ptsd C&p Ptsd- Last Of The Exams But This Doctor Didn't

[Guest jangrin]

My husband Went to the VA today for the C&P exam for PTSD. This is how it went:

Wife was not allowed in the room during the exam

The doctor did not have the c-file “file folder” only the computer screen and a clip

board with a couple sheets of paper he printed off the computer.

Doctor did not have any records of my husband ever being treated by VA for

Mental health PTSD /Depression

No records from the examination of the Psychiatrist for Social Security

The only record he had was from The VARO in California where the Psychiatrist

diagnosed Chuckles with Depression and put him on medication.

The C&P doctor told my husband that he was going to increase his mediation but

was not treating him-

Then he told my husband that his diagnosis is Anxiety with PTSD as stressors. He

said he could not diagnosed him with PTSD as primary because he said it did not

effect my husband’s working? As you know my husband is on SSDI for physical

and mental disability.

Then he showed my husband the bottom of one of the papers that said “Stressors

Confirmed”

By the way my husband said the doctor was pleasant ( if that means anything)

NOW WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

[Berta]

Jangrin- you made such a good point-

so many vets keep their PTSD experiences in- and dont share-yet sharing can help them so much-

I am so glad your husband has your complete support and understanding.

I used to see vets new to the combat group meetings at the Vet center- sit there in silence-because they were so afraid to trust even other vets-

or thought their experience was too horrible, too unthinkable, too unbelievable-to even share -but

if they kept coming back, they soon realized that everyone else there was suffering just like them.

I was a civilian and they voted me into the group and I certainly knew I had to be non judgemental

no matter what I heard.

Some of it was very rough-

some made critical errors in decisions,some followed orders that ended in catastrophy-

and one thing was for sure- they were kids-most of them- fresh out of high school-in the Nam-

and had nothing even in their military training to teach them what they were really in for-

and as bad as the Nam was, it was the reception here at home when they got their DEROS, that even made things worse for them.

Jim- good for you to push the issue you had-

I have a vet so messed up due to diabetes- I told him , based on his claim to expect many C & Ps- DMII, vision,skin problems and heart at the very least-

He only got one C & P -just the diabetes one-they lowballed him and never considered his cataracts, and major atherosclerosis heart disease,which his medical evidence (from a real doctor) fully connects to his diabetes.

He did finally get the additional C & Ps. Sometimes you have to kick that mule.