ptsd Ptsd Exam?

[doogie]

DOES THIS EXAM LOOK FAVORABLE FOR ME?

PTSD EXAM 2.pdf

PTSD EXAM1.pdf

[Josephine]

HI,

Please remember I am not a service officer, just giving you my opinion of what I read.

Please forgive me if I missed something, but I think the report is very favorable to you.

Seems pretty clear cut to me.

Betty

[halos2]

doogie, First of all please look at the 2 pages you posted for possible personal information/like a name at the bottom of the pages of the left side. It is preferred one not have personal info. just the exam info. Secondly you have the diagnosis which is a plus. As far as how one rates the exam depends on the rater/region maybe even their case load that day etc. It is not a blanket shoe in for what one would think.

The GAF is a component used and I have seen in my region, vets get an average of 10-30% range with the one you posted, but with the other factors of the exam included. This is just my opinion of what I have seen/read it is by no means the norm at all. One can really not say what % one may receive except for the VARO rater evaluating your claim. I am a vet and do not claim to be anything more.

Remember if you feel the % was lower for your symptoms/continuing problems you can always appeal it. First lets get to the evaluation and determination of a grant and winning a % before we might get ahead.

Good luck to you on this journey, and are you using a VSO(veterans service officer)? Who is helping you with your claim? Also it is important to remember the VARO works by their time line, not ours. You may receive correspondence in a few weeks to months, or could be a year or longer. BE timely when sending your responses back to them.

The most important thing is to never give up and always have valid evidence to challenge with.

Edited February 3, 2011 by halos2

[Philip Rogers]

Personally, due to the first paragraph of the second page you posted, I don't see you getting service-connection from this exam. jmo

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[doogie]

doogie, First of all please look at the 2 pages you posted for possible personal information/like a name at the bottom of the pages of the left side. It is preferred one not have personal info. just the exam info. Secondly you have the diagnosis which is a plus. As far as how one rates the exam depends on the rater/region maybe even their case load that day etc. It is not a blanket shoe in for what one would think.

The GAF is a component used and I have seen in my region, vets get an average of 10-30% range with the one you posted, but with the other factors of the exam included. This is just my opinion of what I have seen/read it is by no means the norm at all. One can really not say what % one may receive except for the VARO rater evaluating your claim. I am a vet and do not claim to be anything more.

Remember if you feel the % was lower for your symptoms/continuing problems you can always appeal it. First lets get to the evaluation and determination of a grant and winning a % before we might get ahead.

Good luck to you on this journey, and are you using a VSO(veterans service officer)? Who is helping you with your claim? Also it is important to remember the VARO works by their time line, not ours. You may receive correspondence in a few weeks to months, or could be a year or longer. BE timely when sending your responses back to them.

The most important thing is to never give up and always have valid evidence to challenge with.

YES I DO NOW HAVE A VSO TO HELP ME FROM NOW ON.

THERE IS ALOT MORE ON THE EAXM

I SENDTHEM ALL INFO WITHIN DAYS

[doogie]

YES I DO NOW HAVE A VSO TO HELP ME FROM NOW ON.

THERE IS ALOT MORE ON THE EAXM

I SENDTHEM ALL INFO WITHIN DAYS

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EDIT OR DELETE FORUM IS THAT POSSIBLE?

[Berta]

If there is more to this it would help if we could read the whole thing.

There are some troublesome areas in this opinion.

The examiner is applying the new PTSD rules to this claim.

It seems he/she questioned how the "incident" was not related to fear of hostile activity etc etc---

Can you prove your stressor?

Sometimes I wonder how many combat Vietnam vets would be able to succeed under the new rules.

What might be a stressor for some of them was just part of the regular combat for others.

PTSD stressors can be highly personal reactions due to numerous causes-and I hardly ever have seen in the past-any Nam vet focus on the fear factor of combat because that was a given.

If there is more please let us know-

I got the impression the PTSD diagnosis was there but not due to a service 'incident' you claimed.