It's A Miracle, I'm Cured!

[Rockhound]

Picked up my latest medical records for my files and to my surprise, my MHC Psychiatrist finally wrote in my charts as follow:

"One report said he thought he had a personality disorder. Today a brieft screen of boderline, dependent, antisocial, and schizotypal personality disorders were done. There are no obvious evidence the he meet criteria for these. MMPI was done in 2005, there was no report of personality disorder during that time either."

The only problem with this entry, is that it does not go far enough, in that my Psychiatrist would not give an opinion using these current findings and my records to refute the diagnosis of the personality disorder the VA C&P examiner gave me 35 yrs ago that was used as an alternate and/or changed diagnosis that was used to deny my claim for SC of a psychiatric disorder that arose while I was in the service.

Any suggestions on how I could use this as new and material evidence or as a basis to cue the prior diagnosis? Note that nothing in my records show or state that the original diagnosis of the psychiatric disorder was unmistakenly in error to warrent such a change. But the VA did it anyway.

Can one even be cured from having a personality disorder without any psychiatric intervention, can it resolve on its own?

Rockhound ;)

[cowgirl]

pd = personality disorder

[john999]

A personality disorder is a constitutional abnormality that is not considered a mental illness. The VA does not have to compensate for people who have PD's so that is why they constantly use the diagnosis. It has happened to half the people on this board. Like Pete says the way to fight it is with a IMO. There is no other way that will work in your life time. You can argue with them, but you need counter evidence to unwork this diagnosis. A good IMO can completely turn your claim around with sound medical evidence.

[Rockhound]

While trying to find any additional evidence for my current claim for increase of my SC fractured nasal bone, I came across my personel evaluation marks. None of my marks were less that 3.2 most being 3.6 and 3.8 in adaptability. My highest marks were listed as the following.

Professional Performance.................3.6

Military Behavior.............................3.8

Leadership & Suppervisort Abilities.....3.8

Military Appearance.........................3.6

Adaptability...................................3.6

These are not the marks of someone with a personality disorder. I didn't exibit any personality disorder traits in service. It wasn't until after my Psychotic episode and mild TBI that the VA C&P examiner opinioned that I had one. But he also never said that the original diagnosis was unmistakably in error either.

They should at least accept this as new and material evidence to show that the personality disorder was the result of the inservice psychotic episode and secondary to it.

I need money for an IMO and I can not work to earn it and what I make on my SSDI is hardly enough for me to remain living in my own home. Even with this to support my claims, the VA will not give me the needed IMO to show the nexus between the two or to refute the personality disorder opinion.

Each time I find a tidbit of evidence that shows a pattern of being well adjusted while in the service I begin to get upset and start to loose it. Everything I present isn't good enough, A Psychiatrists has to look it all over and give his opinion before they will even consider the evidence.

I'm not just a lay person, I was and E-4 USN Hospital Corpsman, I held a EMTII rating as a civilian for a short time. I was a Mental Health Care Aid Trainee until my own problems flaired up once again. I about as well read as any Psychiatrist Entern on the subject of my problem. But I don't count,

Sorry I am ranting again, got to go and take a happy pill and calm down.

Rockhound ;)