ptsd New Here, From Hawaii

[drgonzo]

Hay all viewers. my name is dan i was in the army from mar 03 to jan 06 with 1st battalion, 26th infantry with the 1st infantry division. i was in oifII for thr full year and was awarded the cib. i have a pending claim with the honolulu va for ptsd tinnitis pain in hands and headeachs.....i submitted it nov09, and just got secduled for a c&p exam 4may10. i dont have any diagnosis for ptsd or anything else. i have seen a nuroligist for a mild tbi from a mortor blast. i have been perscribed prazosin for anxity, but was sent for a ptsd exam, and was told i didnt have ptsd....i went back to see the nero guy, and he was kind of upset with the ruling.....anyways, ill take it to the ptsd board......mahalo for reading........aloha nui

[hulamatt]

Hay all viewers. my name is dan i was in the army from mar 03 to jan 06 with 1st battalion, 26th infantry with the 1st infantry division. i was in oifII for thr full year and was awarded the cib. i have a pending claim with the honolulu va for ptsd tinnitis pain in hands and headeachs.....i submitted it nov09, and just got secduled for a c&p exam 4may10. i dont have any diagnosis for ptsd or anything else. i have seen a nuroligist for a mild tbi from a mortor blast. i have been perscribed prazosin for anxity, but was sent for a ptsd exam, and was told i didnt have ptsd....i went back to see the nero guy, and he was kind of upset with the ruling.....anyways, ill take it to the ptsd board......mahalo for reading........aloha nui

man hate to see it take that long, had a friend at the hawaii VARO get 10% in two months

[drgonzo]

hay all thank for the reply!!

i unfortunatly dont have my cib on my current dd214, got kinda screwed on that. however, everyone in my unit got one though. my platoon was pinned by 1st id comander mjrgen batiste. i asked my old co if we all had orders for our cib, and he said we did. im shure if they dig a little they could find my orders(hopefuly). i still have that cib that was pinned on me.

i havent been seen by a cnp person yet thats on 04may10. all the mh stuff was thought the va. i had to tell my story to 6 diffrent people i havent even met and i just told my dad back in january. and i got out of iraq in 05.

i did not put tbi on the current claim cuz i wasent dx with it at that time.

i really dont know wat u mean by tbi resuidals. but i will ask my neruologest when i see him for my reguler visit 30april10. i have also see a speech patholigist, and receved treatment, but it conflicted with work.

i ment the ptsd board on here...

i mainly put the claim in after a few years becuse a friend ,that was in iraq with me, who has 60% raiting for ptsd, was nagging me to do it. but he was a scout for our battalion.

mahlo nui for the replys again!!!

[broncovet]

Gonzo Of course, I dont know if you have PTSD or not. However, I do know the Va somewhat frequently tries to get out of paying this using multiple "dirty tricks". One of these dirty tricks is failing to diagnose the Vet with PTSD. No diagnosis = no compensation. Another dirty trick the VA uses is they call PTSD something else, such as a "personality disorder". One of the VA "high ups" was caught sending, basically, an email telling C and P docs not to diagnose PTSD because it costs the VA too much. If you have symptoms of PTSD, but no diagnosis by a doctor, you are not alone. Many Vets with symptoms of PTSD but no diagnosis have to either fight the VA tooth and nail to get their benefits, or many give up, become homeless or committ suicide. I got an email the other day that 18 Vets per day commit suicide, I think it was from the DAV. If you do not have symptoms of PTSD, please disregard this post as it does not apply to you. JMHO

[Berta]

If the CIB 'should' have been on your DD 214-they can correct the 214 into a DD 215 with receipt of this form.

After they confirm it should have been awarded to you.

It took my husband a few months to get his DD 215 with more awards than he thought he had-that were missing.