Put on TDRL due to PTSD

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woundedbutnotout

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I was put on TDRL and I am rated at 30% disability from DOD. I have been rated by VA 70% for my PTSD. I hold two jobs. I suck at both of them. It is hard for me to concentrate while at work due to my depression and lack of sleep due to nightmares. It is a struggle to go to work every day. Being put on TDRL has worsed my situation because of feeling I was abandoned by my command. I have served my country for 17 years and waiting to be evaluated is driving me crazy. I have had thoughts of suicide, due to the physical and mental pain I am having daily. I have joint & muscle pain throughout my body. The VA thinks it could be beginning stages of Fibermyalgia. I just want the pain to stop. What are my chances of getting a permanent retirement -vs- being kicked to the side of the road because I hold two jobs and have a family that depends on money for food and housing. Has anyone been through the final stages of TDRL that had PTSD? What was your outcome? Has anyone experieced joint and muscle pain after returning from Iraq? What the hell does your "condition has to be stabilized" in order to be placed on permanant retirement mean? How come the DOD has only rated me at 30% and the VA has me at 70%? Can my rating go up with the DOD or will it go down? Please Help.
 
WBNO,

welcome. first off to address the PTSD/mental health issues is the key right now and your health and safty should come first. you've come to the right place, cause we're all in the same boat. many of us are going through of have been through, the same medical and administrative issues that you are going through. don't hesistate to ask any and all questions that you may have.

are you currently in treatment for the PTSD/mental health issues. if not i would urge you to get into some kind of treatment program. like you i felt abandoned by my command. i stoped going to the base mental health and enrolled @ the VA and i also go to the VA's vet's center and i love it. the care that i have been getting @ the VA is far superior than on the AD side of the house. if you need any help w/the VA stuff, let me know. the MOST IMPORTANT thing is to get the suicidal thoughts addressed ASAP. i'm willing to do ANYTHING i can to help. just like you said you have a family that you have to support. i know 1st hand about all of this and how pain and mood affect my family.

i also "feel your pain":) w/the joint and muscle pain. i've had 4 back surgeries since 2006 and i feel worse then when i started. now i have pain everywhere. i was treated for RA and then they thought it was Fybro. but the docs. never followed through w/any treatment. it suck and it's a huge contributor to my mental health and sleep issues. not only do we have to address the mental health aspect, we have to get our pain managed correctly. my civ. doc has been the only one to tak an active interest in my pain and has been working on a PM treatment plan w/me. then i went for a sleep study to get that under control. i'm on a CPAP and it helps. i still wake up from the nightmares, but i just feel more rested no and i'm not tired during the day. that may be something you might want to have addressed.

as far as the low DOD rating, they sometimes tend to rate lower than the VA. but either way, what ever ratings you get, keep fighting and appealing them. are you using a rep. for the VA stuff? they can help you w/all that stuff. if you have any questions about that, just shoot me an e-mail or PM.

just know that you are not alone here. everyone here will do anything to help. unlike the unit level. feel free to contact me @ anytime here or by e-mail w/any questions or you just want to vent. good luck and keep us updated. stay strong brother!
 
Hi PTSD,
Body aches, part of trauma the hell is stored in your body. yes I have had severe PTSD for 31 months teeth chatter, convulsions all I can say is dedication to treatment. Traumatic Incident Reduction Association (TIRA)
TIR trauma incident reduction has worked the best, the sessions are long it works really, really well. And if you can afford deep tissue massage it helps so much also. PTSD sucks but there is a way out.
JG
 
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