ptsd Fast Track And Cue

[Deltawife]

Once again, this is something NO one has told my husband. He has applied for an increase in his PTSD and had 2 appts. with C & P. He's currently rated for 50% PTSD and 10 % hearing. (This was awarded to him through a Veterans Rep Office in Tulare Ca. in 2002.)
He has kept every appointment with the VA in Fresno and under the care of a primary care physician and psychologist since then.

In May of 2010 we heard gunshots outside our home. Gary ran toward the gunfire. He saw our neighbor fall from being shot. He turned him on his side so he would not choke on his blood and held pressure on his wounds. When the police arrived, they told him it was not considered a crime scene and to leave the victim alone. Erik, the victim, died.
As you can well imagine, the smell of blood and the whole incident has mentally disabled my husband. He is unable to work. We are filing for TDIU next week on Feb 3rd at his next appointment.

Gary was NEVER evaluated for his wounds. He was a gunner in Vietnam and shot down 3 times. (Has 3 purple hearts, silver star and bronze star for valor.) He also has shrapnel in his arm and it does give him pain.
Is this something he should apply for? Also, I know my next question should be in a different forum....BUT, does it sound like he should apply for CUE as well?
If you have any questions please ask....We are Desperate for help for him.
Also, please forgive me if I'm not asking correctly about all of this...I am just trying to help my husband and am new to all this VA information.
Thank you!

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[stillhere]

Once again, this is something NO one has told my husband. He has applied for an increase in his PTSD and had 2 appts. with C & P. He's currently rated for 50% PTSD and 10 % hearing. (This was awarded to him through a Veterans Rep Office in Tulare Ca. in 2002.)
He has kept every appointment with the VA in Fresno and under the care of a primary care physician and psychologist since then.

In May of 2010 we heard gunshots outside our home. Gary ran toward the gunfire. He saw our neighbor fall from being shot. He turned him on his side so he would not choke on his blood and held pressure on his wounds. When the police arrived, they told him it was not considered a crime scene and to leave the victim alone. Erik, the victim, died.
As you can well imagine, the smell of blood and the whole incident has mentally disabled my husband. He is unable to work. We are filing for TDIU next week on Feb 3rd at his next appointment.

Gary was NEVER evaluated for his wounds. He was a gunner in Vietnam and shot down 3 times. (Has 3 purple hearts, silver star and bronze star for valor.) He also has shrapnel in his arm and it does give him pain.
Is this something he should apply for? Also, I know my next question should be in a different forum....BUT, does it sound like he should apply for CUE as well?
If you have any questions please ask....We are Desperate for help for him.
Also, please forgive me if I'm not asking correctly about all of this...I am just trying to help my husband and am new to all this VA information.
Thank you!

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Since he is already under VA care for his PTSD he should contact his counselor and get the help he needs for it. They may recommend a stay at the VAMC for a treatment. This has helped many vets.

You can of course file a claim anytime you want but sounds to me like he needs help ASAP. You can also take him the VA ER and they could help.

The IU claim can be requested if his doctors will say that he can not work, that will help a lot.

As far as the wounds go you can apply but I would recommend at some point you get a copy from the RO of his C-file and see if there is anything else there and file.

Good luck to you both but again get him help for the PTSD now!