Finally Went Off The Deep End

[cavscout1967]

Last week I let my shrink have it with both barrels. I stated in no uncertain terms that I was unhappy with my rating and how the VA screwed me over on it and how the xxxx could I not have depression in my C&P but no a few months later I have been diagnosed with it by him and have anti-social personality disorder but then later he has me take the MMPI and it now its paranoid personality disorder and depression.

I told him I felt like coming down there and knocking the shit out of some of them and that I felt both suicidal and homicidal and that I wanted to seriously hurt that C&P lady who initially evaluated me and gave me the anti-social DX. I find it hard to beleive that she says that and less than 1 yr later I have the other stuff I stated by the other VA shrink.

So in a nut shell today I go down there and get my records and I see in in my shrinks notes he says a "behavioral flag may be needed and unfortunatly that may impact the teams( me and my 2 shrinks) ability to work together and therefore verify the pt's paranoid view of the VA".

So now what? What can happen? Cops in my session? Dont up my rating?

I have already done anger managment with VA and I am taking 2 types of meds. citalopram 40mg and mood stabaliser one 15mg

Thanks and if you want more info just ask

[Pete53]

Hang in there and fight for the right diagnosis. When I say fight it means to prepare using medical evidence to show that your c&p was faulty. Making threats at the VA does not make things any easier although they are required to overlook it.

Good Luck

[john999]

If you make threats it just bolsters the C&P exam DX of anti-social personality. You can have a PD diagnosis, but have depression superimposed on it. You need to stay on good side of your VA shrink if you want them to help you. Letting them have it gets you nowhere. Whatever you do don't lay hands on any of these people or make threats to the staff directly. Blowing off steam to your shrink it not so bad. Just don't threaten him/her.

[Notorious Kelly]

Cavscout,

I'm sorry you're dealing with these frustrations.

I hope you get good news soon that dispels some of it.

Hang in there!

[Veldrina]

The old saying of "you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar" applies in every aspect of life. I understand your anger...i want to choke some of our doctors myself. But if you make it difficult to be examinerd, it will affect your overall claims process. From what i understood, and pls correct me if I;m wrong, ..you are filing a claim for depression, but it was turned into personaility disorder? or is it personality disorder with depression? Many of the mood disorders share symptoms, so it's not uncommon to link some of them together. What is the main thing you are trying to have resolved?

[cavscout1967]

I orginally filed a claim for depression and anxiety. I was diagnosed by the C&P examiner as having anti-social PD and not either of the two things I originally claimed. Now I am on an appeal filed by the American Legion thats disputes that determination. Its now been about 6-7 months since the initial determination and the VA docs I have been saying since then say I have as axis 1 depression and axis 2 anti-social PD in the notes in my charts.

I also took the MMPI with the VA shrink since the eval with C&P and I have Paranoid PD. Nothing about anxiety has been said. What I want is to not be pigeon holed as Anti social and not get diddly. The Va shrinks are the ones who put me on the meds as well.

Thats what is ticking me off. I think they might try and hide behind the C&P person because when asked I told the truth about being abused as a child. So I cant fix that but moving forward is what concerns me.

Cavscout

[carlie]

cav,

This does not sound good at all.

Any type of PD, that is not superimposed from brain trauma / TBI,

is not good for getting VA disability compensation.

Anyway you can go to a private psychiatrist ?