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mysticcherokee usn vet

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    Brain Damage From Ptsd?

    in PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Claims

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    I learned in psychology that the human natural responses of fight or flight kills a small amount of cellular levels in the brain, which a person has a set number. Can't quit remember what cellular name it was though.. But I would imagine if a person was always in that stimuli state of stress ect it doesn't help.

    Boy youve got THAT RIGHT! LOL! Sorry bout the mess last night. I dont like bein called a liar, but everybody else is presumed to be telling the truth. Makes me feel ostracized, and hurts my feelings. However it was never my intention to have that mess goin.Okay MAN!lol! sincerely, Mystic

    Question About Fibro?

    in Gulf War Illness

    Posted

    Whats cts? Im not familiar with needing or using an emg to diagnose existance of fibro. But its thats DRS IMO that you can use.

    Get him to say its more likely than not attibuted to have started.manifested, or what you had thrn is what you have NOW. Same thing.

    Ill have to ask my neuro about that emg.It IS a cns lnked syndrome. Anything else, did I miss something? Good Luck and I welcome further query. Mystic

    Help With Claim

    in VA Disability Claims Research

    Posted

    After 15 years of assisting veteran with claims here on hadit, it is my opinion that finding a VA clinician who will write any more than a statement as to current diagnosis and fitness for duty is the exception. Most clinicians will not get involved in writing nexus letters. They often refuse to even read a service medical record. They cite VHA directive 2008-71 which specifically states.

    d. Medical Statements to Support VA Benefits Claims. When honoring requests for medical statements by veterans for VA claims adjudication, care must be taken to avoid conflict of interest or ambiguity.

    (1) Determination of causality and disability ratings for VA benefits is exclusively a function of the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). VHA providers often do not have access to military medical records, and may not be familiar with all the health issues specific to military service, such as environmental exposure. As a result, they may not feel comfortable in stating causality of a current condition. However, this does not preclude VHA providers from recording any observations on the current medical status of the veteran found in the medical record, including their current functional status. All pertinent medical records must be available for review by VBA. NOTE: VHA continues to provide compensation and pension (C&P) examinations and reports as requested by VBA, as part of any new disability claims or review process.

    (2) Requests by a veteran for assistance in completing a VA disability claim are to be referred to VBA through official channels; however, the clinician, if requested by the veteran, must place a descriptive statement in the veteran’s medical record regarding the current status of the veteran’s existing medical condition, disease, or injury, including prognosis and degree of function. This may then be requested by VBA for the purposes of making a claim determination.

    VBA refers to the RO not the hospital staff

    The idea that the VA is not there to deny claims is only partially true. The DAV has testified to congressional committees that they are of the opinion that the VBA is adversarial to some types of claims. This was also the subject matter of one of the first posts I read on hadit from the late Alex Humphries. It has been my experience that veterans have run into excessive refusals to develop or assist on mental health claims. This is demonstrated by the VA’s inability to teach their raters that the DSM II was a broken and inaccurate diagnostic model and continuing to allow the raters to cite the DSM II diagnoses as evidence against a claim. It has been 30+ years since the DSM II was replaced. Yet, VA raters continue to cite DSM II diagnoses rather than seek re-evaluations requiring a clinician to review the noted symptoms using the criteria of the DSM IV.

    Ive noticed how very intelligent and thought out your answers are. You are a true asset to this form imho. Just wanted to say that. Give credit where its due and such. For what my opinion is worh:) Mystic

    Are Psychiatric Diagnoses Being Twisted To Force Soldiers Out?

    in VA Disability Claims Research

    Posted

    when i was in they didnt have ptsd, OR fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue symptoms. and nobody could read in the vro. MYstic

    they had yer average every day laymen making medical calls on claims, kinda like the thumb up/down in a roman gladiaTOR

    where the emporer always wore new invisible clothes. it was a regular party throwin vets to the lions left and right! woo hoo, let the good times roll!

    Hello All

    in Introduce Yourself

    Posted

    Welcome again! I posted on your disabilities thread and congradualted you. Do you see the edit button. If you click that, you can chnage anything you want, correct mis-spellings, or even combine the two threads for ease of use. Or leave it, either/or. Mystic

    Hey #1 Cavtrooper. Hows my friend tonight. Warm I hope:) Texas is getting cool at night, just yet, so I hear! LOL, hugs to ya GF!

    Anyone Know Of A Ptsd Forum For Children/family Of Vets?

    in PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Claims

    Posted

    I also think that if she KNOWS you two are seeing a mh professional, that should BE HUGE by way of making her feel better. The issue is being addressed. yall are doin the best you can. She has a certain amount of assurance its not gonna be like the "old days", and if shes like my Son, he figures HE ISNT BROKE, so why expend all this energy to fix himself. If she sees the proof in the puddin and all is better AND STAYING THAT WAY, If you get what Im sayin, Hope so. Good luck, truly. Im there, where you are too.I certainly dont know it all, but I do know what I know, it usually suffices, then its therapy time, Ive learned a bit there. I share here sometimes. Mystic

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