Higher level review

[Joey Ross]

OK, I need some advice. I started a HLR in March 2020, and had a new C&P in August of 2020. VA has been waiting on records from JSRRC since then. By my MOS (11B1P), and awards (SWASM, etc.) , plus being in a combat zone and my C&P I'm uploading, should I file to have the VA process my claim with what they have, or wait for them to finish with the records request that could take God knows how long.

 

Edited June 3, 2021 by Joey Ross

[Joey Ross]

4 hours ago, GBArmy said:

Joey Sorry but I don't know anything that you want to hear. Seems your choices are 1) continue to wait, 2)tell them to proceed with what they have 3)submit an IRIS inquiry and see if they will provide more info as to what they are looking for, or 4) ask a VSO or lawyer to look in VBMS and see if there is info there as to why. Not very time efficient or likely good options to be sure. I personally would not do #2; possibly #3 is what I'd try next myself.Maybe others have a better alternative.

I'm waiting on a IRIS inquiry as of Tuesday this week

[Buck52]

I would think after reading your C&P REPORT that would be enough and it looks to me like you should get a 100% PTSD Rating  although you have a MDD We can only have or be rated for one MH condition but you can still have a diagnosis for the other.

If they need the stressor where you and your unit was checking out the mind fields and ended up being dummies  that maybe in your unit morning reports also defending the perimeter from the Kurds that should also be in your unit morning reports, if you have a buddy that was with you back then and you can get in touch   ask him if he has any records from back then with y'all unit and locations that you endured.

if you have any recollection of the locations and dates  within 10 days of what you describe to  the C&P Examiner , you can use your lay statement  by saying what the country side looked like  what time of the year was it?  was it Christmas Time? Easter, your birthday...name any special day or date that helps you remember, name your company commander , officer in charge, ect,,ect,,, name some of your buddies that was with you during this time, if you remember the name or names of some of the special operations you were ordered to be ,>>in name those too. they will check this all out and if found to be true and of merit   they can use this to help make a decision. on your stressor.

In my opinion if they check this all out and found to be of merit  you should be rated 100% for your PTSD.

KEEP GOING TO TREATMENT ASK ABOUT BREATHING TREATMENTS  IT HELPS MY PTSD AND MY DOG IS A GREAT HELP  ITS COMFORTING FOR ME.

i WISH YOU THE BEST OUTCOME   HANG IN THERE. <<< (NO PUN INTENDED)

Edited April 18, 2021 by Buck52

[Buck52]

Joey Ross

check out this MH rating formula chart below,  compare what the C&P EXAMINER put an X in all the boxes to, to confirm your rating criteria for your correct rating.  check all the boxes with an X in them and compare your symptoms to this rating formula chart...do this so you won't get a low-ball rating.....here is the MH Rating chart,

General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders

   Rating

Total occupational and social impairment, due to such symptoms as: gross impairment in thought processes or communication; persistent delusions or hallucinations; grossly inappropriate behavior; persistent danger of hurting self or others; intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living (including maintenance of minimal personal hygiene); disorientation to time or place; memory loss for names of close relatives, own occupation, or own name. 100%

Occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, due to such symptoms as: suicidal ideation; obsessional rituals which interfere with routine activities; speech intermittently illogical, obscure, or irrelevant; near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately and effectively; impaired impulse control (such as unprovoked irritability with periods of violence); spatial disorientation; neglect of personal appearance and hygiene; difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances (including work or a worklike setting); inability to establish and maintain effective relationships. 70%

Occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to such symptoms as: flattened affect; circumstantial, circumlocutory, or stereotyped speech; panic attacks more than once a week; difficulty in understanding complex commands; impairment of short- and long-term memory (e.g., retention of only highly learned material, forgetting to complete tasks); impaired judgment; impaired abstract thinking; disturbances of motivation and mood; difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships. 50%

Occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks (although generally functioning satisfactorily, with routine behavior, self-care, and conversation normal), due to such symptoms as: depressed mood, anxiety, suspiciousness, panic attacks (weekly or less often), chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss (such as forgetting names, directions, recent events). 30%

Occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms which decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress, or symptoms controlled by continuous medication. 10%

A mental condition has been formally diagnosed, but symptoms are not severe enough eit

to interfere with occupational and social functioning or to require continuous medication.

Edited April 18, 2021 by Buck52

[Joey Ross]

3 hours ago, Buck52 said:

I would think after reading your C&P REPORT that would be enough and it looks to me like you should get a 100% PTSD Rating  although you have a MDD We can only have or be rated for one MH condition but you can still have a diagnosis for the other.

If they need the stressor where you and your unit was checking out the mind fields and ended up being dummies  that maybe in your unit morning reports also defending the perimeter from the Kurds that should also be in your unit morning reports, if you have a buddy that was with you back then and you can get in touch   ask him if he has any records from back then with y'all unit and locations that you endured.

if you have any recollection of the locations and dates  within 10 days of what you describe to  the C&P Examiner , you can use your lay statement  by saying what the country side looked like  what time of the year was it?  was it Christmas Time? Easter, your birthday...name any special day or date that helps you remember, name your company commander , officer in charge, ect,,ect,,, name some of your buddies that was with you during this time, if you remember the name or names of some of the special operations you were ordered to be ,>>in name those too. they will check this all out and if found to be true and of merit   they can use this to help make a decision. on your stressor.

In my opinion if they check this all out and found to be of merit  you should be rated 100% for your PTSD.

KEEP GOING TO TREATMENT ASK ABOUT BREATHING TREATMENTS  IT HELPS MY PTSD AND MY DOG IS A GREAT HELP  ITS COMFORTING FOR ME.

i WISH YOU THE BEST OUTCOME   HANG IN THERE. <<< (NO PUN INTENDED)

The protest was on July 13th 1991 in Northern Iraq on bridge at Turkish border. They have pics of my at the stressor, plus book of my unit in Northern Iraq. They have news paper stories of the stressor I upload from Stars and stripes

Edited April 18, 2021 by Buck52

[Joey Ross]

4 minutes ago, Joey Ross said:

The protest was on July 13th 1991 in Northern Iraq on bridge at Turkish border. They have pics of my at the stressor, plus book of my unit in Northern Iraq. They have news paper stories of the stressor I upload from Stars and stripes

I'm the first guy in second picture

Kurd protest.pdf Blue Falcons Strike Iraq 1991.pdf

[Joey Ross]

2 minutes ago, Joey Ross said:

I'm the first guy in second picture

Kurd protest.pdf 303.79 kB · 0 downloads Blue Falcons Strike Iraq 1991.pdf 11.89 MB · 0 downloads

What more could they possible need. It blows my mind