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C&p Exam: Occupational And Social Functioning

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peacecindia

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My actual Occupational & Social Functioning:

>I did not tell the c&p examiner that I was psycho about my daughter bringing a guy

into my house in the night and I felt the only recourse I had was to remove my daughter's bed from her room and put it behind the garage, because she had the attitude she could do whatever she wants to do...

>I didn't tell the c&p examiner that I really need sleeping pills, because I live with

a guy I don't like so I go to bed at 4-5 am to avoid him and only go to bed when I can't stay awake.

>I didn't tell the examiner I hate my neighbors for having a rooster that crows when I'm getting ready for bed and about the camp fires the neighbors have when they smoke their weed outside. The smell of skunk and trash smoke comes in my house and it makes me want to cook the rooster and set fire to my neighbors house.

> I don't answer the phone and make sure the doors are locked and windows are too, I'd say

I'm pretty damn hypervigilant. Hypervigilance exhausts me. The c&p conversation never went here.

>If I told the examiner I feel homicidal when this guy who lives with me sneaks around and puts his arms

around my waist as if we are a happy couple and nothing's wrong...I'd probably get a conditional VA check with a fidiciuary.

So, the c&p examiner determined that I'm occupationally and socially impaired at the 50% level. My gaf was 46 I think. My VA therapist disagrees with the c&p examiner's determination.

It's hard to try to be sane and not seem too suicidal or too homicidal and still avoid someone mistaking you as a troublemaker or a faker at a c&p exam.

Now comes the hard part of knowing what to do next...how is my lawyer going to handle my VA therapist

saying that the c&p examiner got it wrong.

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Hi Carlie,

Thank you for sorting things out. Reading my own crap isn't easy.

Someday, I'll learn to shutup and not talk about it.

My VA counselor is a phd and the c&p examiner is a phd.

Both are VA psychologists.

I think my VA therapist's opinion should trump the c&p examiner's opinion since

he saw me one week after my c&p and I went to him because of the c&p exam.


[He was my regular therapist for a long time before I decided drugs and counseling

won't make anything go away. So I stopped going to counseling.]

Anyway, he initiated the conversation about the c&p examiner checking the wrong box

in the occupational & social functioning area on the c&p report.


If the VA guy had not critiqued the c&p examiner's choices, I'd have to be ok

with the c&p evaluation. It's just coincidence that I made an appointment to

deal with how I was feeling after the c&p and he created my current conflict

about my rating.

*Edit: Truthfully, I was not happy with a 50% rating and took my Statement of the Case

to my appointment, so I don't know if the therapist agrees I should get a higher

rating or if I should really have been rated higher.

*Second Edit: Self-blame isn't productive and I just wanted to say that the Statement

of the Case letter arrived on t he same day of my appointment.

It sucks not knowing if I'm manipulating someone or if they are manipulating me or if

I deserve more VA money and more VA benefits. I don't feel entitled and instead feel 'eligible'.

Dealing with guilt is not my forte.

#1 I'm not on meds, because I deal with my problems by being agoraphobic and

never going anywhere.

#2 I told the c&p examiner I have a sleeping problem and don't go to bed until

5am sometimes. She said, 'Well, you do go to sleep'. I can't argue with the fact

that I sleep, but it's tough dealing with not being able to go to sleep until I'm exhausted

and feeling like I didn't get enough sleep.

#3 I'm complacent about my life and the people in it.

#4 I have no hope and no counseling and no money can change that.

What I'm left with is a sense of no hope and a conflict about not being evaluated

properly.

I need sleep right now and I'm sure my emotions are screwed up because of it.

So, please forgive me for that.

*My upstairs neighbors were recently arrested for burglary at knifepoint and

using stolen credit cards AND the male 'accidentally' walked in my backdoor

when someone left the door unlocked. A week before, someone was turning

my backdoor knob when I was home alone and I turned into something like an

animal...felt strangely calm and prepared.

If I could just sleep I'd be so happy. I'll also be happy when the rating conflict is resolved.

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