Thanks for this video Canadian Veteran here.. Thanks for this video. I went through similar process here I had a good Dr do my assessment nice lady Doctor. 4 hr... long exam I Filed for my Diagnosis of PTSD ,Major Depression. Presently waiting for decision. Claims are estimated to tske 140 day to process. Canadian Vets are also given a percentage rating Monthly payments or Lump sum . This Dr is really nice I wish had a Dr like him
Good Day I watched almost every video and followed the information and in 7 months I got 100 percent P and T for PTSD I suggest if you watch these and follow what they say it works . Allison and Dr Alfred explain so much I filed by myself and Only had a VSO after I had already filed Glad I watched these so grateful
I am dreading my PTSD C&P exam. I have been receiving treatment for almost two years and just now feeling like I can fully trust my BH therapist. Not sure how you can be expected to talk about your darkest moments with someone you have only known for 20 minutes. I haven't even talked about these things with my wife......?????
I genuinely appreciate your discussions as I have many detailed questions you cover. I was awarded a Purple Heart and Silver Star as a combat medic serving with the Marines in Vietnam. My challenge is finally dealing with the issues that happened so long ago. Your information is helping me in many ways. A big thanks to both of you.
More power to you, brother. Service connection is service connection whether it happened 5 months or 60 years ago. I was in from ‘79 to ‘92, applied in late 2019, got 80% right off the bat, increased to 90% for the secondary of depression (could barely get out of bed some days and thinking about…well, you know). With the crazy VA math I am technically at 94%, one % point away from being rounded up to 100%. I got fired for the first time in my life this year- memory issues and problems with stress adaptability and anger. I am unsure if I should even try for another job in my field I have been in for 40 years. I am going for 100 this month. I wish you a good VSO as I have- Ex-Marine, or someone knowledgeable to guide you through. This is not the time to ‘buck up’, it is time to tell the truth and stop covering things up or minimizing them.
Thank you. This bridged a gap over an otherwise gaping hole in my process of trying to get benefits for 30 years now. My C&P examiner stood behind his profession 100%, but never once, made me feel as if I were falling into yet another dark place thats so common in my day to day. He too was a bridge for me. It's good to know that just watching your video shows that you, Alfred, and Alison, keep the human element of understanding. That's comfort that helps ease the complications, and sometimes, embarrassing talks, someone like me feels, and has to go through, and having to explain, when otherwise, an uncomfortable conversation to share with strangers. Your videos are very helpful.
I had a private doctor DBQ and refused to go to VA Back C&P exam. I instructed the VA to rate me based on what I submitted. They did and I went from 20% to 70%. 38 CFR is clear, for new claims they must rate you, even without their C&P.
That doesn’t work for PTSD. A VA doctor or va paid doctor must diagnose it. You can submit a private opinion, but for PTSD the VA wants you to use their expert.
@@showmeyourdaleel6568 You are correct. If you look at the M21 manual , it says what you just said. Initial PTSD claim has to be diagnosed by VA or VA C&P examiner
@@arrow_head24 I never said PTSD. My claim was for my back. And my comment had zero to do with what type of exam and everything to do with having to attend a C&P for a NEW claim. I didn't go to the one the VA scheduled because I had a complete and actionable DBQ by a private doc and 38 CFR states they must rate me based on the evidence on hand, and they did. So, stop assuming.
@@showmeyourdaleel6568 Perhaps, if that is in writing. Anyway, my comment was a general one just to let veterans know that if they have a private doctor fill out the DBQ , completely and accurately, (except PTSD per you) they don't have to submit to VA C&P., unless they really want to.
I had a MDD C&P and my examiner was really bland and just went down thr DBQ list. I was expecting some more digging into my mental health but my mental health history is very lengthy and extensive. Took all of maybe 20 minutes. I only gave him the information he asked for. He didn't ask much.
I’ve had very bad luck dealing with VSOs since the 90s it wasn’t until I started using a lawyer on my appeals that results happened . I tell co-workers to use a lawyer on an appeal it’s like having a guardian angel on you side .
Actually, any pre-existing condition, especially personality disorders, could be proven to be made worse by service (reinforcement of negative actions), and are therefor, very appropriately (any condition aggravated by service), service connected. Discounting all such disorders, as non-service connected point blank as this Psychologist did, shows a lot of bias.
What is the safety plan that you mentioned? Also, in regards to the C&P exams, what is the time window for appealing the results? I was approved for service connected compensation, but strongly feel that I was low balled and they down played the percentage and have at minimum , two dozen secondaries that can be tied to my disabilities, to take me from 90% service connected (60% combined) to the hundo club!
I just went the VA C&P exam, and I think it was a scheme. How can it be explained that I went to the exam in Wednesday afternoon, and received a letter from the VA Friday in the mail that I was denied? Seems to me that the results was already decided before the exam was completed.
I have been recently diagnosed with PTSD. I have 2 strong stressors. The first is a non-combat incident where I was assaulted with a discharging CS cannister, with strong medical evidence. The 2nd was a Classified Mission to transport teenage Iraqi boys who were shot in the chest execution style. That really screwed me up. Which one should I use?
I just had a c&p exam for mst ptsd. I researched the dr. And he has lost his credentials 4 times. I don't feel it went very good. I was not allowed to talk about all of my problems only what he ask about. If it was bad I will call cck.
I have had my general medical C&P exam but they said that they currently only offer virtual mental health C&P exams and there is no available dates. How long should / will I have to wait to get my mental C&P exam.
After years of fighting I finally got noticed of a scheduling for a C&P exam. When I called the VA to ask what I need, they told me not to worry about anything because it’s going to be a paper C&P exam and that the doctor would review my claim and represent me to the VA with their findings. Have you ever heard of a “paper C&P? What is it? How can a doctor accurately represent me without interviewing or evaluating me?
This is good to &ave copies of your service medical records. This is connection between service and present conditions. Im going to try to get SMC O or R1 for and injury i endured in service and still currently effecting me and my daily life. Keep your service medical records on standby because it can definitely help more to benefit you fr an increase in rating. Never leave the service without it.
Some examiners are terrible!!! My initial PTSD C&P was horroble. She did not asked me about the stressor or symptoms. Denied me. I have PTSD and MDD diagnosed at the VA hospital!!!
I dont have medical, and after service, I never went to receive treatment because i can't afford it...c&p is in two weeks. How can i get free therapy....
What if I’m already diagnosed. Will the C&P exam be done just to confirm, say for example a ptsd diagnosis or major depression while on Active Duty so already service connected.
I had a C&P examiner not even have my records. Told me to call the VA. I called Records who wanted me to send them to me to print out over 800 pages....Oh hell no. Not my job.
Question for you...I had a recent C&P exam for Major Depression and the rater listed me with 4 symptoms from 30%, 3 symptoms from 50%, and 3 symptoms from 70%. I can't find a regulation to state how the VA will rate me but do they rate based on the range the majority of the symptoms fall in or the range the highest symptoms fall?
@@MrOmar0021 Yes I understand your reply but I think my question was unclear. So let's say you have three symptoms chronic sleep disorder, depressed mood, anxiety and one other that falls into the 30%, but then you have three symptoms and a 50% similar to the previous and three symptoms in the 70%. Do they give you 30% because more of your symptoms fall in that range? From my experience I just got rated 100% PNT The majority of the symptoms did fall into the 30% but they went with the more severe symptoms. That's my update. The reason I asked the question is because in doing research I noticed that there was a site that said it would be 30% cuz more symptoms fall into that range. I sent it a statement of support a claim to rebute this in advance. I don't know if it help but they did rate me at 70% which is what I wanted!
@@buzzsawyer2289 🔥❣️🔥❣️ Yes regardless of you having 30% 3-4 symptoms and the amount on the others, by VA Law and 38CFR they have to rate you in regards to the worst symptoms of each disability. Which seems it’s what happened in your case and is correct ! BUT in most cases Examiners/Raters make the mistake in ignorance of the VA Law and rate based on the higher amount of symptoms in lower %.
@@MrOmar0021 Yes And that's what I posed. I noted that depressed mood doesn't have any quantification of severity whereas near constant depression and anxiety does any have to leverage that over let's say the static symptom that shows no frequency. I read a post somewhere that that's how they figure out what range it falls in and I couldn't find any help. I lost so much sleep over it. Thank God I went with my gut your father statement is support acclaim. I got really good with regulations and statement support of claims from this recent claim. I'm now 100% P&T
@@buzzsawyer2289 Mmm understood, was the decision short after exam or did it take a month? My normal anxiety coupled with the VA Process anxiety is killing me. Have one last C&P exam and then the waiting game
I just got some old medical records that I didn't know I could get and they should help my PTSD claim and I didn't know if I could get them entered in my claims file now. And could I bring them to my c&p exam that's coming up. Thank you
My first C&P for mental health was a waste of time. The doctor asked me two questions, the second one I couldn't understand him. He was Greek and has a really hard accent to understand. I asked him to repeat the question and he said, "Ok, I've heard enough." The entire call lasted five minutes. It would have been shorter if I didn't ask him a question at the end. Then the prick denied me. Two questions, one answer. Higher level review didn't care. I'm waiting for another C&P now.
I submitted a personal statement (21-4138) with my ptsd claim. But I realize that I didn’t fully and clearly describe my symptoms and experience. Would it be advisable to submit another 21-4138 in this claim providing more clarity and detail of symptoms?
Read the denial and get the reason. Then get an appointment and a document that refutes the denial reason. Then file a supplemental claim with the new evidence.
I have watched a few of these videos with this doctor and I'm beginning to question the quality of service I just got with my 10 min ptsd c&p exam the "dr" was about as indepth as a wall and worked as hard to get to figure out the issue as a dead cat. I would probably got farther with the dead cat to be honestly. I fucking hate people
You guys need to remember that not everyone knows short initials for acronyms. Don't be lazy and throw out letters like C&P thinking everyone knows what that is. Please. I've been listening to some of the postings. But end up only getting some of what is said.
Could you please explain just how the vA provides an overall disability rating. In other words, does a 60% and a 40% rating for different disabilities necessarily add to 100% or some lower number? What is their formula? Confusing because my total is less than the parts for my total VA disability.
I had similar questions I was instructed to look at the va compensation calculator other then that I know from my own experience that If you have a 70% disability rating then if you get under a per say 50% on another rating it will not go over a total 70% but if you get a total 75% or between 75% and 80% they round up to 80% with the rating
@@Blaxspirit Your example clarifies the question. I assume then the only way to get to 100% is to get a rating of 100%. That is the math as I see it. Did I miss something?
@ketoman8873 it's wonky, but easy to understand once it's explained. Say you get a rating of 50%, that means 50% of you is still good. Say you get a second rating of 50%; that's 50% of your remaining good 50%, so it takes you to 75...which rounds up to 80%. At that point, you have 20% good left. Say you get another disability rated at 50%. That is 50% of your remaining 20%, so raises you from 80 to 90% disabled. Say you get ANOTHER disability rated 50%. That bumps you to 95% which rounds up to 100%. The higher you get, the more it requires to get to the next rating. I'm not saying it's right, but it's the way they rate
The presentation should read : Clinical psychologist( Ph.D. )" not " Doctor " . I asked my " older C & P " Doctor " how many covid shots have you had - he said four. I told him he should have had six [ initial covid 19 (2) , boosters (2), bivalent boosters (2) ] .This told me I'm being evaluated by a " Doctor " who doesn't take care of business and is not conscientious . Shakespeare wrote , " the patient must minister to himself "and the DSTM - 5 is a folio for half -wits ( everything is a mental illness ) .
38min in "what if the # comes in as spam" don't think you're understanding what that means to us older vets. SCARES THE FRACK OUTTA ME! I don't answer unknown numbers.
cfr 38 3.326 section A and B states that your own private doctors dbq is key word “adequate” I’m not a lawyer but I would highly say to never go to a c&p if you have adequate examination and records from your own doctors especially for mental health. It’s states they need to use your doctors report for compensation purposes. Never trust a c&p examiner they have NO right in my opinion to form ANY sort of diagnosis who the hell are they!! Your own doctor knows you better some some quack who makes a diagnosis in 15 minutes. Better off being denied and apealonf them with a lawyer these rating “idiots” aka specialist do not even know the CFR and the appeal will trump a moron who does follow the rules. I been there fk the VA study the cfr know the cfr and you won’t even need a lawyer and always select to take it right down to a hearing in person in Washington because that shows you mean business and the likely hood they even want you to go to Washington is nill. Cite the cfr and they won’t have a leg to stand on … but make sure you do at minimum have a lawyer look over your doctors dbq and nexus if you try and fight this on your own.
