Becky,

I understand your concerns. Ultimately, it is something you have to decide for yourself if the risks outweigh the benefits in raising this issue. But I would point out that there are a great many Servicemembers and Veterans with mental health issues. These can be debilitating and are no less "real" than a physical wound.

By seeing someone and being on meds, you have probably gotten this documented enough to be have a good chance of success in getting your condition compensated by the VA. Whether this results in a rating will depend on your degree of disability.

That leaves the open question of your military disability benefits. If you decide that you want to pursue this, you likely need to be proactive. This includes being frank with your health care provider about your symptoms and limitations (which will also help with your treatment in the long run). Overall, the likelihood of success in getting rated will depend a great deal on the degree of your disability and how it impacts your duty performance.

If you have no success with getting your mental health issue rated now, you can still appeal. As with every case, you will tend to do better with addressing things earlier rather than later.

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Jason

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