Personality Disorder,

[Guest Jim S.]

More than a few of us have been classified with personality disorder by the military or the VA Examiner. I have been wondering how they determine one with one and how do they guage it's severity, so that they could differentiate it from a mental disorder.

I found it hard to believe that I had a personality disorder, since it was never noted prior to enlistment, nor during my psychological tests at enlistment, nor the absence of anything saying I had it during service, nor was it noted on my re-enlistment physical, and nor was it noted during my three month hospitalization after my psychotic episode.

It's strange to note that my so called personality disorder was only noted by the VA Examiner and has not been noted anyware in my medical records since and not in any of the last two plus years, in which I have been under treatment for associated disorders to my psychotic episode, for which the VA continues to deny as nothing new or material to my personality disorder, Still further to fail to address the psychotic episode as a mental disorder.

I have had my ups and downs while in the service, but I was never repermanded or had Capt. Mast for anything. My regular evaluations are average to above average, I went from Seaman Apprentice to Hospitalman Third Class in the first half of my first enlistment and was selected one of two endividuals to attend a specialty school in my unit, I was also recommended for an additional specialty school and advancement upon completion to Hospitalman Second Class. Somehow I don't see this as a servicman with a personality disorder that was unfit for duty or the reason for my psychotic episode.

I know I'm rambling along, but I have run out of things to do for my claim, while the VA does their thing, but to wonder how the VA could consider such an opinion, taking into the consideration besides the ups and down in my limited career, that my superiors thought well enough of me to recommend my request for re-enlistment and pass the re-enlistment physical too and to recommed advancement to the next high rate upon completion of this advace school.

I just wish their is a way to tell where your claim is in the stack of all the other claims. Something that tells you are number two or three in a stack of a dozen, something besides we have your claim and nothing new to report.

AAAHHHHHH!!!!!

Jim S.

Edited October 4, 2005 by Jim S.

[john999]

Sometimes they will give you the MMPI which is a psychological inventory that compares your answers on about 500 questions with those of people who have various mental disorders including personality disorders.

I did the MMPI for some college couselor many years ago and after he got the results he did not want to see me anymore. I think I came out as a psychopathic deviant with the same profile as someone on death row, ha ha.

[Wings]

Is anyone else having problems reading this thread of messages?! It seems like the first post should come up first, and then the conversation should follow - but with all the quoting and reverse threads, I can't make heads or tails of the natural order! I know Jim S. posted first! Is it me??? ~Wings

[Hoppy]

Is anyone else having problems reading this thread of messages?! It seems like the first post should come up first, and then the conversation should follow - but with all the quoting and reverse threads, I can't make heads or tails of the natural order! I know Jim S. posted first! Is it me??? ~Wings

Wings,

It might have something to do with the reply button on each message. When you reply to a message by clicking on the reply button on that message it might put it as a response to that message rather than follow the string in the chronological order of the posts. Thats my guess.

[Guest Jim S.]

I tried to print out what it is that happens, but it got so confusing, that is why the original post should be what you see at the top of the thread of replys. At least then you will always know right from the beginning what the original post was about.

I think it will clear up a lot of confusion if the original post appears at the top of the first page and not at the end of the last page. Also if you plan to post a reply, it would be better to use the Quick reply, unless you want to bring notice to something someone said in the thread. then use the Reply button for that particular response.

At least this way, things work more like we are occustom to, top to bottom, page one and so on, rather than in reverse. bottom to top or last page to first.

Jim S.

[john999]

Jim

You need to get it through your head that you need new medical evidence to get the personality disorder thing thrown out and get SC for a mental condition. Save your nickles and dimes and get an IMO. I have been through this personally and a medical opinion is what it takes to get the VA to change or add a mental condition to the personality disorder. You can argue with these bastards till the cows come home. One of the major signs of personality disorder is the inability to learn from experience.

[Pete53]

I agree with John. If the VA says you have a personality disorder you need a Doc to prove them wrong.