Just got my decision! :)

[kidhuff3]

So its 40% but according to the page it should add up to 50%, also what does the differed and Active psychosis and gw mean? 

[Berta]

Hard to decifer the active psychosis /GW 

But the anxiety/depression claim was deferred...better than being an outright denial..maybe they are

waiting for something?

Is your inservice nexus to the anxiety/depression in your SMRs and/or established in any other way?

Could you comply with any requests they made for additional evidence?

 

[Berta]

I just googled active psychosis/GW and many things popped up ,some from vets wondering too what that meant such as:

http://vets.yuku.com/topic/139576#.V5p4PmgrJhE

 

[kidhuff3]

It should be, I had a surgery that went wrong in post surgical room I almost died. Maybe they had to ask a psych expert? 

[Berta]

Is that your reply to my question here:

"Is your inservice nexus to the anxiety/depression in your SMRs and/or established in any other way?"

I guess I mean- is that surgical error the cause for the anxiety and depression?

I found your past posts and this happened in a Military Hospital.

That means it happened in service. I assume you have some Psyche treatment records in your SMRs?

Did the SMRs reveal anything that confirms what actually happened ?

There are still movements to get the Feres Doctrine abolished.

The Feres Doctrine means a service person injured medically (or even killed) by Military malpractice has no way to really sue the Mil or get restitution.

Except the way you might get it...via the claims process.

I think the Military is better than the VA at covering up this stuff.

Then again VA killed my husband and did a very good job of trying to cover it up.

They failed however.

You have anxiety and depression from a very traumatic inservice event.

I just hope the VA sees it that way too,since they deferred that claim.

Otherwise you might need an IMO/IME.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 29, 2016 by Berta

[Carl the Engineer]

kid,

VA math...

30 + 10% = 37

37 + 10% = 43

43 is rounded down to 40%

you get 40%

and it only gets tougher the higher your rating is.  Its simply a percentage of whats left.  If you are 50% and get another 50%, you get half of whats left, only 25%.  So, the original 50% plus 50% of 50, or 25% for a total of 75%.  That is a simple explanation.  It gets more complicated with bilateral ratings, etc.

Fun with math,

Hamslice

 

[Carl the Engineer]

kid,

in addition, your raw score is 43, another 10% would get you a raw 49, rounded up to 50%.

And 50% is a biggy for VA benefits.

Hamslice