Filing Fdc

[Endofrope]

I have a service connected disability have records showing how the injury has affected me throughout the years and affected my work history where I had to take off work 1 and a half years then went back part time (16 hrs a wk) to see if it would affect me which it did so after being there 2 yrs (and husband coming in after his job to help me) I finally left in 2013.

I wanted to know could i file based on this information? I am having a lot of apps and is in extreme physical pain which has caused some mental and emotional pain from dealing with this so long.

The problem is that the injury occurred but the doctors do not know what's wrong. They do not have an official medical diagnosis.

I spoke to my Dr yesterday and explained to her that I am in a very bad place because I'm not working because of the extreme pain and that it do not make sense that they cannot tell me what's wrong so ssdi has not approved me because there's no diagnosis, Va is only paying 20%, and I can't work because of the injury and i was perfectly healthy when i entered the military. Its all very stressful and we are really struggling financially. She said she think I may have myalgia and chronic pain and something else and she thinks the depression, anxiety, and insonnia is coming from it but she wants to run more test.

Can I file for based on this so far? Since its an ongoing process?

[NavyWife]

She said she think I may have myalgia and chronic pain and something else and she thinks the depression, anxiety, and insonnia is coming from it but she wants to run more test.

Can I file for based on this so far? Since its an ongoing process?

You can certainly file for depression right now. You would file it as "secondary to your already service connected disability".

It's pretty common for health issues to cause depression.

[Endofrope]

Thank you Navywife for your reply. I will put in for it.