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Service Connected At 0%. Please Help

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McLain

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Hi all! Thank you for your service!

Husband was just rated at 0% for TBI, this is service connected but No compensation? He was also denied completely on his Epilepsy & shoulder dislocation. :unsure:

He was in Special ops, maybe his records were classified, which is why they couldnt compensate or put the two together, because they could not access records?

I am not sure how he can be rated service connected but 0%? TBI can later cause epilepsy, and clearly this happened to him. What do we do? We are trying to obtain his records that are now archived at ST. LOUIS, MO. and planning to get an atty. Anyone been through this? Since they do recognize the TBI, do you think the appeal process may be easier? Anyone w/ any input is much appreciated.

THANK YOU ALL ! :smile:

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DITTO on what harleyman stated that be a definite fact on not approving the PTSD. My claim came back just as such with a Psychologist and the MSW counselor on my side but without the Psychiatrist dx PTSD it will get denied. AO is another route to take without the same redtape in case you do not have or do not get the dx of PTSD. Good luck and God Bless!

Cham1968, did you go to your psychologist regularly, but since you werent seeing a psychiatrist they wouldnt accept it?

Are you taking medications for your PTSD like mood/nightmares etc?

He sees a counselor at the VA hospital and she gives him meds, it is talked about in his neurology reports about him having PTSD, and his neurologist is the one who referred him to counselor as well, but I am not sure if he has an actual DX...

Thanks!

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Cham1968, did you go to your psychologist regularly, but since you werent seeing a psychiatrist they wouldnt accept it?

Are you taking medications for your PTSD like mood/nightmares etc?

He sees a counselor at the VA hospital and she gives him meds, it is talked about in his neurology reports about him having PTSD, and his neurologist is the one who referred him to counselor as well, but I am not sure if he has an actual DX...

Thanks!

I saw a Pschologist for about 6mths then was recommended to the VET center for a Social Worker, both stated same dx but my package stated I since I was not dx by a Psychiatrist and the QTC Psychiatrist's statments would receive more weight. Then it went on to state Adjustment Disorder was dx by the QTC Dr. Been in counseling for 2+ yrs once a month minimum. Good luck God Bless

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