Chronic Pain Claim Revisited....

[sawgunner]

Ok guys.....

A while back I posted that my claim for chronic pain syndrome had been denied due to the fact that pain was considered in my original rating for my hip and DDD in my back.

Question.....

If CPS/Pain Disorder is considered a mental health condition by the VA, how can they deny my claim for it when I have no mental health rating with VA????

I provided the VA with a letter from my shrink where he diagnosed me with Chronic Pain Syndrome under civi mental health, VA says it's pyrmiding due to the fact that I had painful range of motion... However, I have no mental health rating with the VA.

My local VA rep looked at the decision and said it muct have been a "rookie rater".

What say hadit??

This claim is going to be VERY INMPORTANT to me.

Also....

He stated that my chronic pain syndrome has accopanying depression and I"m sure he will ad anxiety and insomnia to it as well.. I have been diagnosed with an anxiety driven insomina by a sleep specialist....

Will the insomina be considered with the chronic pain claim, or is insomina not considered mental health.

I understand that you can only recieve one mental health claim.

Thanks.

[oldman273]

I have been going for cronic pain meetings through hospitals for 20 years... only go dhting is you get to share the stories of hell with other surviors, those that haven't kileld themselves, and doctors that listen, gather data... still have to take my narcotics to kill pain... after all telling everyone you know and strangers you are in severe pain and don't want to go places gets old with them, no one wants to hear about others being sick.. not many places and people to go to..

wether they actually give you a diagnosis for depression, and if theat gets you some type of rating for pain, I have no clue.. forst they have to find a reason for pain, if they cannot get some positive medical diagnosis for pain, they think you are a nut..

a drug seeker... but I think they do better with chronic pain patients than they did a while back... maybe more sick people? maybe they teach the doctors to understand pain more?

Each docotro is different. Then comes the problems of the bad guys ont he street taking drugs and giving gthe really sick people a very hard time getting legal pain killers because the doctors were running scared becase the DEA were chasing the doctors for giving out pain meds..

what a frakkin mess! The poor sick people in pain get screwed..

I agree 100% I can tell you reguardless of what you tell most VA doctors chronic pain patients who are young as well are labled as drug seeker or they think you are trying to play the system. I have had 3 surgeries on my back but I have lost touch with almost all my friends who are still active and still able to get around. I have some claims going on right now I have to get done but I am going to claim chronic pain in my next claims. I retired as sheriffs deputy and I always had my own theory of people buying drugs off the street but The Good Lord really woke me up with a reality check I walk with crutches even in the summer and come winter I am housebond. the cold weather breaks me down. I know why people snap and understand now not to judge others at a glance as I am on the other side of the glass. I do not wish this pain and daily living with pain on anyone it is hell most days but at least I can still do some things but it sucks having to depend on others It takes an act of congress for me to get stuff done and catch a ride to the VA Hospital. I am moving this fall to somewhere warmer. I just cannot stand the cold any more. I live more than 70 miles away from my VA hospital and with the meds I take I cannot drive any more while I am on them. I hope you can catch a break here and there. I got lucky and my civillian Nuero surgeon still manages my pain meds the VA at least where I live needs some guidance on the way they treat chornic pain. I gladly pay the $140 a month out of my pocket for the meds for my SC back but it is worth it not to deal with the VA. Adios hope others who do not understand chronic pain will one day understand what we go through.