Hi all,
Just received my Mental Health DBQ back from the VA. Wondering what your thoughts are in terms of eventual ratings since I've got conditions checked that align to different percentages:
3.a. Which of the following best summarizes the Veteran's level of occupational & social impairment with regards to all mental diagnoses?
[X] Occupational and Social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking and/or mood
Symptoms
[X] Depressed Mood
[X] Anxiety
[X] Chronic Sleep Impairment
[X] Panic Attacks more than once a week
[X] Mild memory loss, such as forgetting names, directions or recent events
[X] Disturbances of motivation and mood
[X] Difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships
[X] Difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances, including work or a worklike setting
[X] Obsessional rituals which interfere with routine activities
To me the occupational & social impairment looks like 70% but under the symptoms I have some from the 30%, 50%, and 70% range.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated thanks everyone
Just received my Mental Health DBQ back from the VA. Wondering what your thoughts are in terms of eventual ratings since I've got conditions checked that align to different percentages:
3.a. Which of the following best summarizes the Veteran's level of occupational & social impairment with regards to all mental diagnoses?
[X] Occupational and Social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking and/or mood
Symptoms
[X] Depressed Mood
[X] Anxiety
[X] Chronic Sleep Impairment
[X] Panic Attacks more than once a week
[X] Mild memory loss, such as forgetting names, directions or recent events
[X] Disturbances of motivation and mood
[X] Difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships
[X] Difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances, including work or a worklike setting
[X] Obsessional rituals which interfere with routine activities
To me the occupational & social impairment looks like 70% but under the symptoms I have some from the 30%, 50%, and 70% range.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated thanks everyone