside, but my scans pick it up. It's mild bony nasal septal deviation to the right. Well, I hope you feel better.

Thanks. I'm not real worried about it, but if they tried to blame some of my memory problems on that then deny me coverage, I would be upset. I did some research and learned that the VA doesn't cover suicide/attempts unless you have a mental illness, which I have. It would probably be considered a secondary injury. They say that if you injure one knee, and the pressure from using the other knee causes another injury, then they cover it. Like the fact that my antipsychotics make me fat, and I have bone spurs means that they'd most likely rate me for that, but I won't claim it if they'll just remove the bone spurs. I'm not going to suck them dry. I just want to make sure that I get enough treatment to function again. That is my goal.

Hi, I have a slight problem. I had a MRI done a couple of weeks ago, and it showed that I had some damage to white matter. I tried to kill myself by ramming my head into the ground a couple of years ago. It wasn't while I was in the service, but it was the result of diseases that I got in the service. I have schizophrenia and PTSD. At the time, I was hearing voices and that's why I tried to end my life. I was wondering if I could file a claim for that in case it becomes a problem in the future, or if I should just leave it alone...

Okay, so I've been rated at 100%/ unemployable for a little under a year now, almost a year. I was at 70% before, but I had a dramatic increase in symptoms, and they changed my rating. It was for three things: undifferentiated schizophrenia, PTSD and ADHD. I was wrong about the depression, but my memory is terrible. I'm not depressed anyway, and I thought that was weird. However, over the past year, I've steadily improved. I'm going to try to enter into a work program if my doctor will OK it. I still have severe memory problems, sleep disturbances, hallucinations (hearing voices and such), but I seem to be stabilizing for me at least, or I have over this past year. I still have a guardian and cannot manage my own money, mostly due to memory problems. Ironically, when I needed the most help, I didn't get it, much to my demise and after several self-injuries that I regret. Also, will they count all the times I tried to commit suicide and incurred injuries as being part of my illness? or will they try to separate them out? I have ulcers in my throat from puking so much and other things... How fast will they reduce my benefits? I need to know so that I can be ready. Will they do it the second my doctor okays me for the work program that is sponsored by the VA, or am I protected by anything? Social security said they'd give me a trial work period. Does the VA have this? Also, if I crumble due to stress will they increase my rating again? I'm not trying to hold onto my rating, but I don't want to end up in a group home again.

I'm sure they'll reduce my 100%. I just wrote two books, am trying to enter a work program and haven't been to the hospital for a year. I still have severe memory problems, extreme apathy, aphasia to some degree but most people don't notice. If I end up homeless, I'll deteriorate to the point that they'll have to put me back into a group home because I'll fall apart. It's the same sad song every time. They caged me last time I had a major break. I was right where I am now about three years ago too except that I was at 70%. Then I was life-shocked again. Back then, I was looking for a job. I don't like being useless, but I also want to survive.

I was rated for depression for some God unknown reason along with a few other things. Oh, I know why... because they don't listen to me. I'm not depressed. I'm pessimistic at the moment. Depression would require strong emotions, which I do not have. The children can't understand this though, no matter how many times I explain that I can express some emotion, but I CANNOT feel it. I can feel one thing, and it is not pleasant, and it doesn't have a logical trigger. I've been depressed before, and yes, you can get delusional. Some people even require antipsychotics. A lot of times, people balance out with delusions of like aliens and stuff. Their delusions are weird but not usually violent. They hear voices a lot of times with people telling them they didn't clean their house right or anything else. Don't hurt yourself. I've acquired numerous wounds from hurting myself that I regret, especially the head.