Blown Away!

[Scout Swimmer]

So I just got home from my C&P and am still slightly in disbelief. The day started with this computer examination asking questions such as "do you dress like a woman". And "Do you feel aroused harming animals". Ok, standard stuff. I then had my 11:00 am appointment with the head shrink. I was escorted to his office and he introduced himself. Older guy with a cane. I noticed immediately that something was drastically off with him, as if he had mild Parkinson's disease or something. I thought "oh xxxxxxx great". About 40 minutes later he asked me a question that I won't/can't repeat in a public forum. This dude asked me if he can tell me something personal, off the record. He then proceeds to tell me the VA has been trying to terminate his employment for the last 2 years because he gives favorable opinions and they are saying he is unfit to practice due to his illness. He then tells me that he is the only veteran shrink at the facility and he can't stomach how his civilian colleges look at veterans. He finished by saying that he has been doing these C&P exams for 20 years and knows exactly what I'm going though and that his opinion would base my claim as service connected. He then told me he is trying to get Early retirement to get away from the ass-hats he works with. I told him not to do that because guys like me need him exactly where he is. He then started sobbing. I am in disbelief right now but I needed this story told. Thank you.

[john999]

Wow, I hope you can get your rating before this shrink falls apart. He is obviously unfit to be doing exams because he should never bring his personal situation into an exam. He is probably telling the truth about his situation, but he is a broken man. It is too bad one of the good guys is cracking up in front of your eyes. If the VA finds out this happened in an exam he will be brought up on some kind of charges according to VA rules, and probably suspended from his job prior to being medically retired. I don't think I would mention this event to a soul or your exam will be thrown out and next time you will probably get some hard ass who thinks every vet is a scam artist. They exist believe me. I worked for the Feds and when they fired me I hired a lawyer and filed for worker's compensation. They threw me right into the briar patch. Maybe this poor shrink can do this before his obvious nervous breakdown gives the VA a chance to fire him for cause. If they knew what he said to you he would be gone.

I took the MMPI a couple of times in the past. Every time I took it I got a new DX, every thing from soup to nuts. "Do you like to hurt fuzzy little animals?"

A lot of that exam the way the VA uses it is to prove you are exaggerating your symptoms. The way the exam works is that they compare the way you answer the questions to the way depressed, PTSD, schizophrenic or sociopaths answer the questions. If you get the 9-4 profile that is antisocial personality disorder. The VA likes that one.

John

[Scout Swimmer]

I see your point. I am feeling pretty good about this though. This claim was denied originally, then sat at admin review, and reopened. Going on 13 months! I had them pinned against a wall of sorts so they set up this C&P in hopes that I would get bad paper. Safe to say it backfired on them.

[63SIERRA]

Were all human, and wear different hats through out our lives, but were all put together basically the same way on an emotional level. what you told him may have been something he has needed to feel useful for years. I find that CP examiners who are vets are very different from those that arent/.

[Scout Swimmer]

This dude was legit. Hope he stays.

[Notorious Kelly]

Sounds promising, Phil; hope you get your due soon!

[Scout Swimmer]

I am keeping my fingers crossed. I would imagine that a strong supporting opinion from a C&P examiner is pretty much full proof, right?