ptsd DAV Service Officer

[Buck52]

I went to the DAV office yesterday Ask  to File a PTSD Claim...all he did wa shave me to sign a POA or some form me allowing them to be my repersentive.

He put my name and social on the form 21-526ez and stated  I am fileing  for PTSD Compensation   had me to sign it  that was all

dated  and he said he will mail it to my RO...I ask him if that was the correct place to send it  and are we sending it in with out any information as to who diagnosed me or any medical evidence to support my claim...I said I was told I need to send the PTSD Claim to The Janesville Wi  VA Claim intake Center..he said  by send it to the RO it gets seen faster  I mention the claim centers digitized them on CD & sends them back to the RO he said so does the RO.. He also said it will take about a year for them to order all your records and after they get them in  usually 12 months   Then The VA will send me the thing I need to support my claim.

I wanted to submit my claim with some evidence With VA Progress Notes from myhealthvet from MH  but oh well?

What concerned me was he never put any thing down about my Diagnoses of PTSD down?

Anyway he sent it in to my RO here in Texas   Waco Tx

...my question is  

should I fire this DAV Service Officer   with over 40 years experience in VA Claims? This was  done on 10 -15-15

 

Anybody???

 

.............Buck

[john999]

Buck

 

 

                   Do you have CIB or any award, badge or medal for combat duty?  If you do all you need is the DX for PTSD from the VA because your stressor is conceded.   If you have any basis for the PTSD disability the VA will get around to sending you for C&P for PTSD.  Only the VA can make the initial DX of PTSD.  They have that rigged.  Once you get SC'ed for PTSD then a private shrink can help when you ask for increase.  For you this should not be too hard just time consuming getting ducks in a row.  All you need is a good percentage of the PTSD symptoms.

 

                             John

[Andyman73]

Thanks Andyman

 

I been in bed all day kinda under the weather  with the old flu bug   I' been  up and down the last 2 days...so my reply's may take a while.

 

................Buck

Hey Buck,

I hope you are feeling better!  Make sure you get your flu shot, cuz the flu kills thousands every year.

Andyman

[Buck52]

Thanks Johnn999 & Andyman

Yes I got my flu shot first part of Oct.

 

I still feel like crap can't seem to shake this bug with OTC Meds  so heading off to ''walk in;; today   sick call here I come.

Question I never was treated for PTSD until I was Dx this past summer   will that make it hard on my PTSD Claim?

I'll get back on here later this evening.

.............Buck