ReconRon

Can anybody tell me how the VA considers giving you a rating upon your PTSD claim. And how they attach a percentage for that you have for PTSD ? It is based upon your GAF score or from you inability to work or both. Any information will be helpful to how they come up with your rating percentage an for what percent? ? ? ? ? ? Thank you

Thank You for the reply Its nice to read the ideas of the process along the way, and to know the process. At least i dont worry about 3 to 5 years. Bless you Thanks Recon Ron

Can somebody tell me what the process of filing a claim is after the VA has recieved it. My clainmn the Compensations stage right now, What are the future stages yet to be completed. Does anybody know it, i have asked it and nobod is responding Thank you

HiI recieved a call from SSA and was told my claim was being approved and will be given in California, $945.00 until age 62. I was also notified and in less than 2 weeks my claim has been submitted, for being homeless. I received a letter dated March 2nd, 2010 that Im awaiting Compensioin and they were sorry it was taking so long. My questions is If they have it now for compension, what are the next steps for the VA claim. Last does my SSI claim help if I get them papers that I've been awarded SSI. I can't work and they gave me SSI will my SSI claim help assist my claim to win my case for the VA, or not help and make it more confusing for the VA to award me. I submitted for 100% SC for : PTSD Tinnitus Bilateral Hearing Loss Degenerative Disc Disease C-Spine Root damage Mingraine Headaches Hypertension Malaria No exit exam from USMC when left from Military Awaiting reply from VA, They have all medical records related to all claims from doctors and hospitals and MRI, x-ray and test reports. Does any body have or can anyone advise me the next step left before i hear from them. Last it was expressed Note: PLEASE EXPIDETE HOMELESS VETERAN Dated February 25th, 2010 and yesterday the letter said Your claim is in COMPENSION AND WAITNG REPLY . Has your address changed if so please contact our office on Wilshire Blvd LA. What is the VA next step after Compensation is there a letter sent to me after they are done here. Thanks for any comments from anybody about next step to be or how long it will now take ? ? If im declined for 100% SC will or could they give mand a non serivce connections like 70% and than would I be able to still get 100% disability or not in the future if I ever got any other illness? ? ? Bless You 1st Recon Ron

FOr all in June 2009 I filed for SSI and I just received a call from my case manager stateing it looks like they are going approive my claim. She said she just waiting for the finl doctr report and than my oletter will be sent out after 8 month it happening now woow. Next iI files as a Homeless Veteran February and am having the DAv handle my case and they put on the case Homeless please expedite claim. I submitted the claim February 19th 2010 it already been to the rating office as the DAV check the status of the claim. This was February 26th 2010. Today I recieved a letter from VA dated MArch 2,nd , 2010 stating ""we are still proccessing your applications for COMPENSATION. We appoligized for the delay. You will be notified upon completion of the processing. If you r mailing address is different please contact us immediately of any changes. M. kwok VETERAN SERVICE CENTER MANAGER Los Angeles Region Does anybody know the step of the claims ? ? Has it been rated yet if they are doing already Compenstion, and whats after Compensation what's next? Thanks to all that have provided info and help for me When or how long until I get rating and when do they start benefits for payments ? How does all that work. Bless All Recon Ron

Hello Could any body please guide me to where to find the FED Regulations for PTSD, DDD, Hearing and Tinnitus loss that the VA raters use to process a case ! ? How do I connect the Nexus letter to these situations ?? I have USMC Combat Action Ribbon so Im fine there and where do I find and get the codes that tells me the correct stated info to submit in the Nexus letter to the VA ? and how i feel in came the proof that i have PTSd and all the symtoms of my case for them. Any help about all the process would be greatly appreciated 1st Recon Ron Bless all :) Thank You

Yes ! ! ! ! ! If the diagnosis is connected to the Axis table than the diagnosis is part of the current diagnosis why would it not be part of it, nothing changed and is part of the CURRENT DIAGNOSIS

Thanks Carlie Much appreciated info and I will be sure to use your info to the best of my ability. Bless You 1st Recon Ron B) :)

Much Thanks I will check it out and get back to you. I was at DAV yesterday and Los Angeles regional Officce is doing VA homeless cases in 162 days. So Im hoping to have a rating by August and hopefully my 61 Birthday 1st Recon Batt 1st Marine Div. Ron PTSD COMPENSATION AND MILITARY SERVICE (2007) http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_i...870&page=R1 Read free on-line http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11870#toc Table of Contents Front Matter i-xii Summary 1-14 1 Introduction 15-26 2 Background Disability Compensation 27-69 3 Background PTSD and Impairment 70-84 4 The PTSD Compensation and Pension Examination 85-112 5 The Evaluation of PTSD Disability Claims 113-164 6 Other PTSD Compensation Issues 165-203 7 General Observations 204-210 Appendix A Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas 211-214 Appendix B Federal Regulations Related to VA Compensation of PTSD and Other Mental Disorders 215-220 Appendix C Automated Medical Information Exchange (AMIE) Worksheets for Initial and Review Examinations for PTSD 221-237 Appendix D Acronyms and Abbreviations 238-240 Appendix E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members, Consultants, and Staff 241-250

READ IT said WAS CLASSFIED .. NEED GLASSES OR WHAT ? ? I hatre people who cant read right. and he was a Marine ? ? ? Couldnt fool me ! Yes they are UNCLASSFIED NOW Nobody said they were classfied. what do you go to everybody threat and read and reply back something you read WRONG ? ? ?

Thanks Berta Understood. I have been told i dont need and NEXUS letter as my 3 letters from other partol memembers help support my claim. Yes i have the Combat Action Ribbon on my DD-214. As far as some of the other USMC an any other Navy , Army or anybody goes. YES your partly correct. Medics HM3 are in the and work with the Marine Corps, but not on every patrol. Again NOT ON EVERY PATROL were they, not always in smaller patrols up to 4 men. Larger GRUNT Patrols 25 to 50 men maybe yeah 2 or 3 HM3 were with USMC patrol. US USMC TEAM MEMBER said medic weather you guys except it or not its not my probelm if you dont like it.. my team was my team memeber. if you still have a probelms maybe your trust it with suppiorting letter and PROOF of other men on my team. What i want to know it>>! ! ! ! What does that have to do with your answering my questions and not changiing the subject?? answer the questions ask if you know the answer great.. """" IF YOU NOT 100% YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT IF YOU WERENT ON MY TEAMS ON PATROL hwo can you know anything about this ??? please explain would you ???? than maybe my paperwork that was classfied with a lie by out Lt. on patrol. But I just cant imagine anybody making a comment if they werent even there ? ? ? ? ? Thanks Berta for your comments and my reply for all other not sure...maybe you need more research about what your talking about and not here say ! ! ! ! ! if you not sure i would be glad to provide you with the website and info to see for yourself. 1st Recon Ron

Hello Pete I applied for SSI and today I called to get my status and she said she was sending the final reports to the SSA doctors and it would be to long if the doctor is not to backed up. she said i will have and answer by March 10th or so. and if its declined I have the reconsiderations to continue with. I cant never work any more because of the the DDD Moderate Severe Nerve Root Damage. So I pray our Lord blesses me and I get a good reply back. Yesterday I submitted all document to the VA in Los Angeles and to the DAV here on the 5th floor. Talked with a VA VSO and tomorrow I have a few more papers to sign and submit after lunch and than its a waiting game. I have my 2 super great VA doctors working very good for me after i brought them my outside records of the ENT and DDD MRI and all reports. They said looks very good the reprots are 90 day old an current. I understand your comments about the GAF scores, but I have a very very good Psy who said he can help me with my nexus letter and the MD who will help me also. So I have a very above average . . . . so I wait to this next year and wait. I feel good about everything and I did my home work very much ! I picked my VA doctors very very good. they are willing to work much for me..... Thanks..Bless You .. 1st Recon Ron

Bonzai Thank you and understood your facts. yes I wa just wondering if the Bi Polar makes the PTSD stronger as having 1 mental claim. ? ? As far as a GAf score by the time the VA rating people get to my case I will have at least 2 or 3 more, than plus what I have now also. Yes, My VA medical doctor with outside doctor papers work could and will make the Nexus letter for the DDD case. But the PTSD I will have no probelm getting it's just at what percentage is all from My outside doctors an my VA Medical Doctor nexus and letters later. Yes I have some what a better idea now about all Bless You Recon Ron

First ! ! ! Were you in a Recon Unit YES or NO ? Were you with every team on patrol that had or didnt have a HM3 corpsman YES or NO ? ? Next the guys on my team didnt say to me a corpsman up. We were A USMC recon team not Navy people. Yes some teams had HM3 and I have records and missions to prove it. But I also have my patrols with out HM3 corpsman also and thats where I came in as a Company AID Man Crossed trainned by Navy Doctors while in Da Nang. So unless you have some proof I wasnt and medic as a our team members called each other ? ? How can you know this ? ? ? Now unclassified mission patrols exclued many HM3 from our patrols. Thank you for your time. But unless you were there how can or do you have ANY right to speak if you didnt know or weren't there is what I can't figure out. Now can anybody answer the question I asked in stead of some of you who make other comment not necessary to answer the question. Again please read and reply if it applies to you . Excuse my comments but you know I dont knock other people military tours, I wont stand for other that wasnt there been there done that also. Thanks Recon Ron. In the future peole make sure you have 100% your comments no HERESAY, if you dont know dont guess. If you know than give you best CORRECT answer...REMEMBER THIS . . . Wrong information is worse than a LIE ! SO if you really dont know dont speak it.. Ron

Listen I dont care what you say about USMC Marines, you werent there so kiss off. And i have pqaeprwrok to make you look like a idoit. YES patrol mission where there were not no HM3 corpsman becasue there werent any. you must be a NAVY Dude . if it wasnt for the Marines to cover your but or they wouldnt be here. Just answer the questions I dont need your off the walk GUESSTMATIONS My MOS is 8651 AN 0311 AND i WAS CROSSES TRAINNED IN Da Nang in a company aid man school. I still saved lives and did my job quite well in a matter of fact . saved many life wheather you liked it or not. But any way I have nothing to or need to prove to you and my miltiary records will state my case as will my DD-214 and what it said on it also. SO what ever you say only Navy dudes have thhis type of attitude NOT MARINES and anyway..I thought we faught for the same side or are you one of them ? ? ? Thanks for your time Recon Ron 1st Marine Div 1st Recon Charlie Company Ron It can only be a Navy person who acts like this.

HELLO ! If you have a CAR and was a medic with PTSD and Bi Ploar disorder and if you seeking on going PTSD classes and help what is the normal you will be rated for. 50% , 70% if you have the CAR ? ? I have 2 doctors PSY GAF scores near the same VA Doctor says 39 over the months and outside privte psycharitrist say 38 to 42 on the GAF score, both the same and both with Bi polar, any body have a guess about what % ? ? Last I have servere Tinnitus right ear, and very very bad Degenerative Disc Disease in my Cervic C-spine C-1 thru C-7 with Moderate Severe Root Damage to the spine, can anybody give me and ideas about the rating I should get from this. I cant work and havenet for the last 4 years, homeless and 60 years old, no nothing Am I guessing about PTSD 70 % with a secondary, Bi Polar Disorder Tinnitus 10% DDD 30% Total 90% If I cant work and get an 70% can I try for IU at 70% to get 100% total Disability since i can work, i also waiting SSI and SSDI in future but not together..... Could this be so so correct I have a CAR and was a medic in the service so have good stressors I have 10% Malaria now SC Thanks for all that reply

Hello I tried to download the PDF file is say error and you cant not have access to file infomration thanks ReceonRon

I'm not trying to be negetive but thought many might want to know about this. Im not asking for complaints only if your not aware for others. I wonder if the Government knows becasue these men are dying possible from the VA declining Vets their benefits. Something we need to address US network uncovers 'suicide epidemic' among US veterans. NEW YORK (AFP) — The US military is experiencing a "suicide epidemic" with veterans killing themselves at the rate of 120 a week, according to an investigation by US television network CBS. At least 6,256 US veterans committed suicide in 2005 -- an average of 17 a day -- the network reported, with veterans overall more than twice as likely to take their own lives as the rest of the general population. While the suicide rate among the general population was 8.9 per 100,000, the level among veterans was between 18.7 and 20.8 per 100,000. That figure rose to 22.9 to 31.9 suicides per 100,000 among veterans aged 20 to 24 -- almost four times the non-veteran average for the age group. "Those numbers clearly show an epidemic of mental health problems," CBS quoted veterans' rights advocate Paul Sullivan as saying. CBS quoted the father of a 23-year-old soldier who shot himself in 2005 as saying the military did not want the true scale of the problem to be known. "Nobody wants to tally it up in the form of a government total," Mike Bowman said. "They don't want the true numbers of casualties to really be known." There are 25 million veterans in the United States, 1.6 million of whom served in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to CBS. "Not everyone comes home from the war wounded, but the bottom line is nobody comes home unchanged," Paul Rieckhoff, a former Marine and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for America told the network. CBS said it was the first time that a nationwide count of veteran suicides had been conducted. The tally was reached by collating suicide data from individual states for both veterans and the general population from 1995. The Department of Veterans Affairs spends some three billion dollars a year on mental health services, according to CBS. Since has there been and increase to the mid 2005 era and the VA isnt tracking any of these issues about this.......

Hello Im new here....... I start SSI in June 2009, im waiting for the reply of the first letter. Im homesless, have no income, no home, land or car. Not working have nothing, will I be approved being that the VAF filed for me. Can I be awarded a monthly fund to support myself if im 60 and to young to get SS. I have serious medical condition that i can submitted part of my VA disability but it take time to file and before I get an hearing or go in front of the board for review. If I file now for my VA Benefits I found out I can submit for here in Los Angeles for both SSI and VA. If im declined does any body know of it if I file for SSI as part of the VA system I was told by thew Sepulveda VA on Plummer Ave, that Veteran Of Foreign War they can seek funds to help me in 2 months does any body heard or can assit me in knowing if they heard or applied to VA and SSI was awarded SSI being a Veteran. My orginal claim SSI filed in 2009 if Im declined I was told by a physcholgist I can get SSI awarded in 2 months with the help of the VA or my doctor is that the truth. Does any VBO know if this or any doctor who works for the VA to seek help know this answer I have medicail issues. Loss of right ear, & Tinnitus, C-Spine Degernerative Disc Dieease moderate SEREVE ROOT DAMAGE to the spine in the neck and high blood pressure, anexiety, stress, depression and hypertention is what I filed for with SSI. I have submitted MRI of ear and neck and an all medical records from UCLA medical to and all the medications im taking. I have letter from my personal doctor I can no longer work in my previous job. now the VA has my medical documents and medications to evaluate my on going medical issues, I have a MOS and VA military stressor will award me benefits. USMC Recon with these service connected problems with military recoreds and doctors records and treatment for the last 15 years as my progess is worse. Any body give me a hand and reply please I was an aid man on my team that gives me the CAR CAC as i worked as a corpsman for my team. I have a dd-214 and mos and military recoreds that will some day help me once i see the proper people. JUst need to know for the SSI question as soon !. Thanks for your time Thank you Recon Ron