ptsd Results From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Treatment Team (pct)

[betrayed]

I start anger management group theraphy for 8 weeks next week and I also start PTSD Education Group therapy next week for eight weeks. I guess I am officially diagnosed with PTSD now. I am waiting for the copies of my last few physch appointments and cant wait to see PTSD listed in AXIS I of a pysch diagnosis.

Then I will have to call my VSO and tell him, and make him eat the words I will never win a PTSD claim, I am still waiting on a PTSD C&P

[Pete53]

Good luck with your treatment. If you don't feel like your VSO is on your side maybe you should look for another one?

Being treated by the VA for PTSD is one part of three parts that you need to win your claim. You also need a connection to your service usually an opinion by an MD showing your current diagnosis and offering an opinion that your service caused it does the trick and also for PTSD you will still need to show a stressor that you can prove. Plus what they call continuity or how it has been a problem for you between now and your Service.

Hadit can help you perfect your claim.

[Tbird]

I start anger management group theraphy for 8 weeks next week and I also start PTSD Education Group therapy next week for eight weeks. I guess I am officially diagnosed with PTSD now. I am waiting for the copies of my last few physch appointments and cant wait to see PTSD listed in AXIS I of a pysch diagnosis.

Then I will have to call my VSO and tell him, and make him eat the words I will never win a PTSD claim, I am still waiting on a PTSD C&P

pace yourself, anger management is very good, remember the whole claims process can make you very angry...so keep an eye on your symptoms.

[betrayed]

the whole claims process can make you very angry...so keep an eye on your symptoms.

Yes I agree and thats why I have been in the pysch ward twice, I keep telling the doctors that the stress of all this crap is gonna give me a heart attck or a stroke. I have much anger and hatred against the VA for the way they have treated me.....................

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As far as service connection the doctor told me anyone who was in law enforcement for 20 years is going to have PTSD, he told me I would never recover and it will never go away. I will always be hypervigilent and on the constant look out for danger.

In March I sent in three stressor letters which all can be verified very easily, death of two military crew mates and a collisoin at sea.

I have seven more stressor letters (all law enforcement related) with buddy letters for two of them. My service record documents 20 years military law enforcement, and 5 years reserve/auxiliary police work with a large city department and a county sherrifs department.

I have the diagnosis, I have the varifiable stressor letters, I have the Nexus to active duty, and I continue to have symptoms which prevent me from working.............The VA has done some ridiculus (SP?) things as far as my claims which causes all the anger, but I cant possibly forsee not winning my PTSD Claim.

[Guest jstacy]

Jim, also remember that the VA will do anything in their power to find the negative points to offset the posative points.

They will push the Law Enforcement issue to the maximum.

You should be expecting this so you can plan your next move.

[betrayed]

read these two articles

Residuals_of_Police_Occupational_Trauma.doc

The_Relationship_of_Posttraumatic_Stress_Disorder_to_Law_Enforcement.doc

[john999]

Jim

Put your anger to work and prepare the best claim possible. Every time you send in more evidence imagine your fist coming down on the RO's head. Winning your claim is the best revenge. I think everyone here has been F'ed over by the VA. We are all angry at the VA. That is why we are here I think. We are standing up and demanding to be compensated.