Va Induced Anxiety Disorder

[jbasser]

I often wonder if the perils of dealing with the claims process and the VA has ever been given a name. I think it should be called VA Induced Anxiety Disorder. or VAIAD.

I bet there is some validity to this term. What does the membership think?

Jbasser.

[71M10]

I am sure that if it was studied, the evidence would show a comprehensive harm to the mental health of veterans. I wonder if this could be crowd- sourced and funded. I am pretty sure the Government won't fund the study nor any of the service organizations. If we proved the current structure and standing operating proceedures were harmful, would that be enough to cause change????

[Berta]

If you don't have PTSD prior to filing your claim ,in my opinion you sure might get it during the long claims process.

It is enough to make anyone get a MH issue or compound one they already have

I think I have VA induced PTSD as well as PMS.

(PMS Pissing and Moaning syndrome)...I never griped or cursed so much in my whole life until I became a VA claimant.

When the VA buggered my USAF daughter's first VA contact with an erroneous award for her Chapter 35 Certificate ,she called me up and cursed so much I thought she had re- upped into the Marine Corps.

She couldn't believe how dumb the award letter was. It was from an oxymoron, aka , the VA Educational Department.

I just said Honey ,now that you are a veteran, ............welcome to my world. We got the award letter fixed.

Josephine Betty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I

I am so glad to see you here again.

The VA put you through absolute HELL.

And you WON and that fixed the VA's ass but good.

I have missed you!

[Vync]

The disorder name should include "never ending red tape"

[free_spirit_etc]

Betty,

I know you are rooting for me! You always have and you always will!

That gives me strength!

Free

Hi Free,

I am doing fine. After the VA got through with me, don't have too much sense left. More Anxiety than I ever had. I read your post, but lost as how to helo you as you did me.

Keep at it. You are young and your are strong. You guys kept me going and so sorry, I can't do the pay back.

Always,

Betty

[Josephine]

Hi all.

I am sorry that I have not posted, but honestly, I haven't had enough sense to know how anymore.

Berta and Free thanks so much.

Gosh, I remember all that fight just like it was yesterday. What would I have done without you all.

The names could go on and on and on. .

Everyone needs to hang in and keep fighting.

When you get so low, there is always someone on Hadit to bring you back up.

In the end, I must say it was worth it for the BVA Judge to finally say." Service Connected".

Pay her back 16 years.

I will always be grateful to each and every one of you.

Always,

Betty

[john999]

Betty

We were all so happy for your victory that we felt it was our victory as well. How much was 16 years of retro?

John