kansasguy

Been a long time since I been on here. I got the latest report for my TBI claim what do you think? I got a copy of my exam. The dr wrote Depression as a residual of TBI is as least as likely as not (50/50 probabilty) cause by or result of TBI caused by the fall in service Rationale for opinon given: He also has been depressed and under therapy for a extended period of time due to assualt in the military as well as behavorial and alcohol abuse in post service life makeing accurate diagnoise very complicated. The syptoms of PTSD as well as TBI are entertwined and over lapping and in this veterans case clouded from issues related to military experance and those incidents transferred to his post service military life. tbi can certainly cause emotional lability and can effect a soildiers underlaying behavorial patterns. Coupled with the head injury he more likly than not substain a grade 1 concusion from the fall can very well induce depression and can be grounds for at least aggravating his depresstion condition. Therefore I do agree with C&P Dr.XXXX this is very complicated case to accurately pin point the exact cause of the veteran contention. It is noted and well documented he substained a head injury and physical assualt in service and his anger and social interactions are also well documented. I still believe that the veteran has a complex array of depression, TBI, ptsd issues along with alcohol abuse which i believe is at least likely as not caused by a result of TBI issues from military service. It is reasonable to grant the veteran bennifit of the doubt that his patterns of behavirol could very well have started after his head injury and gradually esclated to his presant depression problems he experances today. "Dr.XXXX wrote depression was less likely as not caused by tbi but more probable caused by PTSD from the assult I had. But on end of his report he said he could not say for sure what is causeing the depression since the serveity has varied over time since service. What do you think?

well i was a assult victumm and filed 3 times so far and been denied. the army misshanndled allmy stuff!

It was done by a VA doctor. I tried release of information and they said that regional office has a lock on the c&p results for 2 to 3 weeks

Called to get the exam results and told they will not release them for 3 weeks. Said the exam was to get payment information. Evere heard of that?

Quil not very good I wrote about it in the TBI forum

Ok I had a c&p exam. well turned out it wasnt for ptsd like they told me. It was for depression seconary to TBI. The first C&P doctors said that depression was at least likely as not caused by tbi. well this c&P doc was i think going towards more saying it was free will. So my question is. If I have one doctor saying its at least likely from TBI and than the one that did a depression exam saying it was free will what will the rater look at. Two of there drs saying two differnt things. I asked the doctor why the hell if it was free will why did my problems start 30 days after my discharge. I was HOT! So be interesting what he puts in the report.

I had a nero test before I filed my claim. But even my doctor that got the results rebutted the testing itself and said that she doesnt give them much creditbility. Kinda messed up how long it takes them to schedule stuff. I did my tbi exam nero testing went to rater than sent back for a PTSD exam. How did your ptsd exam did they already have your stresser verified?

Thanks for ur all advice. I am ready to get this over with. Hopefully be my last time fileing for the ptsd! I am happy that finally after 5 years they finally giveing me a ptsd exam! I got letter from someone I knew prioer to service and he wrote a letter about my attitude before service and my attitude after service. Should I take this letter to the ptsd exam or send it in to the regional office?

Well tomorrow I will have my PTSD c&p. I am a bit nervous. Any advise how to ease myself the next 24 hours? I am scared when they asked me about my military service I probably blow up. Very sore subject for me.

I filed for ptsd in 2003 was denied never appealed. In april i refiled it and it was denied in june. Filed a reconsideration denied in July. So I filed TBI with depression seconary to the TBI. They than added the PTSD onto that claim. HAd TBI exam linked depression to the TBI and than they want a PTSD exam. Depression is easy I believe to get since you dont have to deal with a stressor. But if its your first time to file it probably be denied. I think its like social security denied right off the bat the first time and they hope the veteran will give up. But keep fighting if you are denied. I also if you are denied and do a reconsideration it goes faster than the orginal claim does not for sure but someone on here will know. Keep strong and keep fighting no matter what happens.

Also the 800 number isnt always up to date. i use to use it now I do IRIS request. Is this your first time fileing for PTSD?

My ptsd claim went to the rater than they returned it to development to give me a c&p exam. So just cause its at the rater he might return it and request a exam. I filed 3 other times and denied without a exam. But this time they requested one so I am hopping its a good sign

ya berta the head injury is in military recods getting 10% for a scar from the fall right now. the ptsd I did submit my criminal history showing before and after military. Isnt changes in behavioral a way to not verify it but give a reasonal doubt it happened? Prioer service no criminal record. But within 30 days of getting out I got charge with open container and than goes on from there. I find it weird the VA added the PTSD on my claim when I asked for reconsideration but they lumped it all in one. I was told that its all deferred waiting for the ptsd exam and than it will be finish as soon as they get the ptsd exam results. And I called the VSo and told him yank ptsd off the claim cause if they cant verify the assualt it be denied and he said well ill i can tell you it was deffered back for development and i can take ptsd off the claim but i would suggest that you dont second guess the VA and leave it on.

Ok I thought I give you update. Depression, TBI claim is deffered until I have a PTSD exam done. That exam is next week. Do you think my stressor might have been verified? Also why would they defer my tbi and depression until after they have a ptsd exam? Any ideas? Could they also be trying to say the depression is from ptsd and if they dont verify the stressor they can deny my claim saying the depression is from ptsd and not tbi? there c&p doctor for tbi exam said its at least likly as not caused from TBI. So what are your guys thoughts? Also my primary Dr. did say she cant say if my symptoms are from TBI or PTSD. So I not sure what to think. Also if PTSD comes back and it says that it cant be 100% sure either if its TBI or PTSD would teh rater go with the most disable one?

Ok I found out they are waiting for a Admission report from when I was in the hospital last spring. I read 3.157. Do you think they might be seeing if I did a informal claim file date when I was admitted? I got a IRIS responce said the rater deferred the claim. And than it said it was deffered for administrative purpose