Just found out I got SC for PTSD/MST through my SO at the regional office with SC date going back four years for pay. Have not got anything official in the mail. My question is about the service connection date. I put in for a secound claim four years ago for PTSD/MST. It got deined, went to the board, then the claim was remanded back to the regional office for further development and the "VA not doing their job in the first place." You see, I put in my frist claim back in 2001 for anxiety (At the time I did not know it was PTSD) Had a phyiological evaluation and informed the doctor that I had been sexually harrassed by several service members (I was still to affraid to talk about the rape). He dx. me with major depression and anxiety. Did not refer me to any military sexual trauma group or therapy for the sexual harrassment. In my frist claim for for anxiety, the VA stated they would be schedualing me for a C&P eval. to see if I had service connection for any phyioloical issues. (which they could have dx. me with PTSD/MST). Well as time went by I never heard from them about any appointment and I had completely forgot. The claimed got deined. At this point after fighting four years, I got tired of no help and not knowing what the heck was wrong with me mentally. At the time I did not even know what a C&P was. After four years of confusion and fighting, I did not appeal. I still did not know I had PTSD yet becaused no one had dx. me yet. I fummbled my way through life for the next year and finally went to a private doctor who dx. me with PTSD related to MST. I refiled for PTSD/MST. The VA sent me a letter stating they were going to re-open the case under PTSD previously claimed as anxiety. My question is can I try to retro the back pay to 2001, if so how and under what? Clear and unmistakable error? The VA did not follow through with the C&P. If they had, I would have been dx. sooner. They some how connected the anxitey to PTSD, because they changed the claimed dx. This whole process took over 8 years. Any help would wonderful!
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Just found out I got SC for PTSD/MST through my SO at the regional office with SC date going back four years for pay. Have not got anything official in the mail. My question is about the service connection date. I put in for a secound claim four years ago for PTSD/MST. It got deined, went to the board, then the claim was remanded back to the regional office for further development and the "VA not doing their job in the first place." You see, I put in my frist claim back in 2001 for anxiety (At the time I did not know it was PTSD) Had a phyiological evaluation and informed the doctor that I had been sexually harrassed by several service members (I was still to affraid to talk about the rape). He dx. me with major depression and anxiety. Did not refer me to any military sexual trauma group or therapy for the sexual harrassment. In my frist claim for for anxiety, the VA stated they would be schedualing me for a C&P eval. to see if I had service connection for any phyioloical issues. (which they could have dx. me with PTSD/MST). Well as time went by I never heard from them about any appointment and I had completely forgot. The claimed got deined. At this point after fighting four years, I got tired of no help and not knowing what the heck was wrong with me mentally. At the time I did not even know what a C&P was. After four years of confusion and fighting, I did not appeal. I still did not know I had PTSD yet becaused no one had dx. me yet. I fummbled my way through life for the next year and finally went to a private doctor who dx. me with PTSD related to MST. I refiled for PTSD/MST. The VA sent me a letter stating they were going to re-open the case under PTSD previously claimed as anxiety. My question is can I try to retro the back pay to 2001, if so how and under what? Clear and unmistakable error? The VA did not follow through with the C&P. If they had, I would have been dx. sooner. They some how connected the anxitey to PTSD, because they changed the claimed dx. This whole process took over 8 years. Any help would wonderful!
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