My Claim And Gaf Score, Advice Please

[labonte1000]

Hi I for some reason, I never knew my GAF score, and didn't know much about it, and I just found it in my record. I was given a GAF score of 50 with a 10% disability rating for anxiety/depression, where as my lawyer wrote up in my disagreement letter that a score of 50 should be at least 70%, is this true and did the VA, low ball my disability, this is all new to me with the GAF score. Like I said my appealing the original rating, within the year.

Edited January 26, 2008 by labonte1000

[rentalguy1]

Will...thank you for your service, and I am sorry for the trauma you suffered. It is funny how the VA can contradict themselves on occassion, but if they see an oppening, they are darn sure going to take it.

You should try to talk to Wings, because her case is very similiar to yours. The two of you could possibly help each other out on many levels.

[labonte1000]

When I had my first GAF scale it was January of 2007, and I wasn't on meds at the time, trying to control it without meds, anyways my GAF was 50 in january 2007, since then I coudn't control it too good and had to go on meds, paxil and wellbutrin, but they made me worse so now I'm with effexor and on levitra for ed problems and I also have my ED claim C/P exam this tuesday. I'm really not loking for tdiu at the moment or anytime soon, i would just like a little higher rating. I would really like to go to college and get a decent job someday.

I'm also sorry Will, and thanks for your service as well.

Edited January 28, 2008 by labonte1000