ptsd C&p Results Back, Confused

[jokerwaswild]

Hello fellow veterans, I am a twenty year Army vet, and served in the first Gulf War. I have been expirencing these problems for years and finally decided to get help for my Anxiety and depression problems. I am currently under VA care for anxiety and depression. I also have severe sleep Apnea, with a CPAP machine from the VA. I visited the VA center in Brooksville, FL and seen a psychratrist about possible PTSD. She gave me a GAF score of 60.

I sent my packet out in April, recieved C&P exam in August 2011 for PTSD.

I just received my C&P results in the mail today two months after examination. The exam was for PTSD and sleep Apnea

Based on the report the doctors does say I have PTSD and listed a ICD Code of 308.1. Under her diagnosis she put

Axis 1: PTSD related to veteran's fear of hostile or terrist activity, GAD, and Major depression, recurrent

Axis 2: None

Axis 3: Insomnia (Medical records)

Axis 4: problems with primary support and problems related to social enviroment

Axis 5. GAF 55

Comments: Veteran has severe anxiety result from past and current relationships failures/problems and current stressors as well as medical problems/pain PTSD sx stated wheile deployed to the Gulf War (1) and have continued without remission, vet was tearful and appeared overwhelmed by current situation.

Under functional impact: Occupational ad social impairment with reduced reiability and productivity

Under Competency: she put Opionion: Veterans PTSD,Anxiety, and depression are as likely as not related to fear of terrorist activity/combat and S/C medical disorders.

Yet, she starts out checking all the boxes for PTSD, and closes with this confusing statement.

My medical records have sleep issues and a refereal to mental health for Gulf War Syndrome in 1998. (Don't ask me where are the results)

My question is do I qualify still for compensation or do I have a fight ahead.

Thanks,

Joker

[jokerwaswild]

Hey mobie16r,

Thanks for responding, yes I hope so. I been concerned about some of the wording in her opinion statement.

Joker

1318981736' post=260509]

Jokerwaswild, after i read your post in the C&P forum,that you are 20% service connected for lower back pain, i believe you will get the 100@ of individual unemployability,because it is all combat connected.

mobie

[evandc]

JMHO- I would not spend the 100%-I would like it better if GAF was 50 or lower all the time, if we had some of that chronic & severe thing going on, so I'm in the 50% to 70% guessing game.

I have been wrong many times, but this time I hope I am wrong.

Good luck,

Don

[jokerwaswild]

Don, not clear on where you are going.

Joker

1319488314' post=261085]

JMHO- I would not spend the 100%-I would like it better if GAF was 50 or lower all the time, if we had some of that chronic & severe thing going on, so I'm in the 50% to 70% guessing game.

I have been wrong many times, but this time I hope I am wrong.

Good luck,

Don

[evandc]

Not sure where I'm going-well that's because I didn't say it very well. From what I read I see getting 50% or at best 70% from this C & P. It would be better if GAF score was little lower (like under 50) & they wrote Chronic & Severe. I can't focus long enough to read the entire C & P but starting at last couple pages this reads like a 50%. Nothing to do about a past C & P so it's not like you can improve it. It is what it is & I just rather error on low prediction than tell evryone sure it's 100%. If it comes back higher I'll be glad for you.

[jokerwaswild]

Don, got it. Yeah, I noticed she put, are as likely as not, in her opinion statement which I believe is good for me? I wish I could get 100 % because I am messed up. My insomnia is real bad. I wish the 55 was lower.

Thanks,

Joker

quote name='evandc' timestamp='1319497259' post=261104]

Not sure where I'm going-well that's because I didn't say it very well. From what I read I see getting 50% or at best 70% from this C & P. It would be better if GAF score was little lower (like under 50) & they wrote Chronic & Severe. I can't focus long enough to read the entire C & P but starting at last couple pages this reads like a 50%. Nothing to do about a past C & P so it's not like you can improve it. It is what it is & I just rather error on low prediction than tell evryone sure it's 100%. If it comes back higher I'll be glad for you.

[mobie16r]

I understand what you are saying Evandc,but remeber a GAF is only part of the equation,jokerwaswild is service connected for his lower back and on his C&P exam it is stated that he had insomnia and depression on his SMR records before and after his employment to desert storm and if the rater take underconsideration,the medical issue he had during his service,He/She could as likely as not rate him unemployable,because with his medical condition he would not be gainful employable.

mobie

Edited October 26, 2011 by mobie16r