Hello Vets
You folks answered some questions for me regarding getting flagged by my unit on a mental health med I was put on. My psych decided after we spoke that he should not have put me on that med, that he didnt include or consider some vital information before putting me on that. So, I am now off that med. I have to turn over my appointment records to my unit before they will lift the "grounded to base" deal. I have to leave for a school May 18. I am diagnosed with PTSD and depression mild. I know those alone are not disqualifying conditions. Its the extent at which those diagnosis affect me to do my job and am I deployable. So basically I am not on any meds that the government does not permit. I have no diagnosis that are disqualifying. My unit is sending me to get a MH exam to a active base. Can you speak on the evaluation that will be done? And what potentially could come from the exam based on my diagnosis. What if they find a new diagnosis? Would that be service connected since the military diagnosed it? I get confused about what can and cant be service connected based on being in the reserves. I know anything on active duty is simple, this includes TDY, schools, and deployments. What I dont know is MH diagnosis, and if and when those are service connected. My PTSD was a result of an incident that happened almost 28 years ago while I was on active duty. I was just recently diagnosed with it because I was never willing to speak about it or how it affected me. I have been seeing a councilor at the VA for this.
You folks answered some questions for me regarding getting flagged by my unit on a mental health med I was put on. My psych decided after we spoke that he should not have put me on that med, that he didnt include or consider some vital information before putting me on that. So, I am now off that med. I have to turn over my appointment records to my unit before they will lift the "grounded to base" deal. I have to leave for a school May 18. I am diagnosed with PTSD and depression mild. I know those alone are not disqualifying conditions. Its the extent at which those diagnosis affect me to do my job and am I deployable. So basically I am not on any meds that the government does not permit. I have no diagnosis that are disqualifying. My unit is sending me to get a MH exam to a active base. Can you speak on the evaluation that will be done? And what potentially could come from the exam based on my diagnosis. What if they find a new diagnosis? Would that be service connected since the military diagnosed it? I get confused about what can and cant be service connected based on being in the reserves. I know anything on active duty is simple, this includes TDY, schools, and deployments. What I dont know is MH diagnosis, and if and when those are service connected. My PTSD was a result of an incident that happened almost 28 years ago while I was on active duty. I was just recently diagnosed with it because I was never willing to speak about it or how it affected me. I have been seeing a councilor at the VA for this.