ptsd Yay !

[ironside]

hey fellow vets .. got the envelope today and i was approved for 30% ULCERATIVE COLITIS ..secondary to my ptsd ... anyway .. i have a question .. if i was already at 40% (30 ptsd 10% tinitius ) am i at 70 % now .. ? maybe not .. let me know your imput .. thanks to all for your support

[dwilli12]

Looks like 60% to me.

hey fellow vets .. got the envelope today and i was approved for 30% ULCERATIVE COLITIS ..secondary to my ptsd ... anyway .. i have a question .. if i was already at 40% (30 ptsd 10% tinitius ) am i at 70 % now .. ? maybe not .. let me know your imput .. thanks to all for your support

[jvretiredvet]

As mentioned earlier, it's 60% (actually, 57% rounded to 60%).

However, here is a thought for future reference, if you get above a combined 70% .... under 38 CFR 4.16(a)(2) http://www.benefits....PART4/S4_16.DOC , the 30% for PTSD and the 30% for ulcerative colitis might qualify as that magic single 40% (or more) because they both are Disabilities resulting from common etiology or a single accident. It may or may not fly.

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hey fellow vets .. got the envelope today and i was approved for 30% ULCERATIVE COLITIS ..secondary to my ptsd ... anyway .. i have a question .. if i was already at 40% (30 ptsd 10% tinitius ) am i at 70 % now .. ? maybe not .. let me know your imput .. thanks to all for your support

[Harv]

Check the What We Decided page that came with the award. They may have a combined rating on

the second or third page just under current award. JVet may be onto something, but I haven't had to try that. My 3rd award

came with a combined rating (80%) under What We Decided. 60% should be the correct combined

rating.

I had 40% and new award 60% IHD, and 80% total under What We Decided, second white page.

Congrats on your award, you earned it. Thank you for your service.

[ironside]

As mentioned earlier, it's 60% (actually, 57% rounded to 60%).

However, here is a thought for future reference, if you get above a combined 70% .... under 38 CFR 4.16(a)(2) http://www.benefits....PART4/S4_16.DOC , the 30% for PTSD and the 30% for ulcerative colitis might qualify as that magic single 40% (or more) because they both are Disabilities resulting from common etiology or a single accident. It may or may not fly.

ok i think i understand .. they take the worse of the 2 and average it .. well thanks for the info ..im just so happy to get it .. i really thought it would be later from what i was told but just waitng now for the retro ...thanks again .. and merry christmas!!! to all ...

[jvretiredvet]

they take the worse of the 2 and average it I'm not sure what you mean here. There is no averaging done by the Combined Ratings Table, 38 CFR 4.25.

ok i think i understand .. they take the worse of the 2 and average it .. well thanks for the info ..im just so happy to get it .. i really thought it would be later from what i was told but just waitng now for the retro ...thanks again .. and merry christmas!!! to all ...

Edited December 9, 2011 by jvretiredvet

[Notorious Kelly]

Glad to hear it, Ironside!