ptsd Ptsd Info / Va & Dod Directives

[PayBack]

FYI,

According to the directives, it says that a family practioner CAN diagnos and treat PTSD. Check it out and comment, please...

http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPub...asp?pub_ID=1391

http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/PTSD/G/ptsd-04-2.pdf

[vaf]

Just consider that it may be the illness causing you to misinterpret what is being said to you here. Don't give in to it.

No one suggested that you cancel the appointment. By all means, please show up. If not for yourself, for your family. We're trying to tell you what to expect, and how to prepare. You've handled a lot more difficult issues than this, by the sound of it.

We're just trying to help you get a plan together, and start getting the information you need to proceed.

Doing nothing hasn't been easy on you, and to continue doing nothing about this guarantees that your situation will not improve, and may in fact worsen.

Keep the appointment, and then come back here and let us know what happened.

Edited August 28, 2006 by Vicki

[Guest frank]

Proving a stressor is one thing, but proving what impact PTSD has had on your life is another. I have two (2) Purple Hearts from Vietnam during the 1968 Tet Offensive..... and that means very little.... maybe 10% compensation. I have all the symptoms (100%) of PTSD, but I readjusted after getting out and have had 25 years of continuous employment. I had a hard time with employment the 10 years after I got out, though, BIG-time, but have been working continously for 25 years.

POINT-is: it's how you re-adjusted after the stressor..... did it destroy your life, or ? = % of compensation

If you can prove a stressor,there should be no problem,. There Is a form to fill out,with 2 Purple Hearts,they should give It to you, frank

[RockyA1911]

I don't think there is such a thing as 10% for PTSD. I think you start out with either 30% or nothing.

[john999]

1968

You just talk about seeing your face inside those body bags and your temper and I think you will get 30%. You are going to have to let it all hang out and tell this C&P doctor just how it is.

[evandc]

I was 10% for PTSD from 1989 to 1993. So it is possible.

Don

[RockyA1911]

See just like I said previously in other posts 1968 VV. I have had all of my C&Ps and furnished IMOs, etc and my claim was at the rating board as of the end of June. They told me I would definitely be notified of the decision NLT 1 Sept 06. Well here is the resonse I received from IRIS today, 1 Sep 06. I'm telling you I won't here a thing for probably 6 more months IMHO!!!!!

Response (Department of Veterans Affairs)

09/01/2006 11:17 AM

Dear Mr. XXXX:

Your file is still with the rating board. We regret that there is little that we can tell you, until we have an actual decision. We hope to have a decision soon, we will notify you by mail of the final decision.

We regret that we could not provide further information. Thank you for visiting our website.

Sincerely yours,

Michael Stephens

Veterans Service Center Manager

B163

Veteran/Inquirer

08/30/2006 07:16 AM

Please furnish updated status for my existing claim. I was told that my claim had been forwarded to VARO in Cleveland, OH for rating due to back log and it was sent there near the end of June 06. Everytime I follow up on the claim I am told it will be within the next 60 days and that has been going on for a year or so and my claim is now approaching 18 months in a couple of days. Can someone check with the Cleveland VARO and tell me when or if the claim has been rated? And when I may expect notification of the decision.

Thank You,

XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX