ptsd Why Would They Add This?

[63SIERRA]

I was checking ebennies on my wifes claims and they added "( adjustment disorder}. She already had put in for depression,16 months ago, and it was listed in the contentions, so we dont know who, added the adjustment disorder or why. also the claim recently moved to pending authorization of descison. If it all falls undet PTSD, why would they add that.

Edited December 26, 2013 by 63SIERRA

[free_spirit_etc]

Here is an attorney that handles claims against military hospitals:

http://myadvocates.com/blog/4-key-facts-lawsuits-military-hospitals

[free_spirit_etc]

If she didn't start getting treatment for depression until 9 years after she left the military, wouldn't adjustment disorder (if they connect it to the birth) be a better way of connecting it to the military?

She had been seeing a pysciatrist off and on at the va since around 2004. She cannot take depession meds as they give her really bad migranes. She still gets counselling though, and is at an appt today matter of fact.

also being she has been out of the arly for 17 years, I doubt adjustment disorder fits. if she hadnt adjusted by now, it aint happening. she is depressed, and they are trying to skate out of it. one good thing though, the depression claim is still showing on ebeeniies, so they didnt delete it .

[free_spirit_etc]

S63,

I apologize. I thought you were saying you were upset because they didn't call it PTSD.

Adjustment disorder is not a character defect. It is a recognized mental condition. Granted, if they changed the diagnosis in order to deny the claim, then you would need to fight it. But the final picture, as you say, hasn't been painted yet.

The VA is supposed to consider other mental disabilities that are raised by the evidence of record. Perhaps adjustment disorder was raised by the evidence of record. Is it possible that they obtained a medical opinion on the issue without doing a C&P? I don't know, but to me it seems like they might be using adjustment disorder to tie the depression back to the birth of your child? This might be a "good thing" especially if your wife didn't get treatment until 9 years post-military. Adjustment disorder could possibly be a way to connect the depression back to the initial triggering event.

im not upset they didnt put PTSD, Im leary that they added something that she didnt claim with no cp exam. Ive seen thier Modus operandi . They try to change the color of the popsicle, and make you eat it. They distract from the actual issue, and rename it, to make you focus on that. They dont acknowledge ilnesses you have evidence of, they invent something you have no service connection to and try to make you wear that badge. injuries become birth defects or developmental conditons, , mental ilnesses become charecter defects. take my back injury for instance....

..... they dont care, they put what fits, to deny your case. Im not going to let them change my wifes conditon to deny her case, just as they are trying to do to me.

It will be interesting to see what thier final painting looks like.

Edited December 29, 2013 by free_spirit_etc

[carlie]

My understanding is that a FTC for malpractice against the military hospital has a 2 year

(from learning of the malpractice) time limit on it.

This would not matter if the son is under 18, turning 18 or over 18.

jmho

63,

This is from the link you posted.

"Filing Deadlines in Military Hospital Lawsuits are Crucial

Deadlines for filing a lawsuit after an injury in a military hospital are strict. First, a certified claim must be filed, with the appropriate entity, within two years after the injury. This allows the government to investigate your case and perhaps offer a settlement without going to court. As part of this notification you must estimate what the damages are. In other words, how much money is it likely going to cost to provide on-going medical care to the injured patient, or to compensate for lost wages and pain and suffering, or to compensate survivors for a death. A mistake at this point can be crucial, since you will be limited to this amount claimed for the rest of the case.

If the Government denies the claim, you must file suit within 180 days. If they just sit on it, you can go ahead and file after 180 days of non-action."

http://myadvocates.com/blog/4-key-facts-lawsuits-military-hospitals

[carlie]

jmho - but I think the time limit has long passed to file your sf - 95, on the issue of your sons

brain damage, due to military medical center (darnell) malpractice during birth, 17 years ago.

But as my signature line states - I - am not an attorney.

[free_spirit_etc]

S63,

I am certainly not saying that you and your wife haven't been through a lot. And I understand there are many reasons she couldn't get treatment, which is most unfortunate. But I was pointing out that it could possibly be difficult to tie the depression to the childbirth experience, unless the doctors make that connection, due to the long passage of time between the event and treatment. I am not saying it is impossible. But I am saying it could be difficult.

The original question in this thread was why they added adjustment disorder to her list of contentions. I just offered it as a possibility. I hope you wife gets the appropriate diagnosis and appropriate treatment. And I hope you get what you need to care for your son. But I think you are going to have to have more than pictures of your son after his birth and a diagnosis of depression. You will need a doctor to create a nexus between the two.

we did not even know we could go to the va because we werent retired. ...