Tbi Help... Thoughts?

[EW2(SW)]

Just finished my 2nd Level Evaluation for TBI and these two items stuck out to me

27) Are the history of the injury and course of clinical symptoms consistent with
a diagnosis of TBI sustained during OEF/OIF deployment?
No
28) In your clinical judgment the current clinical symptom presentation is most
consistent with:
A combination of OEF/OIF deployment related TBI and Behavioral Health
condition(s)

I read through myhealthyvet and the Dr. Listed me as having TBI with loss of consciousness and anxiety and depression.

I have an open claim for TBI due to MVA (New), Residuals of TBI (New), and anxiety (New). I am currently at 30% for my back and wrists.

I am wondering if anyone has any insight on this evaluation and what I could possibly expect and what I should look for... No C&P has been done, but I have been moved to PENDING DECISION APPROVAL.

Claim has been since 3/20/13

Thank you for your help

Edited March 14, 2014 by EW2(SW)

[NavyWife]

Wasn't the evaluation a C&P exam? Did you see a psych doc or neurologist at VA? They are the only type of docs that can do a TBI exam for rating purposes.

Did they ask you the long list of questions on the ECI table? Things like, do you get lost easily, even when using navigation systems?

[killemall]

I think good luck is coming

[EW2(SW)]

Wasn't the evaluation a C&P exam? Did you see a psych doc or neurologist at VA? They are the only type of docs that can do a TBI exam for rating purposes.

Did they ask you the long list of questions on the ECI table? Things like, do you get lost easily, even when using navigation systems?

Yes, I went through all of those questions and the results are in MyHealthEVet... the answers I posted above are just two from her Evaluation notes... She is a Physiatrist from the VA... There were ratings I had to answer that ranged from

None 0 - Rarely if ever present not a problem at all.

Mild 1 - Occasionally present but it does not disrupt activities, I can

usually

continue what I am doing; does not really concern me.

Moderate 2 - Often present, occasionally disrupts my activities; I can

usually

continue what I am doing with some effort; I am somewhat concerned.

Severe 3 - Frequently present and disrupts activities; I can only do

things

that are fairly simple or take little effort; I feel like I need help.

Very Severe 4 - Almost always present and I have been unable to perform

at

work, school, or home due to this problem; I probably cannot function without

help.

Does this help?

[NavyWife]

Is it possible for you to post more of the exam results?

I'm a bit confused. You said no C&P has been done. Is it possible this exam was the C&P?

[EW2(SW)]

Is it possible for you to post more of the exam results?

I'm a bit confused. You said no C&P has been done. Is it possible this exam was the C&P?

It was never mentioned as being the C&P... Only listed as

LOCAL TITLE: TBI SECOND LEVEL EVALUATION

STANDARD TITLE: TBI NOTE

The Dr. Mentioned that the Eval is not for Compensation, but determintation if a TBI happened... Which in the above post came back as

A combination of OEF/OIF deployment related TBI and Behavioral Health

condition(s)

There were 30 total questions most of them had a,b,c,d add ons to the numbers to include questions like:

16. Please rate the following symptoms with regard to how they have

affected

you over the last 30 days. Use the following scale (Neurobehavioral Symptom

Inventory):

None 0 - Rarely if ever present not a problem at all.

Mild 1 - Occasionally present but it does not disrupt activities, I can

usually

continue what I am doing; does not really concern me.

Moderate 2 - Often present, occasionally disrupts my activities; I can

usually

continue what I am doing with some effort; I am somewhat concerned.

Severe 3 - Frequently present and disrupts activities; I can only do

things

that are fairly simple or take little effort; I feel like I need help.

Very Severe 4 - Almost always present and I have been unable to perform

at

work, school, or home due to this problem; I probably cannot function without

help.

16-A Feeling dizzy: Moderate

16-B Loss of balance: Moderate

16-C Poor coordination, clumsy: Mild

16-D Headaches: Moderate

16-E Nausea: None

16-F Vision problems, blurring, trouble seeing: Moderate

16-G Sensitivity to light: Moderate

16-H Hearing difficulty: Mild

16-I Sensitivity to noise: Mild

16-J Numbness or tingling in parts of my body: Moderate

16-K Change in ability to taste and/or smell: None

16-L Loss of appetite or increase appetite: Mild

16-M Poor concentration, can't pay attention: Mild

16-N Forgetfulness, can't remember things: Moderate

I am just trying to find out what potential disability rating I should receive based off of Dr.s notes if any at all... That way I have someithng to go off of if they try to low ball me? I have also just completed my TBI eye exam and Organizational and memory loss class.

[NavyWife]

Unfortunately I don't think there's anything anyone can guess about your possible rating based off that particular exam. If the examiner specifically said that it was not for compensation then it sounds like that was not the C&P exam. The VA has to use a rating table of questions called the ECI table. Here's a link that explains it pretty well -scroll down to about page 11.

http://statesidelegal.org/sites/default/files/Veterans%20guide%20to%20TBIs.pdf