ptsd Just Returned From My C & P Exams

[TANKERJOE0]

i just returned from 3 c&p exams today.

i am besides myself.

please people dont critisize me for the way i type this post???

im trying to unwind and catch my breath and find some help from seasoned vets with this experience.

the dr who conducted my exam for my ptsd claim was sooo condescending,rude,very impolite and very uncaring or thorough.

i brought my wife with me and he said she was not allowed in the exam????

i asked once again once we got into his room as to why she cant be in w/me and he said because this is what i said is going to be done and thats it???

i have terrible anxiety and memory problems so i needed her to analyize and help me during and after the exam???? about what happened??

he vigoursly interrogated me for about a half hour and it was over.

he did not even touch on any of the problems i face or effects it has on my life.

he asked me more about my child hood, arrest records, drinking problems???

of which i dont have any???

i hope there is a way to justify my claim in another way???

i dont know what all the acronyms mean nod or dro hearing?

i guess ill be reading up on all of this while i wait on the decision to come back??

all 3 exams went almost exactly the same,except the drs were nicer then the phsyc???

i felt like i was on the stand being cross examined by the prosecutor for a capital murder trial???

i was so thrown off, i dont even remember what he asked?? what i said???

i just was sooo uncomfortable and feel violated???

there is no need to conduct an exam like this.

i have severe anxiety issues as it is just going out in public anymore.

let alone have this guy be this way?????

i left the appointment and went outside and literaly cried to my wife that i cant believe it went like that??

ill await the decisions and then i guess go from there.

i guess i should have expected this. from reading so many posts i should have been prepared for a fight till the end.

i already fought in a war??thats whats made me like this.

i didnt think id be home fighting again against my own govt.?

i am so angered that this is how vets are treated after returning or serving our nation.

i thought i truly knew about it from hearing news stories about other veterans, war veterans (vietnam vets) what they were being treated like.

and how they were and are still treated today.

but i truly apologize from the bottom of my heart.

me and millions of other americans dont truly know what vets go through.

its a crime that should be punishable by laws!!!

now that i got just a little taste of what goes on.

i just knew in my heart though that someone could examin me for an hour and just know from what i told them how bad i am actually feeling.

but was i ever wrong.

any body have anything to say???

thanks

tankerjoe0

[cowgirl]

I second this motion! I had a horrific exam, well nearly. I knew the exam worksheet and what to expect. Going it alone, I barely understood the doctor, thinking words were condescending and passive about the sc issues. (physical exam). Ohh, I griped, couldnt believe that any of the exam would validate iu claim. Got a copy of the c&p and was even more stressed. Figured not a chance. I vented here on the board. Wondered if I would just hang it up. No surprise, was denied - but there was a sc increase, now better care, meds, ssdi, other claims in process. Been thanking the dr. in my heart ever since.

Yes, be an advocate for yourself, take a spouse or freind, but be careful if you ask for a 'retake' exam, everything is documented for them (iris, telephone calls, etc). words can get misconstrued.

My psych exam was half a day, a nightmare and PD driven if there ever was one, many years ago. Didnt figure out how to deal with it until I got to Hadit. few years ago, so hang in there! Glad I did.

I sure have hope for you!

Best to ya,

Cg'up2009

rentalguy

Wait till you get the results before saying anything to anyone. It could very well turn out to be a good report. You should be able to get a copy of it from the ROI at the VAMC. It may take several weeks, though. If you have a copy of the letter you wrote, send it in to the VARO. Tell them that you gave it to the C&P doc to have it added to your C-file, but you got the impression he wasn't very interested. At least someone may glance at it as your claim is being adjudicated.

[john999]

TankerJo

I have been in a padded cell. Not that bad actually. Alex the lawyer said one way to get a sure rating for PTSD was to show up for your C&P with a baseball bat. I don't know if he was kidding or not. Never be afraid to just let it all hang out at these exams. You have to wait like everyone is saying to get a copy to see where you are with this doctor. No matter what he says you can always get your own opinion from your doctor of choice to refute him. Actually, you should wait for the decision to see exactly how to attack it. You want to get your doctor to attack the Reasons and Basis part where they say why your were denied or low balled if that happens. Don't jump the gun. This thing is a game. The ball is in the VA's court and then after the decision it is back in yours. It is a legal struggle and not about your health or care. It is about money.

[LarryJ]

"It is a legal struggle and not about your health or care. It is about money."

That is good.

About the BEST way I have ever heard it put.

[carlie]

Even though we are usually wanting validation,

to me, it's ALWAYS about the money.

jmho,

carlie

[TANKERJOE0]

THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR RESPONSES.

I HAVE COOLED DOWN ALOT.

ILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HE SAID (C&P) DR.

MY REG VA DR ALREADY DIAGNOSED ME WITH PTSD. AND A PRETTY SEVERE CASE OF IT.

AND SOMETHING ELSE,I CANT REMEMBER???

SO THATS ALL IN MY FILE.

BUT I READ ALL OF THE TESTING PROCEDURES FOR THE EXAM, AND MY EXAM WASNT ANYTHING LIKE THE VA GUIDLINES????

I HAD SO MUCH I NEEDED TO SAY AND EXPLAIN.

HE NEVER GOT TO THOSE SUBJECTS.

SO I GUESS ILL JUST WAIT AND SEE.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTES TO THIS WONDERFUL WEBSITE.

I AM SO GLAD GOD SHOWED IT TO ME.

I STUMBLED UPON IT TOTALY BY ACCIDENT.

AND HAVE BEEN GLUED TO IT EVER SINCE. LOL

SEMPER FI!!!

TANKERJOE0

[carlie]

Tanker,

I'd wait about a week and then go to release of information

and request a copy of the C&P results. They more likely

than not will have you wait while they print it out for you.

Good luck with your VA claims.

Hope this helps a vet.

carlie