Hey all,
So I am in the beginning phases of the process, and my failing condition is Psoriatic Arthritis. I have a few other diagnosis so I have been looking in the VASRD codes to do some research. However, I would like anyone's input.
After my last deployment, I suffered a TBI from getting blown up, I was being treated at the TBI clinic. Long story short, they lost their psychiatrist so I went to an off post one. My chief complaint was memory loss and multi tasking. I lacked and still do, the ability to retain common every day things, from not picking up milk on the way home, to not recalling one of my sons birthday parties 2 years ago. The same with multi tasking. I am just unable to do it, I start doing one task, but it ends up being 8 tasks, none of which get complete.
So my last appointment with the TBI clinic before going to the civilian, the provider said I officially had general anxiety, post blast amnesia, and chronic migraines. He also said I was kind of circling the diagnosis of PTSD, and that we could label it as that.
My civilian Psychiatrist ended up diagnosing me with ADD in one appointment. The medications that I have been on definitely help, but I don't agree with the diagnosis what so ever! I was not this way before my last deployment. Unfortunately for me, a lot of the symptoms of ADD and someone who's suffered a TBI or has PTSD are the same.
So, since ADD is NOT on my initial medical entrance exam, can this even be considered service related???
Has anyone ever received a diagnosis that they did not agree with? If so, what happened?
Thanks all, I didn't mean for this post to be this long, but I appreciate your time and any help!
So I am in the beginning phases of the process, and my failing condition is Psoriatic Arthritis. I have a few other diagnosis so I have been looking in the VASRD codes to do some research. However, I would like anyone's input.
After my last deployment, I suffered a TBI from getting blown up, I was being treated at the TBI clinic. Long story short, they lost their psychiatrist so I went to an off post one. My chief complaint was memory loss and multi tasking. I lacked and still do, the ability to retain common every day things, from not picking up milk on the way home, to not recalling one of my sons birthday parties 2 years ago. The same with multi tasking. I am just unable to do it, I start doing one task, but it ends up being 8 tasks, none of which get complete.
So my last appointment with the TBI clinic before going to the civilian, the provider said I officially had general anxiety, post blast amnesia, and chronic migraines. He also said I was kind of circling the diagnosis of PTSD, and that we could label it as that.
My civilian Psychiatrist ended up diagnosing me with ADD in one appointment. The medications that I have been on definitely help, but I don't agree with the diagnosis what so ever! I was not this way before my last deployment. Unfortunately for me, a lot of the symptoms of ADD and someone who's suffered a TBI or has PTSD are the same.
So, since ADD is NOT on my initial medical entrance exam, can this even be considered service related???
Has anyone ever received a diagnosis that they did not agree with? If so, what happened?
Thanks all, I didn't mean for this post to be this long, but I appreciate your time and any help!
