ptsd Decision For Ptsd Rating

[Tower_Rat]

I just wanted to say thankyou to everyone for all your help on my claim. I couldnt have gotten this far on it without the experts here at hadit. Ive included some of the pages that were in it and scanned them for this. They only used one stressor out of about 10 that I gave them to investigate. The one they used to verify was not even the worst one but, the only one they could verify, and that was only with a buddy statement. So basically the benefit of the doubt was given to me I guess. I noticed on the IU they stated that even though they use the SSA records which were determined with the VAMC records that their two seperate entities and that they have different ways of evaluating the disabilies. They took one line from the SSA records stating that I have anxiety and personality disorder NOS and said that it wasnt PTSD even though in the SSA records it does state its PTSD also. The doctors all state chronic PTSD, depression, panic disorder, agoraphobia, general anxiety, adjustment disorder and personality disorder NOS. Its like they didnt even read the PTSD part. The VA C&P doesnt even talk about anything other than PTSD being my axis I I do think this is a last ditch effort of the VA to do this. They sent me the Voc Rehab form but, I cant fill it out because I cant work anyway due to my disabilites. The VA agrees and the SSA agrees also but, the claim doesnt what a bunch of BS

Thanx everyone

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[john999]

Tower Rat

The VA is being dense on purpose regarding what SSA said about you. You need a good IMO to refute the bullshit that the VA said in your decison, and to say that your anxiety that disables you is PTSD. What do they think PTSD is besides a severe anxiety disorder? That is really an awful rating decision.

[Guest jstacy]

Tower RAt, Nod/ appeal/ Fight. Get another IMO if you have to. This situation is ubsurd. i also have an IU claim in and I am 70 percent but I expect them to deny it anyway,

[Cavman]

jstacy:

Do you have an IMO saying you are unemployable?

Cavman

[Berta]

The VA qeustioned the doc's rationale and the doc said he was "unable to work for one year."

Tower Rat- would this doctor be able to support this opinion better?

Was this an IMO or a VA doctor?

Haven't read this all yet but that stood out to me right away-

so does this- "you arrived at the exam with a carefully organized folder documenting your treatment and disabilities."

Does that mean a PTSD vet does not have profound PTSD? NO!

The GAf score----- did you see any SSA doctors at all?

Is it possible that they gave you a lower GAF?

They sure are holding to the statement from SSA as to other "multiple" disorders as well as PTSD-

What does the actual SSA award state?

I sure would NOD this-

You obviously did a very good job with the buddy statement.

Although they couldn't find the actual event, this statement "corroborated" your statement and the buddy -they found- was in the same unit, time and place-as the stressor.

This is what a good buddy statement is-

corroboration with MOS or same unit as an eye witness at same time and place of event-

Excellent ----Tower Rat-

You are getting some retro- it might pay to get another IMO.

[john999]

Istacy

When I got rated 70% the VA denied IU because of half a sentence taken out of context from one of my doctors. They went over my evidence with a microscope to find a reason deny IU. This really pissed me off since the doctors gave me GAF's of 40 and I had been service connected for 30 years when I finally became unemployable. Once you get your 70% you will get the IU but the VA will try anything to discourage you from getting that 100% pay rate and the bennies. No question in my mind that the VA compensation system is adversarial and that the VA plays dirty pool to deny. When they granted IU they specically denied Chapter 35 and I had to fight to get that. I feel that anything you get from the VA you deserve.

[Tower_Rat]

Hey Berta The doctor that they didnt like that was helping me was a VA doctor that was getting ready to retire. He's retired now and no longer works for the VA system. Funny they shot down their own Docs statement. He even told me the VA was mad at him for helping veterans, and he couldnt understand why these younger docs dont just diagnose what the problems are. When he diagnosed me and helped me with that letter he wrote he told me that he didnt care what the VA did that he was going to help me.

I have also had a bunch of GAF scores all much lower than that. I figured they would just take the average of them all which wouldve put me at least at the 70 percentile mark for compensation benefit but, it seems they magically raised my GAF score as well to fit their needs.

The actual SSA award states for PTSD, depression, and non specific personality disorder. You would think they wouldve looked at all the SSA records. They said they had them all and I turned in what I thought they might not have but, I guess they didnt consider them. Ill post the social security records and the format there in so you can see that it says anxiety disorders on the first page and then the SSA breaks it down into PTSD and depression, and personality disorder NOS.

Thanx for the comment about the buddy statement, I really tried on that one and when I turned it in to the VA thats when the RO started calling me at home.

I do think im going to need another opinion outside the VA I had one but, it was from a medical doctor and not a psychiatrist so I think they ignored his. If I have to Im going to get Doc Clawson who works with Dr Bash on the psychiatry end. 2500 bucks though for it but, it will be worth it. I spoke with him last september and he said if i get low balled to call him because my GAF was low enough he said that I should at least get schedular 100 percent. Ill have to follow up on it.

Thank you everyone for your comments and taking an interest on my claim.