ptsd Acquired Psychiatric Disorder

[les]

I was denide ptsd over a year ago which I have apealed. The c&p Psych said I do not qualify for ptsd but do qualify for major depression. I was at a plane crash were 67 people were killed, it was a allfull sight to see. I called the 1-800# today and they told me the page said service connection for aquired psychiactric disorder. Now I am confused as to what this means. I have been on ssd for 4 years now And the dro has been waiting for my ssd med records. Does anyone know the difference between depression and Acquired Psychiatric disorder? Also what rating does this carry?

[Berta]

John- I had flashbacks to that "cocaine " statement - and remembered that I actually got an admission from the VA that they had cocaine in their safe at the Bath VA-

I hit them hard with everything I had- not to mention that they knew Rod's only place away from home here was VA Day Treatment 3 times a week- he couldnt drive, could not handle money anymore,the only place he was ever at- was at the VAMC itself so I asked some director in the RO or the VISN if the VA actually had cocaine on the grounds- ---

(the legal beagle part f me always asks questions one usually would not think to even ask)

The answer from the Veterans Adminsitration was-

they DID have cocaine on this VAMCs grounds.

I callled Congressman Houghton and he immediately asked the Director about that-

the VA here had a stash of liquid cocaine in their safe left over from the days when they used it for unusual bleeding in dental patients-I dont know if it is still there but my Congressman was livid about this whole situation and what I found out-

Of course the VA could not hang their hat on the cocaine statement at all. It was ridiculous.

A deceased person cannot donate their eyes, bones and skin if they used any drug like that.

Men and women- if you should die and there appears to be VA involvement in causing your death-and you file 1151 /FTCA the VA will do anything they can to hurt your spouse ,to beat them down, and will continuously deny your spouses DIC claim in any way they can.

Your spouse will need a strong IMO and a lawyer if filing FTCA.

Hours before Rod dropped dead he again mentioned how he feared that-if the VA malpracticed on him( he had already filed a Sec 1151 claim-that the VA would kill me too with frustration if he died due to malpractice.They almost did.)

Here he was --talking about my DIC -the unthinkable to me--he was only 47-

and I was thinking of what I would be cooking for dinner-never ever dreaming that in less than 4 hours from that moment he would be dead due to VA health care.

Edited February 14, 2008 by Berta