ptsd Important Message All Ptsd Veterans

[Guest morgan]

If you have PTSD and are having problems with the VA in your rating, whether initial rating or if you think you should have a higher rating, or if you have been hindered by the personality disorder diagnosis, the group of attorneys who filed the class action suit, as reported in the news today, will review your case.

For more information about this group, go to www.dralegal.org or call Kasey Corbit at 510-665-8644about this new development. Very nice person and so willing and interested in helping. A breath of fresh air.

Edited July 25, 2007 by morgan

[Stretch]

In 1973, after I had gotten out, I was brushed off with PD. I couldn't even talk. In 1985 I was again brushed off with PD by the DAV. VA made a mistake and put this 1992 VA Psychologist Notes in my C-File.

I could not find people who were in the service, that had witnessed my injuries at those times, and I did not know where to even begin looking until 2003. I went through the white pages and looked up their names, sometimes finding 50-100 of the same names in different states, on the INTERNET.

I called every name until I found my buddies. The VA is not going to get away with this PD misdiagnosis with any of the new guys. I have cut three pages of the Psychologist notes out, and I have only left the diagnosis on these 1992 notes.

This is what the PD diagnosis looks like for you newer Veterans.

[Josephine]

Stretch,

I have tried to read the handwriting and cannot make it out. Can you type what it says?

I am very interested in reading this, as I have that Personality Disorder on my back also.

I tried again for an IME this morning and no private psychiatrist that I have called has the gumption to take on the VA.

Thanks,

Josephine

[Stretch]

It says that I was agressive, couldn't sleep, had marital problems, appetite and sleep disturbance, had ETOH evaluation after leaving Vietnam, and that I was agitated.

Toward the bottom it says that I had depression borderline personality disorder with anti-social features. The most important thing said on the Psychologist Notes was that I came to the VA for help.

It took me twenty years to ask for help again, and the VA told me to get lost again. I didn't know where or how to find what they were asking for.

[Ricky]

Why would they have to review individual cases? This is a class action so could they not simply just add an entire class?

[Guest morgan]

I don't know the answer to that question. I was just passing along the information that Kasey Corbit, one of the attorneys, gave me. I thought it might be good news to someone here on hadit. Maybe not.

[spike]

IF ANYONE HERE HAS RECENTLY RECEIVED A PD (PERSONALITY DISORDER) DISCHARGE, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU CALL THIS GUY AND THE ORGANIZATION UP. HE AND A FEW OTHERS GOT THE PERSONALITY DISORDER DISCRACE ISSUE ON ABC WITH BOB WOODRUFF. I CAN NOT SAY IT ENOUGH. HERE IS A GRAND CENTRAL NUMBER (909) 494-6218 IMMEDIATELY. NAME IS RUSSELL TERRY. TELL HIM ROBERT FROM NY SENT YOU. THERE ARE LEGISLATORS, SENATORS AND TV COMPANIES THAT CURRENTLY WANT TO HERE YOUR STORY. THIS HAS BEEN A DISCRACE FOR THE MILITARY TO KICK OUT OUR BROTHERS, SISTERS AND YOURSELVES WITH THIS AS A WAY TO SAVE 12.5 BILLION DOLLARS IN BENEFITS AND TREATMENT FOR PTSD. IF YOU WONT CALL HIM HERE IS THE EMAIL WEBMASTER@IRAQWARVETERANS.ORG EMAIL HIM. LIKE I SAID LET HIM KNOW ROBERT THE REP FROM NY TOLD YOU. IM AS SERIOUS AS IT GETS ABOUT THIS.

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