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Paging @johnbgately :) I hope you can help this guy (please and thank you), you saved my life! Love you Mr. Gately!

Definitely. Hiring my civilian attorney was priceless. There was no way I could have gotten the results I did without him.

Yes, in my case it’s very possible. I was medboarded for multiple joint issues, my doctors think I have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that is causing all of my issues. So if I used my Tricare to get tested and it came up positive could the VA see the results and take away my ratings?

What if I am medically retired PDRL and then later find out that my condition is due to genetics? Will the VA take away my rating if they find out?

Oh wow that’s crazy, I’ll let him know. His doctor told him he’d be out in 3 months, max.

My friend is doing LDES and is wondering how long it takes. He is active duty Navy. Thank you.

BPD occurs beginning in early adulthood according to the DSM-5, not as the result of trauma.

Yeah, I am going to get that done. These people are making my blood boil, are they being serious that they think there’s nothing wrong with me (which, in their lingo, is an “adjustment disorder”) and I’ve been hospitalized 6 times?! I already told them multiple times I was hearing voices and...

Thanks for all your suggestions. Just a thought but could I write my own statement saying basically, “hey D-RAS raters, I know last May my C&P examiner said I was basically fine but please read in all my medical records all the times I’ve been hospitalized since, which doesn’t reflect what the...

No, it hasn’t closed, but my diagnosis has changed from adjustment disorder to MDD and PTSD and I’ve been hospitalized a bunch of times, would they consider all that without a DBQ from my doctor?

I’d say it’s out of date. My C&P exam was last May and since then I’ve had 5 mental health hospitalizations. So if I get something from my private psychiatrist that is more recent than my C&P exam, would the VA consider that to be new evidence once I get out of the military and adjust my mental...

I got kind of lowballed by my mental health C&P examiner during my exam so I was going to have my own psychiatrist fill out a DBQ for me. I noticed it says on the DBQ form that if my primary diagnosis is PTSD (which is what my psychiatrist believes is the case) then a VHA staff or contract...

From what I gather in your post, you’d like to be med boarded. Have you directly asked your PCM?

Who did you end up hiring?

That’s interesting. I would think an accurate diagnosis would help guide treatment. Personally I would rather have an accurate diagnosis and treatment than a diagnosis that is “less stigmatized” but does not accurately reflect my symptoms.

Off topic but why do military mental health professionals prefer adjustment disorder as a diagnosis? I was at first diagnosed with adjustment disorder and then after five hospitalizations I guess they realized I had an issue and changed it to major depression. But I wonder why they didn’t listen...

Thanks for the helpful info. I do have a diagnosis of PTSD but from a civilian psychiatrist, not anyone in the military though. That won’t matter right? I have documentation of it as well if that matters

Thank you. Do you know if the VA offers residential treatment long-term?

Unfortunately I can no longer take care of myself or live independently and will need residential psychiatric treatment after I leave the military. For reference, my med board lawyer says he expects me to be found unfit and be out of the military by May 2022. My case is now at the PEB. I am...

Ehlers Danlos syndrome can only be diagnosed through genetic testing. On the other hand, hypermobility spectrum disorder can be diagnosed through range of motion tests. I would push for a genetic test if I were you.