ptsd Bva Versus The Regular Claims Process

[Cm Burns]

Does a claim have to go all the way to the BVA before the lay evidence can be used to rule on a case of PTSD due to MST. I am asking because a lot of the research i get when I google about this comes from BVA Cases. I am just basically trying to see if my claim can be approved the regular way with the same evidence the BVA uses.

Thnx

[john999]

No, a RO can do anything the BVA can do, but in many cases they just don't want to do it. They pass the buck. This adds years to a claim if not decades.

[Cm Burns]

getting that letter from your NCOIC may be your best evidence you will be able to present congrats on finding them and I am glad that they are willing to write you the letter. Not to be too nosy but do they remember enough about you and what happened to verify your stressor?

He can speak on the injuries in the militar to my back and knees. Issue with diabetes and trouble with childbirth. He can also verify my being seen on active duty for depression and how my work declined from when I got there until I left.

He can also verify the sexual harrasment I suffer at the hands of another sergeant there.

[carlie]

He can speak on the injuries in the militar to my back and knees. Issue with diabetes and trouble with childbirth. He can also verify my being seen on active duty for depression and how my work declined from when I got there until I left.

He can also verify the sexual harrasment I suffer at the hands of another sergeant there.

Cm,

This sure sounds like alot for him to be able to write a Statement In Support/Letter on.

I would be very interested in reading what he write for you either on the board or on

a Hadit PM.

Be sure he states the months and years, where stationed and what unit he was with

that put him in close contact with you.

jmho

[john999]

CM

How long has it beens since you were discharged? I agree with what Carlie and Testvet have said about that being a plateful of things for this NCOIC to verify. Is he going to remember dates, names, and times and places? Is he going to say your were sexually harassed and by whom? You are asking him to verify injuries, diabetes, sexual harassment, and trouble with childbirth? I think this is overload and may make his statements less acceptable. If you could get statements for others to verify some of these things independently from the NCOIC I think it would be better, but if this is what you have then this is what you have. If the NCIOC could just verify the harassment stressor that would be enough.

[Cm Burns]

CM

How long has it beens since you were discharged? I agree with what Carlie and Testvet have said about that being a plateful of things for this NCOIC to verify. Is he going to remember dates, names, and times and places? Is he going to say your were sexually harassed and by whom? You are asking him to verify injuries, diabetes, sexual harassment, and trouble with childbirth? I think this is overload and may make his statements less acceptable. If you could get statements for others to verify some of these things independently from the NCOIC I think it would be better, but if this is what you have then this is what you have. If the NCIOC could just verify the harassment stressor that would be enough.

He was MY ncoic. Anytrhing tht went along with me he had to know cause he was not boss and had to be responsible to his boss about me. I dont know if he know's dates cause I dont. I am just going to get the statement if he does n to remember it all than I guess he will not write it. but he SHOULD know about those things. That is the goal to have write about those thing. diabetes came in conjunction with my pregnancy. we all worked in the hospital so he did visit me every day while going through the issues with the pregnancy and hospitalized.. we all worked in the same place so everyone in the hopsital knew all your business all the time. Even std's I am afraid.

[Cm Burns]

Good advise I will key in at this time on main issue and if i have to go after the other things later i will ask for an additional letter in support. is that the advise. I mean all these things are part of the claim but i would like to ensure that the main things are approved.