kbman

Thanks! He got it today in the mail.

I hope so too! They said in the letter that he is able to manage his finances but doctors still think it is not a bad idea to get a POA.

I hope so too!

Yes they rated him in about a week they gave him a 100% the letter came today. It's variable but he has PTSD related psychosis (service connected in the letter) and he is not indepent so I am not worried about that for the moment. This will go along way in getting him the care he requires it is difficult to get one on one therapy like coping skills here but it is all his doctor and he thinks that he can stand.

This is my first post and I wanted input on my sons PTSD exam. The examiner said my son had multiple related diagnosis and his service connection was presumptive because of the conditions of his service and time period of diagnosis. He wanted to know why he waited so long to submit a claim after diagnosis. It's been 6 or 7 years since he was diagnosed right after service. He also said we should arrange to get power of attorney over him. He did not let me in at first and then called for me. He said had looked over his records and would look at some more records and then submit it to the regional office. The exam went quick he did not want to go into detail and said it would be not a stressful exam. My son has several hospitalizations, suicide attempts, near a dozen meds, multiple doctors and the exam lasted about 20 minutes. He has a diagnosis from at least 6 VA doctors. My son has flash backs all the time, becomes homicidal in addition to suicide, has lots of memory issues, wanders, has sleeping issues, nightmares and lots of other issues that make it impossible to take care of himself. When released from hospitalizations they always tell us not to leave him alone or let him live alone. Half of my time there was being given advice about his care and power of attorney. So what are your thoughts?