Chronic Pain Syndrome

[63Charlie]

Is Chronic Pain Syndrome categorized by VA as a psychiatric disorder?

Did things change under the revisions of DSM-5 so now it is Somatic Symptom Disorder?

[brokensoldier244th]

That's what the DSM says. VA just follows it, unless there is some kind of direct pain causing manifestation like rheumatoid disorder, or it is subsumed by another physical diagnosis

[63Charlie]

 A judge at the Board stated/ruled my chronic pain was part of my psychological disabilities and said it was service connected.

VA never awarded it.

A DBQ by a Psy.D (claims file record) stated my chronic pain is intertwined/comorbid with my service connected depression and service connected anxiety and diagnosed me with somatic symptom disorder.

A recent remand from the CAVC to the BVA resulted in a DROC decision denying service connection for chronic pain stating there is no diagnosis for this condition.

Is this a CUE?

I appealed it to the BVA, not as a CUE

 

Edited October 15, 2022 by 63Charlie

[brokensoldier244th]

If it's already part of your SC MH rating it wouldn't be awarded again on its own basis. That would be pyramiding. 

[63Charlie]

They never rated it.

They denied it.

[63Charlie]

It was remanded and then denied service connection.

[pacmanx1]

19 minutes ago, brokensoldier244th said:

If it's already part of your SC MH rating it wouldn't be awarded again on its own basis. That would be pyramiding. 

While I do agree, there still should have been some kind of decision that addressed or stated this fact.

Edited October 15, 2022 by pacmanx1