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My husband is currently 50% sc for depression, but put in for an increase. He is in process of being unemployed from a federal job because of his depression. At his "fit for duty" exam, the pysh. dr. wrote that he was "not fit because of his depression". My question is...would this be automatically 100% sc.

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sbrewer,

Just because a doctor writes that your husband is "not fit because of his depression" doesn't necassarily mean he will be automatically awarded 100%. The rest of the symptoms of your husbands depression must also coincide with that statement. One thing to keep in mind is both the 70% and 100% evaluations require a "severe occupational" impairment. Also to a certain degree the 50% rating also has occupational impairment as a criteria.

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1968,

I'm telling the veteran how it is. It has nothing to do with "winning" the claim, it's all about the medical evidence in the record.

It almost sounds by the tone of your post you would like me to 'coach' a veteran on how to get a 100% rating for depression. I won't do that. The medical evidence from the veteran's doctor will result in the appropriate evaluation. Not by me telling them 'how' to win a claim. There's a big difference!

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If it is not a slam dunk it is close to it. If he is service connected for depression and Doc says he can't work it is not to difficult for him to get it. He should also apply for SS and any benefits offered by his current work.

When was the last day he worked?

Good Luck and thank you for helping your Vet.

Veterans deserve real choice for their health care.

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Thats very true, but Vike17, you are not helping this Vet with their claim by saying that. Tell the Vet how to win..... not how to loose. It makes a BIG difference.

Army,

I think Vike's comments ARE coaching how to win the claim. To not say the truth is not helpful. To point out the truth - what has to happen to win is exactly what we all need - even if we don't like to hear it because it means we have more work to do.

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Sbrewer

If your husband gets the federal disability retirement it will help his case with the VA I think. It did mine. It is proof to an extent of IU. Get the SSA disability as well.

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I think Vike's statement did tell the vet how to win. The statement "not fit" don't mean a da___ thing to the VA. To get the 100 percent for depression or based on IU the vet must be declared unemployable. The IMO has to outline the affects of the disability on the vet to support the unemployable statement. So basically what Vike did was tell it like it is while stating what was needed to win the claim at the desired disability level. I am pro vet also Army. I have been threatened with removal from some pro VA sites on the internet. You know the ones where the vet is always wrong - or if VA did not approve his claim on the first go around then the vet is simply lying cause the VA never makes any mistakes. I agree with you that we have to provide the vet with the information needed to succeed in his/her claim which is what the requirements are. When I read Vike's post it seems to me that is exactly what he has done.

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