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jlduty
I posted a little about this in another forum but it was structured as a question about my C&P so some of this may be a repeat for the frequent visitors. I had my C&P exam at the end of April. At that exam they asked if I had ever been depressed or seen a mental health professional. I said yes to both but that I had never been diagnosed with depression. I had seen a mental health professional back in 2012 when I was trying to get my chronic pain diagnosed (while I was Active Duty). It was basically an appointment to determine if my pain was "all in my head". That C & P examiner put in a request for a mental health exam. I got the appointment letter in the mail and went to my MH C & P last week. At my exam the Dr read the report from my appointment in 2012. The Dr said that she determined that the pain was not in my head and that the patient concurred. She also stated that the "patient suffers from depression and anxiety and needs to begin treatment. Will follow up in 2 weeks". I was only told the first part of this determination. She never told me that I had depression or anxiety. While I knew I was struggling, I did not know I was clinically depressed. It was a very rough time for me and I would have sought treatment if I had been told what she had determined in my appointment. I realize this forum is about VA questions, but does anyone have any input? Is there anything I can or should do about this?
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