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I saw the psychologist yesterday and his progress notes read .

DX IMP: Recurring depression/chronic pain syndrome.

Does this help my claim for depression and chronic pain syndrome?

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gousto, I was dx'd many times before I came to my current dx of bipolar. Is this the first time you have been dx'd depression/chronic pain syndrome?

I think this will help your claim since dx is part of the claims process. I take it you have been dx'd these before since you put in a claim for them.

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I saw the psychologist yesterday and his progress notes read .

DX IMP: Recurring depression/chronic pain syndrome.

Does this help my claim for depression and chronic pain syndrome?

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I see your rating is 40%, I suspect you are in other health care, non-mental health and possibly with medication?. If so, I am sorry for that. What approach are you thinking? Has your condition or depression changed since last service connected? or by having this condition listed with your main diagnosis is there a possibly a different rating available that you know of? Last I've read is Mental health ratings are not sorted out, but grouped together.

I searched for CFR 38-4 mental health ratings and found this - maybe helpful or not...others may chime in with advice too

§ 4.126 Evaluation of disability from mental disorders.

(d) When a single disability has been diagnosed both as a physical condition and as a mental disorder, the rating agency shall evaluate it using a diagnostic code which represents the dominant (more disabling) aspect of the condition (see §4.14

Best to ya,

Cg'up!

No Ive been dx for depression before but this is the first time finally dx for chronic pain disorder.
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I saw the psychologist yesterday and his progress notes read .

DX IMP: Recurring depression/chronic pain syndrome.

Does this help my claim for depression and chronic pain syndrome?

gousto,

Get a copy and submit it to VBA.

carlie

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The VA is going to lump the depression and chronic pain together. You will get one rating for a mental health disorder depending which is worse.

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