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eganusn
Good Afternoon all,
I was recently upgraded from 30 to 50% last month for some other conditions.
However, the PTSD that I filed under the "new" regulations have been "deferred".
On the docs submitted to me to explain the deferrment, it notes "Eligibility to treatment for
PTSD".
I submitted the documents back on 2/9/11, regarding dx of PTSD while in service, along with
other evidence tying my SC for it (I was denied by the VA for SC in 1997), and also had my
QTC on 3/14, but the VA stated on the docs that my claim for PTSD was deferred because
they need additional information.
So I truly don't get the deferral; I have complied with the VA giving them everything they need to make a decision, had the examination, so what other "information" would they need?
My guess is that the examiner gave me a low GAF score that could possibly put me in the 100% category, and that the original contention of SC versus Service aggravated is essentially in my favor, and so the raters and decision makers were basically caught with their pants down.
I base some of my guesses on the fact that the examiner was not supplied with all the information that I gave the VA some time ago, and she was surprised as well (the VA did not supply her the original dx notes that I had while on active duty). Her assesment at the beginning of the exam was for service aggravation, but she did note after my evidence was supplied that it was a pretty clear cut case of service connection.
In any case, has anyone here been in this situation as well? And what was the resolution?
Thanks ahead of time for any help.
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