70% Mental Health VA Disability Rating - What It Looks Like

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Mental Health C&P Exams

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- Clay

[lauraestes]

I just got 70. I think the 35 years of addiction and depression and last 5 years of seeing Drs and therapists and social workers and the stack of medical information i accumulated basically spoke for itself. You are right....i have zero relationships with family or friends. I have extreme difficulty even having conversations with most people. The rating has changed my finances considerably thank God.

[globeubf]

Your last 2 tips are absolutely spot on. I got rated 70% for MH and my C&P tore me up. Like full on balling my eyes out because for the first time I was actually hearing myself describe to my examiner how I really feel and what I deal with daily. I’m praying for all my brothers and sisters out there who are struggling. I know we’ll get through it!

[teddynall]

I got a 70% from my c&p exam. I was at 90% prior. I am now 100 p&t. Clay, you have a very beautiful family, brother. You've been blessed, mightily. Stay awesome!👊🏼🤜🏼🤛🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[kevinhendrix]

Clay, thanks for your service in uniform, as well as in civvies. The info and service you provide is invaluable and you have helped hundreds or maybe thousands of vets. I do have some additional info about psych claims that may help some of your viewers. I recently helped a friend do a psych claim and he went from 0% to 70% rather quickly. That extra money really helped him and how he can stop worrying about finances and start taking care of his mental health.

With the psych claim, I found out that you do not need a diagnosis for a general psych disorder claim. For PTSD-specific claims, you DO need a diagnosis. But general psych disorder, you just need a C&P exam to diagnosis you and establish a Nexus. Looks like the VA finally realized that a lot of vets who need psych help do not reach out to get help and therefore do not seek help and therefore do not have a diagnosis from a mental health care provider.

So what we did for his claim, we filed a standard claim for general psychological disorder (I think that was the term). I helped him write up all the details about the specific incidents from his deployments, as well as very specific details about his current mental health. We also got a couple of witness letters from an ex-spouse and a family member and submitted those with his claim. I think those were probably very helpful as they documented his personality changes following deployments.

We submitted the claim (with the witness letters) and then he got notice of a C&P exam with a psychiatrist. He watched a lot of videos from you and other youtube channels offering C&P advice for psych exams. Just like you said - be honest, open, and vulnerable. From what my friend told me, those were truly the keys. But you have to be extremely honest about your symptoms. I know, military people do not like to admit to any weaknesses or vulnerabilities. But this is the one time where you truly need to do it. Open up like you are confessing to St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. If you drink yourself to sleep every night because you are too stressed or depressed to sleep, then tell them. If you had a violent domestic episode after a deployment that went unreported, tell them. If you have to get up 5 times a night to check doors and windows, tell them. If you have considered suicide, tell them. If you get fired from a lot of jobs for your behavior, tell them. If you engage in risky sexual activity, tell them. You need to admit things to this C&P examiner that you would never even tell your closest friend because you would be ashamed or embarrassed. If you are not coming out of the exam crying, or nearly crying, you probably were not open enough. As a note, it is much better for your claim if you did not have psych issues before your joined/or deployed. If your current issues are the same ones you had before you joined, they will not make it service connected. You have to be honest, but no need to offer up information that maybe your childhood was messed up.

So I took my friend up to his C&P, he was in there about 90 minutes and came out with puffy eyes and told me a lot about what had happened. He got lucky, his C&P examiner made a pretty good assessment early on and when she could see my friend was evading an embarrassing answer, she pushed him to get the answer she needed to justify his claim.

TLDR version - if you need help, ask for it. Be honest about why you need it.

[journeytochannel]

Ladies and gents!!! This video Is a Real service to Veterans that Need Real help. This Is Hard Facts and Hits the Nail On The Head!

[FranklinLiranzo]

I must say you have by far the best approach to VA benefits, than most creators on this platform. You have short digestible videos packed with relevant information. Just want to say that i appreciate what you do.

[scottmollette]

Hey, Clay. Called the VA in Wisconsin at 0430 and found my supplemental claim went to a VA rater on 22 June 2023. Also uploaded VA form 21-4138 to repudiate some of the inconsistencies (you remember these) on my C&P exam. Now it's more of the waiting game for my back and all three MH conditions you described. Dude, you are my go to man on disability. Lots of others appear to care but are after money. Keep up with the great videos.

[orangeremediation]

This is absolutely the best video out there for FREE! And I have my PTSD C&P exam tomorrow. Great timing! Thank you Clay

[keithshep]

As usual, you have hit it out of the ballpark Clay! I thank you and appreciate all you have done.

[danski]

Thank you brother.

I have my C&P exam for PTSD this Friday.

Has been almost TWENTY years since I got home from Iraq. I have undoubtedly been suffering this entire time and have missed out on much in life.

I believe I and more importantly, MY FAMILY deserve to be properly compensated for this!

I was USED as an “asset” - now its time for them to PAY for that asset!

God Bless all of us!

[louc]

Have you been following me around for the last 53 years?:) Excellent info, excellent content. I'm P&T and TDIU. All I can say is keep fighting for what we earned and deserve.

[bigtime]

Depression secondary to tinnitus, diagnosis imo, c and p exam five minutes, examiner asked who my doc was and said this would be easy. 70% boom❤

[secretsauce]

First time watching this 2 month old video. I just want to say a 70% raiting for mental health isn’t “fun” I’d rather be happy than have this chunk of change every month

[VeteranAnimosity]

Thank you for the help on the mental disability part. It took a year and a half but I got my butt to the Dr. and talked about my symptoms as there related to the 38 CFR and M21 Manuel that VA raters use to rate veterans.. It was to bad that Dr. Sharma gave me the excuse that he is to busy to help. I worked with what I got and used the VA Mental Health Resources and got a favorable C&P exam..The key to the claim was talking about my symptoms as they related to the 38.CFR rating purposes. I was vulnerable through the whole process and held nothing back.

[tag_]

I just had my MH C&P and the advice about preparing to be uncomfortable is spot on. Prior to retiring, I never discussed my MH with anyone mainly due to the stigma associated with it. The lady that was my examiner was extremely easy to talk to but she definitely did ask some questions that caused an emotional response. My suggestion to anyone that is going to claim MH is DO NOT be afraid to cry and DO NOT hold it in. You will be asked some tough questions and I believe you will only get whatever rating you deserve if you are completely vulnerable as Clay said.

[queenelsa]

This be the best breakdown of mental health rating I ever seen

[G.Threats]

Just lect my C&P exam and feel like being open honest and speaking of all the things in this video that also apply to MY LIFE will reflect in my new rating of 70%. Thank you for your great work on these channels.

[davidowens]

Spot on. I'd only add consider buddy letters from family and friends. Also, take a real inventory of symptoms. Keep a symptom journal. You'll likely be surprised at how psyc disabilities really affect personal and professional life. Take that info with you to the C&P and bring up the problems that are having. Don't just rely on the questions that the evaluator is asking. And yes, above all... be honest.

[scrapguy]

I'm 50% for sure. And that's exactly what I was rated.