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I am trying to get raised to 70% for my PTSD or higher. If I do get the 70, I will be eligible for Unemployability I believe. My question for this is, if I do get unemployability, which would bring my payments up to 100% a month, will it be backpaid from the beginning of my claim, or would that only happen if I got a 100% rating? I confuse easily, this is probably a simple question, but I'm just seeing what the process is.

I did state in my letter that I am working currently, but only part-time, and that isn't going well at all. I feel as if they're going to fire me any day now. I sent this in a statement, along with my wife's statement noting problems and difficulties working due to stress, insomnia, etc. Also, so I'm guessing insomnia is a different claim than PTSD? Am I correct on this? I'm wondering if I will need to file yet another claim for this.

I was rated 50% PTSD almost a year ago. I have since appealed this for an increase, because my symptoms seem worse, and I have found additional proof of traumatic events. In my very first claim, I reported Anxiety and Insomnia also. They denied me all of it, until I sent in my first bit of proof of PTSD. (Sworn Statements from traumatic events) When it came through, it said... post traumatic stress disorder with depressive symptoms, 50 percent. I'm guessing my Anxiety and Insomnia were still denied. I am heading out to the VA next week for my appeal C&P. Do I need to point out specifically to this examiner that I have anxiety and insomnia? Or are they going to give me the run around telling me that those are all balled into the PTSD claim? I stated to him I was having horrible luck sleeping, and have many of the signs of Anxiety. Also, a final question I have, What is the rating scale for Anxiety and Insomnia? I've tried looking on 38 CFR, but it seems as if they use the same scale as PTSD. (Meaning there are all the same symptoms. Any advice is greatly appricated. I look forward to hearing more on this topic, as I have been reading off of this website for the past few months, and has helped me greatly in stating my claim to the VA.