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C&P Evaluator (non-MD psychologist) SC'd me with Anxiety Disorder NOS, mild and transient impact of anxiety on the veteran's ability to perform occupational tasks..., mild social and occupational impairment related to his reported symptoms..., shows only limited functional impairment in relationship to these symptoms, and gave me a GAF of 70 on 20 OCT 10.
Axis I - Anxiety Disorder NOS
Axis II - Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Traits
Axis III - Knee pain, left shoulder pain
Axis IV - Adjustment to retirement from military, family difficulties particularly with his oldest daughter
Axis V - 70
Went to my first VA MH yesterday (14 DEC 10) and spent almost 2 hrs with MD Psychiatrist who DX'd me with Chronic PTSD due to combat trauma, impaired concentration, and social isolation. He laid out a complete treatment plan with group therapy and new meds (switched me from 10mg of Lexapro to 40mg of Citalopram) and keeping me on 0.5mg of Alprazolam (Zanax) for panic attacks, and I'll start my first group therapy session next week.
Axis I - PTSD, Panic Disorder w/o agoraphobia
Axis II - No Diagnosis
Axis III - See PMhx
Axis IV - job related problems
Axis V - 47
My question is: Which one of these ratings will carry more weight with the rating board, the VA MD Psych that is now treating my PTSD or the non-MD Psychologist that conducted my C&P?
Also, when my new VA doc read my C&P report on-line he said "Oh, you had Mr. xxxx, we've had problems with his C&P exams before. If you don't get rated for PTSD, you need to immediately file an appeal and get it changed to a PTSD DX."
Thanks for your comments,
OEF 21B
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