The Evidence Does Not Show A Confirmed Diagnosis Of Ptsd

[adkins7b]

I have a civilian doctor that had diagnosed me with ptsd, my denial letter says the evidence does not show a confirmed diagnosis of ptsd which would permit a finding of service connection.

The available medical evidence is in sufficient to confirm a link bewteen current symptoms and an in-service stressor.

I have only been seeing civilian doctors but am going to va shrink next month. I have a few in service stressors, being shot at is one of them and a buddy letter from a guy who is still active duty to support it. Another was i was working security duty during 911 and months after words, it was alot of pressure especially since a cell got arrested with explosives and maps to the local bases.

There where a few other crazy things that happend in naples italy, tow truck trivers illegally took my car and tried to extort me which lead to a very violent incident. I have a medical report in my SMR, I wasn't injured bad but two them went to the the hospital.

Ok now you read all this and say, oh you where not in combat, bla bla.. tell you the truth I didnt think it messed with me. But after looking at my medical records I know this lead to my anxiety.

2008 two years after my honorable disharge, now we are into my oth period. I broke down told the sleep doc, about anger prob, anxiety depression, all the other crap.

2008 navy labeled me with chronic anxiety, I don't know maybe I need my doctor to write another letter.

I will go to the dav soon and ask advice, my doctor is upset that they did not take him information and is willing to write up an imo for no extra charge.

Any suggestions

[Chuck75]

The VA sort of shoved an additional requirement in for PTSD. They supposedly only recognize a diagnosis of PTSD made by one of their captive examiners.

(Including the contracted ones.) This differs from medical conditions, in that a board certified specialist's IMO can be given more weight than a lower qualified VA examiner.

[carlie]

I have a civilian doctor that had diagnosed me with ptsd,

my denial letter says the evidence does not show a confirmed diagnosis of ptsd which would permit a finding of service connection.

The available medical evidence is in sufficient to confirm a link bewteen current symptoms and an in-service stressor.

I have only been seeing civilian doctors but am going to va shrink next month.

If your denial states exactly what you posted above, then if this va shrink provides a DX of PTSD,

you submit a copy of your progress notes real quick to the VA and write something like in reply to XXX.

Please consider my this to be a NOD to your decision dated XX/XX/XXXX.

Here is my DX of PTSD from VA shrink Dr. QuackaDuck. Submit it in person to your VARO and

get a date stamped copy of submitting it.

JMHO

I have a few in service stressors, being shot at is one of them and a buddy letter from a guy who is still active duty to support it. Another was i was working security duty during 911 and months after words, it was alot of pressure especially since a cell got arrested with explosives and maps to the local bases.

There where a few other crazy things that happend in naples italy, tow truck trivers illegally took my car and tried to extort me which lead to a very violent incident. I have a medical report in my SMR, I wasn't injured bad but two them went to the the hospital.

Ok now you read all this and say, oh you where not in combat, bla bla.. tell you the truth I didnt think it messed with me. But after looking at my medical records I know this lead to my anxiety.

2008 two years after my honorable disharge, now we are into my oth period. I broke down told the sleep doc, about anger prob, anxiety depression, all the other crap.

2008 navy labeled me with chronic anxiety, I don't know maybe I need my doctor to write another letter.

If chronic anxiety was in my SMR's - personally I'd file for anxiety, depression, whichever - much less needed for

that than for PTSD and they comp under the same criteria.

JMHO

I will go to the dav soon and ask advice, my doctor is upset that they did not take him information and is willing to write up an imo for no extra charge.

Is your doctor" credentialed in mental health ?

If not then he can not professionally opine on mental health ,and hold any weight.

BTW - most members are well aware PTSD can come from many experiences, both

combat and non-combat.

JMHO

carlie

[adkins7b]

I filed for the aniexty they but bi-polar with anxiety depression. i call 1800 peggy and asked if it was p6ut in wrong. I asked if it could be evaluated seperately.

2006 honorable period may 2006- jan 2010 oth and bar from benefits tried hard to upgrade. They will not upgrade.. I am going to go to vso or dav soon to help with appeal. I am seeing my civilian doc friday, hes going to write another letter. Now i qual for va health and they have a va shrink set up for me in september. Hopefully he will fix it

[carlie]

I filed for the aniexty they but bi-polar with anxiety depression. i call 1800 peggy and asked if it was p6ut in wrong. I asked if it could be evaluated seperately.

2006 honorable period may 2006- jan 2010 oth and bar from benefits tried hard to upgrade. They will not upgrade.. I am going to go to vso or dav soon to help with appeal. I am seeing my civilian doc friday, hes going to write another letter. Now i qual for va health and they have a va shrink set up for me in september. Hopefully he will fix it

What type of doc is your civilian doc - what are their credentials ?

The initials after their name ?

If va did not apply weight to their first letter - what's is the doc going to write different

this time ?

[adkins7b]

phyctrist and the other is a phycologist, they are in different offices but both have me diagnosed with ptsd. I don't know, went to the vet center because a friend from the past was working at va told me to go.. i qualify for VA treatment now and they have me meeting with a pychrtist next month. They aslo want me to go to this pssh or someting group, its like 9 hours of therapy a week.

I have been doing the appointments, but keep putting of getting with a dav or vso. Tomorrow i am making myself leave the house and go. I will see what they advise me to do before i submit my NOD.

[eric_christensen]

I have a civilian doctor that had diagnosed me with ptsd, my denial letter says the evidence does not show a confirmed diagnosis of ptsd which would permit a finding of service connection.

The available medical evidence is in sufficient to confirm a link bewteen current symptoms and an in-service stressor.

I have only been seeing civilian doctors but am going to va shrink next month. I have a few in service stressors, being shot at is one of them and a buddy letter from a guy who is still active duty to support it. Another was i was working security duty during 911 and months after words, it was alot of pressure especially since a cell got arrested with explosives and maps to the local bases.

There where a few other crazy things that happend in naples italy, tow truck trivers illegally took my car and tried to extort me which lead to a very violent incident. I have a medical report in my SMR, I wasn't injured bad but two them went to the the hospital.

Ok now you read all this and say, oh you where not in combat, bla bla.. tell you the truth I didnt think it messed with me. But after looking at my medical records I know this lead to my anxiety.

2008 two years after my honorable disharge, now we are into my oth period. I broke down told the sleep doc, about anger prob, anxiety depression, all the other crap.

2008 navy labeled me with chronic anxiety, I don't know maybe I need my doctor to write another letter.

I will go to the dav soon and ask advice, my doctor is upset that they did not take him information and is willing to write up an imo for no extra charge.

Any suggestions

Don't ever say "oh you where not in combat, bla bla.." PTSD is NOT COMBAT POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. It DOES NOT have to do with JUST combat. People get PTSD from everyday stress, either from jobs, relationships, accidents, or anything that causes a lot of stress. So don't ever say that sentence again or ever look down on yourself because you weren't in combat.

But fyi, even though it's good to see a VA therapist, they're VERY VERY quick to deny a veteran of PTSD, no matter what someone's going through or what happened to them.