ptsd Major Depressive Disorder

[frosty69]

I have been reading, but can't seem to find out the answer. does anyone know if you can file for a separate comp claim for Major depressive disorder a (mood disorder) while PTSD, panic attacks with agoraphobia is classified as (Anxiety Disorders) or does the VA say they are the same thing for compensation purposes.

[cloudcroft]

Actually, when you have multiple mental disorders, I believe you are diagnosed as ("labeled") whatever your most serious and most disabling mental disorder is. This is the one that is assigned a disability rating and compensation.

-- John D.

[john999]

Even though it is not that much money anyone who gets a total rating should never do anything to risk that money. It is like a pension that pays you forever with COLA's built in, and where would you get that kind of deal today from a private employer. From a practical standpoint that government check every month is like gold even though we paid a high price to get it. We may be the few people in America that actually get decent pensions in our old age.

[Pete53]

May all Hadit Members live long and prosper.

[Hoppy]

The DSM IV does give instructions on how to diagnosis multiple disorders. I can't remember what they are.

[Stretch]

C&P Psych diagnosed me on both MDD and PTSD separately. This is what the BVA judge ask the VA to do, so he did. He said that the MDD was worst than the PTSD. Further, he said that I was anorexic. This last one is especially confusing to me. VA lumped the MDD and PTSD both together on the rating, and the rating did not mention anorexia.

[LarryJ]

........and I start my "Anger Management" counseling next week.

Told 'em I'd go along with their "Treatment Plan", and maybe, in 40 years, they could cure me.

They said "Whoa, what's this about "40 years"?

I said,"Well, it took me 40 years to get this "angry" so it'd probably take 40 years for me to be "Happy"!

See, I figure they are gonna try sending me to some "anger management counseling", then, BINGO, declare me "cured", so's they can cut back my disability............problem is, is that when and if they do try that tactic, then it's GONNA PISS ME OFF!

Then, I'll probably need "Anger Management" counseling.................

funny how that works....huh?