Got Out Of Hearing Couple Hours Ago

[hulamatt]

Called my NSO last week, to talk about my claim, he had someone else call me, was told i was given 30 mins before hearing to talk to him.... i get there at 10, hearings at 10:30, he is told by another nso thats there that im here, he comes from the back and calls another guy in...the lady is like Mr Trevino is here, he goes i know....So its about 10:16 and im about to say F this guy im going to the meeting alone, he finally comes out, goes the the bathroom....LMAO Comes back and calls me back, At this point im furious, but i dont want my claim to get messed up, and i dont need this guy pissed because im mad at him, I was told he read my c file a week ago, so im like were good to go

We get there, i pull out my papers, and basically state my case (Hearing is for determination on whether my discharge was honorable), The NSO starts basically asking for lienence which is good, but is not what i was trying to argue, then hes like he wasnt kicked out for drugs or alchol, or being awol.....and then im like yeah i was awol, and hes like how long and im like 200 days thats why i was put out....Made my case, stated i was insane, quoted med records, brought up the fact that it doesnt matter if this period in service is honorable or not i was DXed within a year of my last periord of service....although it would be good that they decide in my favor for this period of service, cause then i could get education benefits, for being put out of a disability(i hope) Saw my C file on the desk it was pretty big, especially since im only claiming one thing, guess ive sent in a lot more stuff than i thought

Anyways I would like to officialy complain about this NSO hes with the DAV Chicago, the lady who was basically telling him wtf are you doing hes here he has a meeting in 30 mins, seems like shes always on target, i bet she is a good nso id like to have her, either that or switch to american legion, cause this guy just man.....did not do his homework,

[LarryJ]

If you get granted service connection for schizophrenia, theres'a very good chance it'll be at 100 percent, so the tinnitus and low back pain won't matter. Be prepared to be also declared incompetent, and have a fiduciary assigned for you. If you're as sick as you say, that's probably in your best interest.

I concur, and, if you are declared incompetent, be accepting of that, for they really are trying to help you. Do not be a fool and fight the appointment of a fiduciary..................you may just convince them that there really is NOTHING wrong with you, even though there is.

[john999]

The VA can say you have residuals of schizophrenia if you are not psychotic and give you a lower rating. There is a big difference between being "insane" and having schizophrenia. Insane is a legal term that has all sorts of implications. I am 70% for schizophrenia and I am not insane. Sometimes they just throw a DX at the wall and see if it sticks. The VA does not know the difference between schizophrenia and panic disorder or dissociative disorder. If you are acting crazy you get tagged with either a PD or schizophrenia DX. PTSD is the DX De Jour.

[hulamatt]

Your JAG did a nice job of sticking up for you.....not. The military might have discharged you for being crazy, but you don't get a LTH discharge for that. You get a medical discharge for that. The military takes advantage of really mentally sick people. They get the JAG to scare you to death so you will sign anything.

Yeah, they should have known that i wouldnt get any benefits with anOTH, and more than likely did, @ssholes, but whatever, he wrote me aletter, saying that i seemed to have a mental disorder and i wasrefered to mental health so i can submit my claim, so i cant totallyhate the guy

I concur, and, if you are declared incompetent, be accepting of that,for they really are trying to help you. Do not be a fool and fight theappointment of a fiduciary..................you may just convince themthat there really is NOTHING wrong with you, even though there is.

Got declared by social security as mentally incompetent, i was a little mad at first, but whatever

[JamesBreckenridge]

The VA can say you have residuals of schizophrenia if you are not psychotic and give you a lower rating. There is a big difference between being "insane" and having schizophrenia. Insane is a legal term that has all sorts of implications. I am 70% for schizophrenia and I am not insane. Sometimes they just throw a DX at the wall and see if it sticks. The VA does not know the difference between schizophrenia and panic disorder or dissociative disorder. If you are acting crazy you get tagged with either a PD or schizophrenia DX. PTSD is the DX De Jour.

I'm sure our psychologists know the difference between schizophrenia and panic disorder, dissociative disorder, depression, etc. That's why we rely on them to tell us what's what. Rating specialists cannot practice Medicine. Diagnoses and questions as to whether Condition A is secondary to Condition B are matters for the doctors to determine; we just apply the laws and regulations to the facts.

[hulamatt]

The VA can say you have residuals of schizophrenia if you are not psychotic and give you a lower rating. There is a big difference between being "insane" and having schizophrenia. Insane is a legal term that has all sorts of implications. I am 70% for schizophrenia and I am not insane. Sometimes they just throw a DX at the wall and see if it sticks. The VA does not know the difference between schizophrenia and panic disorder or dissociative disorder. If you are acting crazy you get tagged with either a PD or schizophrenia DX. PTSD is the DX De Jour.

hmm i just typed out a whole explanation of my condition, but it went back to the last page when i hit delete, and is not here anymore and im not typing it again, basically i get psychosis 2 times a month, for a couple hours to all day, dont go to the hospital cause i cant go to VA due to OTH, and my insurance only pays for 3 times a year, so im screwed, I just sit there and wait for it to go away, and if it gets serious i call 911

[hulamatt]

I'm sure our psychologists know the difference between schizophrenia and panic disorder, dissociative disorder, depression, etc. That's why we rely on them to tell us what's what. Rating specialists cannot practice Medicine. Diagnoses and questions as to whether Condition A is secondary to Condition B are matters for the doctors to determine; we just apply the laws and regulations to the facts.

I have anxiety too, but its all comorbid, anxiety doesnt put me in a hospital, its delusional ideas that do and psychosis, the sudden urge to hurt myself or others, pretty overwhelming, and i dont want to do it, so i call 911, i have paranoid schizophrenia too, so it might be a little different then john

Edit: but yeah the VA definately can say that i only have the residuals, its pretty much residual until you get psychosis then its not, so....as long as they see the pattern of it happening alot, hopefully ill be good

Edited August 18, 2010 by hulamatt