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received a letter from DAV yesterday. they say the VA proposing to decrease my 100 to 70 for PTSD. any suggestions?
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hey tirednnc, why would they do that?, have you according to your doc improved? or do you have any other conditions? I would be baffled by this,I don't know if you are close to your regional office, but go,and find out why, or call.
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i had a c&p last month. i was told by that doctor she would rate me permanent. i am 30 for hypothyroidism. i am awaiting for my official letter from the VA to see what comes next
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hey tirednc,sometimes the Dav gets it wrong,I have seen evidence of that,they get their wires crossed, so lets pray that is the case, also,go to your release of info place in the records department of the Va, and request a copy of the doctors report, then you will know for sure what was said, because sometime the rating board doesn't see everything, but if you have the docs report,they cannot really argue.
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rec'd my new rating on Sat. it states my GAF of 50, says i am evaluated at 70 and not 100 any longer. could i apply for TDIU with this new rating of 80. and would i be paid at 100 and would my daughter get chapter 35 benefits?
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I believe that you could apply for the TDIU,but I believe you will lose the chapter 35 benifits. and Like I said before, get a copy of the docs report, then you can go from there, do you have ibs, or chronic tiredness? put in a claim for that or fibrommyalgia(SP), headaches, if you beleive that you have anything due to your service, file, till they are blue in the face,
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have you ever watched heartbreak ridge,and when the dude is falling out of the run, gunny told them don't give the p@@@@@ the satisfaction of you falling out, you need to go for it , go for what you know.
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talked with my VA phychiatrist today. he said he rated my GAF a 52 cause he learned a 40 is really bad. asked my did my PTSD keep me from working and i told him yes. he asked why and i told him the truth about me. he said he was sorry and he only administers my medicine. what a piece of shit. my c&p doctor last word was she would rate me unable to work. i am requesting my c&p exams to see what exactly was said and put on paper. do my doc statement out weigh the c&p doctor. i have a IU form on file and was used for evidence but not addressed in the rating letter
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I hope they don't screw you up like that. I'm posting the schedule of ratings for PTSD (Adjustment Disorder) here for you so you can see how they may be evaluating you:
9440 Chronic adjustment disorder
General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders:
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 either to interfere with occupational and social functioning or to require continuous medication 0
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hey Gale, where did you get this info? also I thinkhe should get a reride,don'tyou? I did not snub you on face book, I think it is a weird place to have alot of info, so I am no longer on face book. We still love you Gale.
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Mortar man, Not to step in on a conversation but I for one agree with you about facebook!
quote:Originally posted by mortar man: hey Gale, where did you get this info? also I thinkhe should get a reride,don'tyou? I did not snub you on face book, I think it is a weird place to have alot of info, so I am no longer on face book. We still love you Gale.
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