Medical Discharge for Mental Health Issues?
Hello Everyone, and Happy Veteran's Day, I was forced to leave the Navy with an honorable discharge due to a "Personality Disorder." I am now 100% for PTSD. I believe I was misdiagnosed at the time....
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You can apply to have your discharged changed. If your discharge was less than Honorable, you can also apply to have it upgraded. But, you may very well have waited too long to do that. There are no...
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scarletto66 wrote:Hello Everyone, and Happy Veteran's Day, I was forced to leave the Navy with an honorable discharge due to a "Personality Disorder." I am now 100% for PTSD. I believe I was...
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Thanks for the reply, until you did so I didn't think about the distinction. I'm trying to find a way to get P%T. I'm 100% right now, it's been a year, with no C&P scheduled. I am getting...
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Getting treatment: "...VA just says, oh well, just get over it if you want help...." Not true. The VHA has home telehealth services. http://www.telehealth.va.gov/ccht/index.asp It may require some...
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scarletto66: YOU have to make the decision to get help. You need to get it one way or another. As mentioned above, you can get help through the telephone. You can also get medications to help you with...
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In terms of your discharge from the Navy, it has been a significant problem of the military services discharging members with PTSD by stating it is a non compensable mental heath issue such as...
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I don't qualify for Telehealth because of suicidal ideation. The notion that I'm only looking for benefits, Old Medic, is an ungrounded assumption and an insult. You have no idea what I've been...
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scarletto66 wrote:Hello Everyone, and Happy Veteran's Day, I was forced to leave the Navy with an honorable discharge due to a "Personality Disorder." I am now 100% for PTSD. I believe I was...
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Wow, that's way harsh. Now I'm dramatizing. I did ask for feedback and appreciate the helpful feedback I received. I have no idea what "jumping funky" is, but there is no reason to even insinuate...
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how is the VA not helping? you are 100 percent as far as mental health goes, the old medic and witch doctor are correct IMHO... the VA cant just fix you..if they could, you wouldnt be at 100...
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Let's take a deep breath and step back a moment. Scarlet to, Your original question was : "My question is this: should I have been medically discharged for a mental health condition?" I recommend that...
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Scarlett, like you, I was given an Honorable Discharge for "personality disorder" in 1976 from the United States Navy. I was an inpatient for about 5 weeks at Keesler AF hospital, when a shore...
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I never claimed the VA wasn't helping, and I am grateful for the 100%, again, I simply want to take care of my family and I don't think that should be perceived as negative. This is the Veteran's...
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I understand how you feel Scarletto I’m in the process of finding out what this even is; agoraphobia. I literally stayed in a 5 mile radius for 3 years, almost 4 cause I had these crazy panic attacks...
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GreenGrass, Thank you so very much for your understanding. The VA is notorious for poor health care, it's in the news constantly, and my frustration at a lack of understanding just adds to, well,...
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Scarletto, You posed questions and they were answered. The thing is - is you are not seeking medical treatment to help you, it's no ones fault but your own. The va deals with thousands of veterans...
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Scarletto: I have both PTSD and Major Depression. I am also a retired Mental Health Professional. I understand what you are feeling a LOT better than you think I do. YOU have to make some choices, and...
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I agree with what Jinx and Old Medic are saying. We all know it's hard. I was told I was gonna be medically retired because I was SOOO sick. I was on TDRL and had to travel 60 miles to get my...
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Im pretty disappointed with the reactions from some of the users here as I too suffer from agoraphobia. I'm not entirely sure mine is as severe as yours but I can really relate to the symptoms you...
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