Beneficial Letter From Employer Re: Increase Depression Or Eventual Iu?

[brokensoldier244th]

While the contents of the letter distress me greatly, in this context, I feel that it may be beneficial in some small way. I asked my employer a few months ago, when I filed for depression, to write up a letter for me to submit-he has just not gotten to it. I have since been 'formally' written up for unprofessional conduct to a client (an email exchange), and have been rated 30% for depression. My therapist also wrote me a letter, that I was not able to get submitted before my rating finalized, documenting our sessions, and that I am depressed, with emotional issues and concentration/sleep problems.

Will this letter from my employer benefit, in any way, a request for increase for Depression, or possibly a filing for IU in the future? He's open to rewording aspects of it if necessary, thoug the meat of it is what it is.

Thanks,

CAS

Edited October 27, 2011 by brokensoldier244th

[carlie]

Im sorry, John!

My depression claim was decided successfully at 30%.

After that (the beginning of October) my boss wrote the letter that gave me concrete proof of things that fall into both the 30% and 50% rating for MDD.

I feel that, based on this letter , it should probably be higher, but im not disagreeing with the 30% that I was granted at first.

CAS

broken,

I would not count on a letter from an employer as being,

"concrete proof of things that fall into both the 30% and 50% rating for MDD".

If you feel up to it, you could post the content of this letter for comments.

[brokensoldier244th]

see attachment to original post. Concrete proof for me to provide as my employers opinion that I have decreased efficiency, arbitrary and specific job limitations that apply only to me, and difficulty/emotional issues in relating/dealing with clients, and memory difficulties involving things that are not highly retained. I didnt have any assessment from him at work documenting any of this, now I do.

CAS

broken,

I would not count on a letter from an employer as being,

"concrete proof of things that fall into both the 30% and 50% rating for MDD".

If you feel up to it, you could post the content of this letter for comments.

Edited October 27, 2011 by brokensoldier244th

[carlie]

see attachment to original post. Concrete proof for me to provide as my employers opinion that I have decreased efficiency, arbitrary and specific job limitations that apply only to me, and difficulty/emotional issues in relating/dealing with clients, and memory difficulties involving things that are not highly retained. I didnt have any assessment from him at work documenting any of this, now I do.

CAS

broken,

I read it - to include the personal information that shouldn't be posted,

(this is for your own protection), perhaps you might want to repost it without your name and employer info.

I would agree that it is well written - but continue to disagree in viewing it

as "concrete proof of things that fall into both the 30% and 50% rating for MDD".First off - it's weighed as lay evidence, not medical evidence and it will be up to the decision maker as to how much weight they assign to it. Hopefully, it will be enough for at least the BOD, for the higherpercentage.

[brokensoldier244th]

Aww Crap. I reposted. I had 2 copies of that, the unedited and edited, with the same name. Thanks.

As for it being lay evidence or not-how would a C&P examiner be able to make a determination of reduced workplace efficiency or other things other than *something* from my employer? I mean, I can tell my doctor all kinds of stuff, true or not, but with regards to my employment efficiency, or MDD's effect on my job performance, my boss is the one that would obviously know how it affects me with regards to my job assignments. It is validation from my boss of things that are already in my medical notes about having trouble and write ups at work. This letter isn't the only thing I have, but it validates from my boss's POV that things at work are different with me, and affected. I know it's lay evidence, but it's more to go on than what my doctor would have-they only have my word of anything happening with me.

broken,

I read it - to include the personal information that shouldn't be posted,

(this is for your own protection), perhaps you might want to repost it without your name and employer info.

I would agree that it is well written - but continue to disagree in viewing it

as "concrete proof of things that fall into both the 30% and 50% rating for MDD".First off - it's weighed as lay evidence, not medical evidence and it will be up to the decision maker as to how much weight they assign to it. Hopefully, it will be enough for at least the BOD, for the higherpercentage.