[Ptsd Question]

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

[Order Of Va Claimed Filed.]

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

I have never worried about what "stage" it is in, I liked it better when they just said it is at the ratings team, because basically the VARO doesn't know what is happening with it, they have a good idea where the file is sitting whose work area, they have to gather all the evidence, decide if the issue is a SC problem is the evidence there to prove it, set up a C&P exam then they rate it, it has to be approved and the statement of the case and the decision have to be written up the VA does NOT have time limits on their actions it may get done in 6 months and it may not get done in 14 months we have time limits in which to file Form 9s, add new evidence file NODs etc, they have none they do it when they do it normally you get an initial decision in 6 months if you are lucky NODs and appeals any where from 1 -3 years but does it spend 2 weeks in this department and 3 weeks in this area and 4 weeks here and 2 weeks in C&P and 3 weeks in rating and 2 weeks in approvals ( I have this term or "signatures" ) to many people assume they are then getting some type of award even denials have to be approved are you looking for a flow chart? on whats supposed to happen?

[Order Of Va Claimed Filed.]

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

[Homeless Claim Vs Ssi Claim]

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

[My Ssi & Va Claims A Winner]

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

[Rating Codes For My Disbilities]

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

[The Site]

The 10-% was for SC Malaria while in Da Nang on tour there 69/70

now I underestand that the 10% is now 0% becase they said i dont have a current case that i have it later in life. But I cant give blood as my white blood cells are bad and I cant give blood to any body from having Malaria.

Bless All

1sr Recon

Ron

Sure if your ever in Los Angels Im at the VA hospital or can meet you 5 years at the regional VA office 5th fllor VA office any Monday thru Friday 8:00 to 5:00 M-F

really

what is that 10% on your profile on the side of your post.....

I really would love to meet you in person and " THANKYOU "

S/F buddy

[Ptsd - - - Percentage & Recieved]

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

With regards to a "current diagnosis", if a condition is listed in your Axis table, does that officially count as a diagnosis?

[Ptsd - - - Percentage & Recieved]

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) :)

ReconRon,

Having your buddy letters and a CAR on your DD214

does not AT ALL prohibit you from needing a NEXUS letter/opinion.

What having a CAR on your DD214 and your buddy letters will do

is, allow the VBA to not have to go through the step of

verifying your stressor during the claims development process.

For PTSD, you will still need a current Diagnosis and a NEXUS

from a MH doctor stating your PTSD is in fact related to active duty.

Heck someone vets can go through active duty,or military combat and be

just fine.

Twenty years after active duty they could experience a traumatic life

threatening event,such as a car crash or personal assault and have PTSD

as a result of this.

Let's go a step further.

The vet files a claim with VBA for PTSD and they have a CIB, CAR on thier DD214 - so automatically that concedes a stressor on active duty

BUT

the MH doctor states,

"Veterans claim for PTSD is more/as likely as not related to the car crash/personal assault, experienced as a civilian.

The veteran relates dreams/nightmares related to the car crash/personal assault.

These dreams/nightmares do not allow the veteran to get acceptable amounts of sleep.

The veteran has given up his/her priviledge of having a drivers license as he/she feels guilt related to the car crash,and now rely's totally on public transportation.

The veteran is RX'd XXX for anxiety related to these events and XXX to aid in

acceptable levels of sleep.

The veteran does not respond well and is fearful of authority figures

as he was arrested and hand-cuffed due to this car crash.

The veteran was admitted to XXX VAMC after a suicide attempt

related to his/her feelings of guilt related to this car crash.

The veteran exhibits poor eye contact and speech is with a flattened

affect, more likely than not as a result of guilt and shame due to this car crash.

The veteran relates he/she has secondary agoraphobia and rarely leaves

home due to the fearfullness of another personal assault.

The veteran has no friends and distressed relationships with family

members as they are non-supportive of the veterans PTSD symptoms, as they

feel the veteran brought these problems onto him/her - self.

The VBA claim above for PTSD would surely be denied as the

MH doctor totally related the vets PTSD (NEXUS)to a civilian cause.

I hope the above explains to you exactly why -

you still need a NEXUS from a MH doctor.

jmho,

carlie

[Ptsd - - - Percentage & Recieved]

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

[Ptsd - - - Percentage & Recieved]

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 ? ? ?

Classified, not after 40 years......

Look at title 18 of US Code 30 year time limit...... do a FOI to get thatstuff...

[Ptsd - - - Percentage & Recieved]

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

I too have a question-

my husband was USMC Vietnam 1965-1966- combat-

USMC didnt award the CAR for many years.When did you receive this award?

My husband was 100 % P & T for PTSD.

The CAR or lack of it on his DD 214 (as the USMC didnt have this badge/ribbon when he served) had absolutely nothing to do with his PTSD SC rating.

The fact that he had multiple verified combat stressors had nothing to do with his 100% award.

His GAf was 34 and then 26.That really had nothing to do with his award.

TDIU or 100% is awarded solely due to medical evidence that your PTSD has rendered you unemployable due to SC PTSD and/or any other SC disabilities.

[Ptsd - - - Percentage & Recieved]

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

Ron:

Do you get Social Security Disability or do you still work? Don't put to much into GAF scores as they are only a small part of what it takes the VA to make a decision.

Good Luck

[Ptsd - - - Percentage & Recieved]

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

If I understand your original questions, you are wondering what you would be awarded for PTSD and Bi-Polar with GAF scores around 40.

You can not be awarded for both PTSD and Bi-Polar, either one or the other. A GAF score is just a snapshot in time, so having multiple GAF scores is better than having just one or two in your files.

You talk about having stressors, so those could be used for PTSD but not Bi-Polar; which IMHO would be extremely difficult for you to get Service-Connected now. You would also have to have a nexus for your DDD.

There is a whole lot more than a nexus and GAF scores that go into how a decision is made regarding awarding a rating and a Service-Connected disability to someone. With the information given, it is impossible to even hazard a guess, because you are assuming that SC will be given automatically. Sad to say, it doesn't work that way at all...

[Ptsd - - - Percentage & Recieved]

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

[Ptsd - - - Percentage & Recieved]

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.

"the more things change, the more they stay the same.................."

and, a corpsman IS STILL a corpsman (A "Death Cheater").

and, the most comforting words, the words I heard that made me relax better than even the morphine were "CORPSMAN UP!" You knew then, when you heard that, that THEY knew you were down, and THEY'D be coming..........crap, almost 50 years ago and I'm sitting here, crying!

and, one of the worst instances of "stolen valor".............someone claiming to be a Corpsman.

I'm outta here.

[Ptsd - - - Percentage & Recieved]

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

[New Breed Of Counselors Deals With Veterans' Ptsd]

http://www.vetcenter.va.gov/

I am a counselor at a Vet Center in the Northeast. We specialize in PTSD counseling and generally offer more services than our counterparts in other areas of the US. We provide individual, group, couples, family, bereavment, benefits, and MST, TBI and substance abuse counseling. We do outreach and participate in pre and post deployment mental health screenings. We are part of the VA but run seperately and most of us are veterans. These places have been around since 1979!!!! Let's thank the Viet Nam Vets for starting such a wonderful resource. All combat veterans are entitiled to services as well as their family members.

Any further questions just ask!! :D

[Personal Account Of Incident]

Rule change for inservice v/s post service diagnosis of PTSD.

Hello

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

thanks

ReceonRon

[The Site]

Hello

Im Ronald Nottage USMC Vietnam Veteran, Was in 1st Marines Recon

company aid man. My MOS was 0311 Rifleman and Secondary MOS

8651 Reconnaissance Man & MOS 8541 Scout Snipper. I served as a

Aid man in A company, years 1969/70 Da Nang Bay South Vietnam.

I serviced and am now 60 years old and applying for my VA serivce connected

and none service connected. Thanks to everybody to who friendly and so

helpful. Bless YOU all !

ReconRon :D

[Veteran's Die Soon 20 Per Day]

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.......

[Ssi And Va Claims]

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

[New Veteran]

Im Ron USMC Reconnassiance ..i was in the War but now need to learn all the process and step to winning a case. Thank all of you for any future coments the assist me in completing my claim. I have many issues and need to learn how to get help and the steps to reach a final claim and win the percetnagei can obtain :(