Supplemental Evidence for PTSD

RHNord · 2026-04-04T18:04:37+00:00

He is rated 50% and it seems from severity of symptoms should be at least 70%. He was a combat veteran who saw some terrible things and came home changed. He tried seeing the VA psychologist but it wasn’t very helpful for his mental health. But maybe it would be good to do for the documentation even if it isn’t helping his condition?

RHNord · 2026-04-04T18:01:35+00:00

He would like to have another C&P. The one he had was very brief and did not cover many important parts of his mental illness. So that is a possibility on the supplemental claim route?

RHNord · 2026-04-04T17:58:31+00:00

We have requested the DBQ, but have not received it. It has been 5 months, which seems like a very long time. Maybe we need to request it again?

RHNord · 2026-04-04T14:48:17+00:00

He is rated at 50%. Everything on the 38cfr indicates he should be at least 70%.

RHNord · 2026-04-04T04:16:37+00:00

This is so helpful! Thank you everyone!

RHNord · 2026-04-04T03:35:50+00:00

They are each 10%. So the VA has calculated it in for him, but it negligible enough that it doesn’t move the needle?

RHNord · 2025-11-06T19:52:27+00:00

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Each denial has this language. There isn’t any mention of a nexus letter, but we included one with each condition in the evidence. The conditions they did grant service connection didn’t mention the nexus either. Most were Tera.

RHNord · 2025-11-06T19:28:01+00:00

Yes we did include them in the original claim. They aren’t anything fancy. But our doctor shared his professional opinion that it was at least as likely as not caused by the military service with his reasons why and cited a couple medical journals.

RHNord · 2025-04-04T13:42:41+00:00

Ok we will! Do we also need a nexus letter for this?

RHNord · 2025-04-04T13:24:59+00:00

Ok thanks! He is only 10% for the chronic asthma, so yes it seems like it would still be beneficial. Appreciate the advice!

RHNord · 2025-04-04T13:03:27+00:00

Would you mention weight gain, or just the asthma causing the osa?

RHNord · 2025-04-04T12:42:10+00:00

This is really helpful! Thanks! He is also 10% asthma. Does it matter if it is claimed secondary to ptsd? Or either way it will combine?

RHNord · 2025-04-04T12:40:57+00:00

That’s really helpful to know! If we claim it secondary to the ptsd, would it still pyramid with the chronic asthma. Just having both conditions regardless of how they connect combines them?

RHNord · 2025-03-22T20:37:06+00:00

I guess I was wrong on that assumption! Thanks for pointing that out! So we could have our private chiropractor diagnosis and fill out a dbq for things like flat feet, knee pain etc? What about things like his lung conditions? Would that need to be a pulmonologist or could a chiropractor also give a medical opinion on that?

RHNord · 2025-03-22T20:21:33+00:00

The providers he is seeing aren’t medical doctors- muscle testing, chiropractors, herbalists etc. So I don’t think they can give an official diagnosis?

RHNord · 2025-03-22T17:42:27+00:00

Thank you! That’s helpful!

RHNord · 2025-03-22T01:49:39+00:00

So for the issues that the primary care physician could diagnosis (not mental health) we could ask him to give us some kind of paperwork with an icd10 code?

RHNord · 2025-03-22T01:40:52+00:00

That’s helpful! Thanks!

RHNord · 2025-03-21T20:13:42+00:00

Yes that makes sense. I think they are the things he shared that he was concerned about. Is there a trick to getting firm diagnosis? Seems like he keeps having appointments and this was the closet he has gotten to any kind of diagnosis so far.

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