Hello again.







It's me, the clueless Canadian trying to sort through the American system

:-)







As I mentioned last week, the Army pulled a fast one in July of 2008 and

re-evaluated my boyfriend's injuries and declared he was now disabled due to

the PTSD that manifested in 2008, after the traumatic injury of December

2007.  Should I mention that that diagnosis came so far into 2008 because my

boyfriend was unable to communicate with anyone due to a traumatic brain

injury caused by hitting  his head on packed sand and concrete hard enough

to crack his Kevlar helmet?  The diagnosis came after he began to

communicate, and he was repeatedly waking up, screaming, due to

uncontrollable nightmares.   So, that was in March of 2008.  The hospital

didn't officially diagnosis him until July of 2008, 2 months after he left

the hospital.







So, they are trying to say he is only entitled to 75% of his base pay rate,

because the PTSD is a 2008 injury, instead the 90% of 100% of his average

pay rate in 2007.







We have appealed the decision, but I'm looking for any medical documentation

that backs up our position that the PTSD is a direct result of the original

trauma in December 2007, and the delay in diagnosis was also a direct result

of that trauma.







Does any one know of any medical studies or documentations that directly

link these two things?  Especially Army documentation if possible.







Thank you.







Moria







PS:  We almost lost him again twice this past weekend :-(  He does so well

medically, and then bang, out of the blue, a life threatening allergic

reaction to medication he has been receiving for months!  It is so nerve

wracking!







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Here is some information from our government.



  

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/print.cfm?lang=english&layout=clients&source=mhealth/pt\

sd_warstress



   It covers the basics, too bad it does not offer any further help. Just be

thankful he is a US vet with ptsd, not canadian. I lost all benifates recently,

and with no coverage, no benifates, and no income it's hard living on EI and

trying to pay support to a ex who helped to aggrivate my ptsd.



   Paul

   Can field int.



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Paul,







Canadian disability plans I'm good with, and I'm really good at appeals, I

could probably help your situation, if you wish some help, let me know, we

can exchange email addresses and I can probably help you out once I get some

specifics from you.







Moria











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From: combatvetswithptsd@yahoogroups.com

[mailto:combatvetswithptsd@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul

Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:05 PM

To: combatvetswithptsd@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Combat Vets with PTSD] Any documentation out there about

connecting PTSD to original traumatic incident?







Here is some information from our government.



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acc.gc.ca/print.cfm?lang=english&layout=clients&source=mhealth/ptsd_warstres

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It covers the basics, too bad it does not offer any further help. Just be

thankful he is a US vet with ptsd, not canadian. I lost all benifates

recently, and with no coverage, no benifates, and no income it's hard living

on EI and trying to pay support to a ex who helped to aggrivate my ptsd.



Paul

Can field int.



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Any help is appreciated, right now I am making myself felt in the office of my

member of parliament. I have talked to many former members of the military who

like me have been screwed by the system. The common response to our emails is

you have to re enlist so you can pay them for the years of service prior to re

enlisting, no medical help is available because my military records have

dissappeared or are restricted, if you have records of this service then forward

them to us (so they can loose it too). And it goes on from there.





   Paul



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