ruffryder24

Thanks agcgonz, unfortunately it looks like I did miss the C&P Exam. No idea what that even was before I started reading this forum yesterday. Called the VA just a little while ago and seems I may get another chance based on me being incarcerated at the time of the appointment. How do I go about finding out what the doctor believes is wrong with me? He has thrown around a lot of terms (PTSD, anxiety, alcohol dependency, depression) but how do I know if he has actually diagnosed me with anything?

Where to even begin. I was in the Army served 5 years and about a year in Iraq in a Combat MOS. I was there at such a young age (19) that I thought alot of the issues I dealt with were just life. Recently a uncle convinced me to seek treatment as I was completely withdrawn and was having serious thoughts of suicide. So about a year ago I went to the VA and started attending mental health appointments, things were ok and I was just glad to be able to talk about things that were hard for me. The doctor said my problem stems from my time in Iraq and the VA hooked me up with a Veterans Service Office, the person helped me put in a claim. Shortly after I put my claim in I had a pretty bad panic attack attending a graduation function and ended up drinking a ton to calm my nerves and be able to function at the party. I ended up blacking out getting arrested and served a month in jail. Since then I didn’t want to go back to the VA and haven’t had any contact in about 9 months. My drinking and drug use has returned and im again teetering on the edge of losing it. I went last week to see someone at VA and set up future appointments, I feel better than I did and really want to stick with it this time. I guess my question is how did my absence from my appointments and basic departure from the process affect my claim? And what should I do to get it back on tracy? The claim itself isn’t the biggest issue for me, getting some form of treatment is, but I still feel that anything the VA could help with would be great. I luckily have a job where i don’t interact with anybody but a single supervisor, but even there it has become hard to maintain and I take lot of time off. Thanks in advance for any insight you guys/gals can give me