ptsd Ptsd Decision

[soundtweak]

Ok....I have recieved information from my POA on my PTSD claim after 5 years of appeals and a less than desirable C&P Examination from a doctor who made over 14 mistakes. His "opinion" was that I have Anxiety Disorder and Narcissistic Personality Disorder and NOT PTSD. I received a 30% rating from the AMC for Anxiety Disorder. Can I appeal this decission? I am currently on pension, and a 30% SC rating is 1/3 the amount I currently get to survive.

[john999]

Yes, you can appeal this decision. You need a medical opinion from an outsider to kill the personality disorder and to raise the anxiety disorder rating. You can get 100% for anxiety disorder just as easily as for PTSD and you don't have to provide a stressor.

[JoAnn]

John999 gave you good advice. Keep after it.

I agree that you need another opinion. If you have the decision letter that the AMC issued then you have the outline for what you need to provide in the appeal. Take your records and dispute what they stated in their opinion with evidence from your records that you believe supports your claim. Do some research and find decisions that will support your case. Get out the regs and read up on just what the law says about your disability and then address that also. When I did this, I prevailed.

Good Luck

[Berta]

"I received a 30% rating from the AMC for Anxiety Disorder. Can I appeal this decission"

Was that 30 % direct service connected or 30% under NSC?

If they Sced it-as others said definitely appeal it if you fit into a higher SC criteria.

[soundtweak]

Yes, it is service connected, but my whole claim is based on my PTSD diagnosis and combat stressors. The "social anxiety" is granted back to 2003 when my PTSD claim was reopened even though I never filed for social anxiety. The BVA would have gone back to 1997 for SC PTSD according to their current ruling. Even though their decision has been made, I am going to appeal it and seek a higher rating for SC PTSD. I have contacted my doctor at my VAMC who is going to take me on Tuesday for an updated PTSD evaluation. I am hoping the AMC will see the errors made in my C&P Evaluation and grant me a new one.

Thanks for your replys!

[Testvet]

it might be worth the money to get an IMO even if you have to borrow the money a good IMO is worth it becuae if it can raise you to 70% or 100% the 70% would be a slam dunk for TDIU since you are on a NSC pension appeal and keep appealing