Ratings: Multiple Diagnoses for Mental Health Conditions

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Sparky613

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Question: I've just received my MEB back from the DCSS. It lists two separate conditions that do not meet retention standards: 1) Major Depressive Disorder, chronic, severe NOS & 2) Anxiety NOS. For rating purposes, does the PEB rate these separately, or do they lump all separate Mental Health Issues into one rating?

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I'm an Active Duty Army Officer with 15.5 years of AD, currently going through the MEB/PEB process for (primarily) Mental Health issues. I will be posting a series of questions related to my case, but will try to separate them for ease of filtering. Please see my blog entry to get a complete picture of my case file.
 
They are placed all together, My MEB DX me with MDD recurrent Mod to Severe and Panic Disorder with Agrophopia , PEB rated all together at 50%, Hope this helps BTW See the VA Ratings for Mental conditions and check the language in it to compare with your narrative summary and GAF, I was pretty sure I was heading for 50% on my, I had 24 active and 27 Total time in service (Perm Ret) in addition to Migraine, OSA, Back and neck problem was rated combined at 80% which for DOD pay purpose the hightest is 75%, Good Luck Chief JR
 
I too have been boarded for MDD, Recurrent, Severe, w/o psychotic features (296.33) and Dysthymic Disorder (300.4). PEB (?) came back with only 1 rating; 9434 on the VASRD and a recommendation for Permanent Medical Retirement (50%). Not sure if this will help anyone but...... I'm also a dual action awaiting "more info" from the SAFPC.
 
I was just curious about a Bi-polar diagnosis, I have been tested a couple of times and the results show "Bi-Polar" symptoms, but 2 different docs state that it IS NOT bi-polar, but rather a mood disorder. My NARSUM was recently completed, my question is, should I try to have the Bi-Polar dx removed and replaced with the mood disorder or should I leave the Bi-Polar disorder? Would either diagnosis benefit me more than the other? This is a time sensitive situation so if I can get any advice quickly I would greatly appreciare it. Thanks!!
 
Found out recently that the Admin discharge portion of my dual action process had a typo on it and had to be corrected and sent back up to SECAF. That was a few weeks ago. No word back yet. I'm hoping the SECAF is swamped due to the holidays and will take a few more months before my case is dealt with. Only need 6 months and 2 weeks until retirement eligible.

shaugnmiller said:
I too have been boarded for MDD, Recurrent, Severe, w/o psychotic features (296.33) and Dysthymic Disorder (300.4). PEB (?) came back with only 1 rating; 9434 on the VASRD and a recommendation for Permanent Medical Retirement (50%). Not sure if this will help anyone but...... I'm also a dual action awaiting "more info" from the SAFPC.
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I hesitate from speaking up as I'm far from being a SME on anything on this site, but from my UNDERSTANDING....it shouldn't make much of a difference as long as there is SOMETHING on there. The VA should be the ones looking through your med records and deciding what disability percentage (based on severity/symptoms) you should receive and what they title your disability.

smittyje1 said:
I was just curious about a Bi-polar diagnosis, I have been tested a couple of times and the results show "Bi-Polar" symptoms, but 2 different docs state that it IS NOT bi-polar, but rather a mood disorder. My NARSUM was recently completed, my question is, should I try to have the Bi-Polar dx removed and replaced with the mood disorder or should I leave the Bi-Polar disorder? Would either diagnosis benefit me more than the other? This is a time sensitive situation so if I can get any advice quickly I would greatly appreciare it. Thanks!!
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