PTSD and MST

fielding87

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Is there a difference in the way the VA determines ratings for members with PTSD who are suffering as a result of sexual assault? It's hard for me to find information on this anywhere. Thanks in advance!
 
No, it should all be rated the same as all MH issues.

@nwlivewire she has a lot of info to help you find resources.
 
What constitutes 100% for PTSD? Does this rating mean that you are unable to work? At this time, I'm unable to work. I've been removed from my duty section, work only 4 hours a day, and this time is mostly used for all my therapy appointments. It's affected every aspect of my life and I'm unable to do even the most menial of tasks at times (very embarrassing). I just don't know what to do. I already feel ashamed that I've become like this and I'm so afraid that it's going to hurt my family financially. It's already hurt them emotionally.
 
Also, for all other conditions that the VA considers, what prompts them to look at that condition? Does it have to still be affecting you to be considered?
 
Also, for all other conditions that the VA considers, what prompts them to look at that condition? Does it have to still be affecting you to be considered?

I would suggest you check out the SWAN website - a national organization that assists Servicemember's of BOTH genders with issues related to MSA/MST. (military sexual assault/military sexual trauma)

They also have legal assistance/information about MH services, too

V/R,
nwlivewire
 
And what does IU mean? Does it mean that you are never able to work? If you are able to work, does it downgrade your rating?
 
And what does IU mean? Does it mean that you are never able to work? If you are able to work, does it downgrade your rating?
70%-100% you would not be able to take care of yourself, hallucinating, suicidal/homocidal, can't communicate.

IU is for conditions that do not allow you to work, therefore changes the rating pay to 100% You cannot make more than $1000 monthly. but if they believe you improved, it will lower the rating. It is temperary.
 
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 name100
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 relationships70
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 relationships50
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 medication10
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 medication0
 
70%-100% you would not be able to take care of yourself, hallucinating, suicidal/homocidal, can't communicate.

IU is for conditions that do not allow you to work, therefore changes the rating pay to 100% You cannot make more than $1000 monthly. but if they believe you improved, it will lower the rating. It is temperary.

How do they determine if you are IU?
 
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 name100
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 relationships70
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 relationships50
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 medication10
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 medication0

Thank you, I've seen this a few times, I guess my question is how would you know which they would go with. I know I fall somewhere in the middle of 70%-100% as far as symptoms so I guess I'm just confused as to how that gets handled. I'm worse than 70% but I'm notsure as bad 100%. I have my NARSUM if that hrlps.
 
Thank you, I've seen this a few times, I guess my question is how would you know which they would go with. I know I fall somewhere in the middle of 70%-100% as far as symptoms so I guess I'm just confused as to how that gets handled. I'm worse than 70% but I'm notsure as bad 100%. I have my NARSUM if that hrlps.

If you have conditions in both categories, the VA is "supposed" to go with the higher rating.
 
I do have a nanny that lives with us that has taken over all the household tasks because I haven't been able to, but I don't have a caretaker
 
I do have a nanny that lives with us that has taken over all the household tasks because I haven't been able to, but I don't have a caretaker
remember, if you are worried about being considered IU because of financial reasons you can always apply for SSDI. This can help you out tremendously while you are recovering (for lack of better terms). The last thing that you need to worry about in this time is money.
 
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