Write a letter to your Senator about your situation in detail..Supply all records of your applications, denial letters and appeals. You also need to retain a Federal Attorney to help you with your case. Alot of us fellow Vets have been having this problem because in all of the wars including those of us who went to Iraq the first time and on TDY orders, these conditions will not be in our medical nor TDY files. I have tried too many times at the Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida offices and turned down because of the same reasons and because I was female.
I moved to Charleston, SC and the VA center/hospital/ER are awesome. When I was really sick, my Aunt took me down to the VA with my DD-214. I went to the office and was approved for everything but dental..Then went straight to the ER. They told me it would take like 8 weeks to get my VA medical card with picture.
I set up an appointment after leaving the ER and scheduled an appointment for a regular Dr. They asked if I needed to see a Psychiatrist the same day and I told him yes because I need to get back on my meds. The Psychiatrist asked a bunch of questions and said I had PTSD. She also stated she was in the military as well, she also said the military didn’t have a computer to put our medical information so it would be in our files. She also said now they do so everything can be noted in all military soldiers files. Trust me, I wrote a book when I filed for mine on March 8th, I also stated what the Psychiatrist stated about no computers were there so nothing got put into our files. And also gave me a number to call to get my VA benefits check, she said I was entitled to a check. I then was given a number to call and set an appointment to see a Psychiatrist Supervisor. He gave me a questionnaire, asked more questions as well as my Aunt..He then diagnosed me with severe PTSD. They have scheduled an appointment to have a permanent Case Manager, he is assigning me to a Psychiatrist under him/on his team. He said he will continue to be involved with my case. So never give up like I did for so many years….GET YOUR STATE SENATOR INVOLVED AND HIRE A FEDERAL ATTORNEY, the Federal Attorney isn’t cheap but worth it..GOOD LUCK AND I WILL PRAY FOR YOU ON THE LONG JOURNEY THAT YOU ARE FIXING TO GO THROUGH. At VA and any representative you speak to get their names and which VA they work for and their operator ID#. I hope this helps.

I am desperate for help. Over 5 yrs. ago, I requested benefits for PTSDMST. I’ve been denied numerous times, although I have that very diagnosis from the VA & have undergone all the therapy I could get, including meds. Mind you, this occurred over 30 yrs. ago.

I am being told to request a Congressional Inquiry because its been over a yr. since I (with the help of the DAV) requested to have a hearing in St. Petersburg, FL via Skype. My next step for fighting the denials is my last….in Washington, DC. Can you give me any information as to where or who I can turn to? I don’t want to die waiting for an answer & this seems to be dragging on much more so than it should. Thank you for any help you can give me.

Thank You Wayne.