ptsd What Does This Mean

[vetinpa]

So I am told that both my gynecological and my anxiety issues are considered service connected, I have not recieved official word yet, ebenefits says it is "pending dispatch" The DAV tells me that now it will be sent back to the RO and I will have to have exams to figure out what the severity is to rate both of these.

Anxiety/PTSD was initially filed in 2002, I was denied during this claim and appealed it, will they go back to this date?

Gyno was filed in 2006. But I had information in my service record well before this, which date is relevant here??

[vetinpa]

Does it update immediately?

[deanbrt]

It did for me. First I saw the letter that showed my monthly benefit had gone to the 100%. then I saw the addition of the commissary privileges letter with the magic words 100% P&T.

It was my first confirmation. Two days later the letter arrived...

[vetinpa]

Thanks, I am hoping to hear something soon, I am at 80% already, I think it is pretty hard to get to 100%, I have two issues that were granted from the BVA, one is a hysterectomy, automatically a 30% and the other (Major depression, OCD namely PTSD) not real sure what they will do with it. But the good ole VA math 80 +30=___?, Any thought deanbrt?

[deanbrt]

One of them needs to be at least 40% with a total minimum to 70% for IU I think. Is one 40%?

For the scheduler math, I am not an expert. Sorry

[vetinpa]

I already have a 40, a 40 and a 30 which gives me the rating of 80%, these two I am waiting on are additional.

Already Service connected

Back 40%

Skin 30%

Gulf War syndrome

several issues 40%

Waiting to be rated

Hysterectomy (should be 30%)

PTSD (Not sure how they will rate this one)

[deanbrt]

Have you filed for IU?