Hey I have had a strange experience with my c&p claim. I started my claim in january of this year. I have had only 1 appt around may and it was to see a lady that asked me questions concerning ptsd off a computer then entered in my answers and it only took 15 min. I don't know if this lady was a doctor or a psychiatrist but she told me not to go into detail about anything. Most the questions were basic yes and no questions and asked about how much i drank and all. Then last month I got a sum of money put in my bank account and noticed it was from the us treasury va disabilty compensation. I called the VA to see if there was a mistake and they said no the money was mine and I had been diagnosed with PTSD and given a 30% rating. I have freinds and neighbors that are going through this process and have had to have multiple appts with a psychiatrist and talk in detail about events during their service that caused their PTSD. Some of them are still going through it and some have completed their evaluations and they have told me it was very strange that I got diagnosed and assighned a disabilty rating without actually talking in detail with a psychitrist. I was wandering what you all think and if anything like this has happened to any of you all. I have been told I was cheated by the VA because of the mess they are in right now with long wait times for appts. so they just assighned me a rating so my claim can get moved along and processed more quickly. I have been told to file an appeal, some told my to contact a lawyer I don't know what to do. I would just like to know what dotor/psychitrist sighned of on a diagnosis with out ever seeing me or talking to me. Any suggestions from your experiences with the VA would be appreciated thank you.
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Hey I have had a strange experience with my c&p claim. I started my claim in january of this year. I have had only 1 appt around may and it was to see a lady that asked me questions concerning ptsd off a computer then entered in my answers and it only took 15 min. I don't know if this lady was a doctor or a psychiatrist but she told me not to go into detail about anything. Most the questions were basic yes and no questions and asked about how much i drank and all. Then last month I got a sum of money put in my bank account and noticed it was from the us treasury va disabilty compensation. I called the VA to see if there was a mistake and they said no the money was mine and I had been diagnosed with PTSD and given a 30% rating. I have freinds and neighbors that are going through this process and have had to have multiple appts with a psychiatrist and talk in detail about events during their service that caused their PTSD. Some of them are still going through it and some have completed their evaluations and they have told me it was very strange that I got diagnosed and assighned a disabilty rating without actually talking in detail with a psychitrist. I was wandering what you all think and if anything like this has happened to any of you all. I have been told I was cheated by the VA because of the mess they are in right now with long wait times for appts. so they just assighned me a rating so my claim can get moved along and processed more quickly. I have been told to file an appeal, some told my to contact a lawyer I don't know what to do. I would just like to know what dotor/psychitrist sighned of on a diagnosis with out ever seeing me or talking to me. Any suggestions from your experiences with the VA would be appreciated thank you.
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