I have a C&P coming up for my General Anxiety claim; it is secondary to my back and chronic pain. I am going to take my wife since she and my daughter are affected by it more than me.
Should I have my wife and daughter write up statements of support, describing my mental state and how they are impacted??
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By all means. You also, in you own words, should say how your anixiety disorder/depression effects you and your family. Describe how often you have the atttacks and what brings them own. If there is adverse behavior now is the time to speak up. A lot of people post their letters for editing before they turn them in. You can PM it to one of the elders/moderators. Good Luck.
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Have the letters notarized that way the VA seems to give them more weight.
My rating decision turned around very quick... about 3 weeks after my C&P.
I was rated 50% for anxiety secondary to my back pain..
They upped my rating for my left leg partial paralysis to 40%
And my back rating stayed at 40%..
Total combined rating of 80%..
Thanks for the advice... The statements of support were cited in the abstract of the decision, so they really did help. Also I took my wife to the c&P, and the psychologist would not let her in, so I actually had a panic attack during the C&P. I was really not prepared for that scenario and it freaked me out.
And they connected to my back pain by basically saying it was at least as likely as not caused by my chronic back pain. so it was a coin toss, which put it in my favor.
thanks everyone
I was rated 50% for anxiety secondary to my back pain..
They upped my rating for my left leg partial paralysis to 40%
And my back rating stayed at 40%..
Total combined rating of 80%..
Thanks for the advice... The statements of support were cited in the abstract of the decision, so they really did help. Also I took my wife to the c&P, and the psychologist would not let her in, so I actually had a panic attack during the C&P. I was really not prepared for that scenario and it freaked me out.
And they connected to my back pain by basically saying it was at least as likely as not caused by my chronic back pain. so it was a coin toss, which put it in my favor.
thanks everyone
QUOTE (airborne18 @ Apr 19 2009, 01:23 AM) 
My rating decision turned around very quick... about 3 weeks after my C&P.
I was rated 50% for anxiety secondary to my back pain..
They upped my rating for my left leg partial paralysis to 40%
And my back rating stayed at 40%..
Total combined rating of 80%..
Thanks for the advice... The statements of support were cited in the abstract of the decision, so they really did help. Also I took my wife to the c&P, and the psychologist would not let her in, so I actually had a panic attack during the C&P. I was really not prepared for that scenario and it freaked me out.
And they connected to my back pain by basically saying it was at least as likely as not caused by my chronic back pain. so it was a coin toss, which put it in my favor. did you have this in your smr's or did this manifest itself lone after service.
thanks everyone
I was rated 50% for anxiety secondary to my back pain..
They upped my rating for my left leg partial paralysis to 40%
And my back rating stayed at 40%..
Total combined rating of 80%..
Thanks for the advice... The statements of support were cited in the abstract of the decision, so they really did help. Also I took my wife to the c&P, and the psychologist would not let her in, so I actually had a panic attack during the C&P. I was really not prepared for that scenario and it freaked me out.
And they connected to my back pain by basically saying it was at least as likely as not caused by my chronic back pain. so it was a coin toss, which put it in my favor. did you have this in your smr's or did this manifest itself lone after service.
thanks everyone
did you have this in your smr's or did this manifest itself lone after service.
If you are not working they should give you TDIU 100%. Also don't forget Social Security and do you have agoraphobia? If you do and you get 100% they are supposed to give you and S Rating for Housebound.
Good Luck
Good Luck
Should and "will" are two different things.
Not working, in itself, isn't indicative of unemployability. There are many more factors the VA will need to consider before granting IU. You have to prove to the VA that you are unemployed due to your SC conditions and not anything else. Strong evidence would include SSD award and an IMO. Also, if you were terminated or left your last job due to your SC conditions would factor in as strong evidence.
dh
Not working, in itself, isn't indicative of unemployability. There are many more factors the VA will need to consider before granting IU. You have to prove to the VA that you are unemployed due to your SC conditions and not anything else. Strong evidence would include SSD award and an IMO. Also, if you were terminated or left your last job due to your SC conditions would factor in as strong evidence.
dh
QUOTE (Pete53 @ Oct 4 2009, 11:15 AM)
If you are not working they should give you TDIU 100%. Also don't forget Social Security and do you have agoraphobia? If you do and you get 100% they are supposed to give you and S Rating for Housebound.
Good Luck
Good Luck
QUOTE (airborne18 @ Apr 19 2009, 01:23 AM)
... Also I took my wife to the c&P, and the psychologist would not let her in,...
My wife was not allowed in the C&P exam either. Also, the Ph.D. examiner told me any documents that I give her will be thrown away. I left copies of the documents with her anyway. Very unpleasant experience. The examiner was distant and disengaged. Later I checked her credentials, She got her degree six months earlier.
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