I never had issues with focusing as a kid and excelled in school. However, during my 12th year in the Air Force, I was diagnosed with ADHD as I began struggling to maintain focus and frequently forgetting things, which started to affect my career. I had to go through a medical board, and ultimately my commander had to write a letter stating I was mission critical and accepted the risk. Despite this, I continued serving for 16 more years without any issues, advancing through the ranks, winning awards, and receiving a special promotion. All my ADHD treatment and statements from my psychiatrist are documented in my medical records. With my C&P exam next week, I hope they take all this into account.
I'm applying for disability for ptsd, depression and anxiety. My case is a little interesting because I went in the Air Force and documented that I had added a diagnosis and was medicated 6th grade, but hadn't taken medication since then and didn't really have any issues with it. I had a 3.3 GPA in high school, was able to hold a job while going to high school for 2 years, and I went into the military at 18. The shop that I was at had horrible leadership treat me like s*** everybody treated me like s***, Long story short they want to do aggravation for adhd, as well as the mdd, and anxiety and PTSD that I have now but I absolutely did not have issues with when I was younger. It's an interesting case, I did go to inpatient care for depression while I was in.
@@titanpolus5088 Thank you for your comment, it is certainly possible to aggravate ADHD from a baseline of it not impacting a person at all (but for that person to also have new and different mental health issues like you noted as well). Lots of people have ADHD symptoms which essentially resolve or more likely do not have a significant functional impact on them by the time they reach adulthood even without medication. Then there can be a new diagnosis from the military (ex: depression, anxiety, PTSD) due to other factors with different symptoms or even similar overlapping symptoms such as concentration issues- but a diagnosis that isn't ADHD (these new problems could also make the ADHD worse, for example if the old strategies of dealing with it may have been impacted, etc. but these problems are also different from the ADHD). It is perfectly reasonable to expect C&P examiners to get a good history and not simply write Veterans symptoms off because someone said they had ADHD when they were in elementary school.
I paid you $600.00 for a Lexus letter on August 2nd 2024. I still have not received any letter. I have called your office over 8 times in the last two weeks. Sir what is going on?
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Thanks Dr. Todd
I never had issues with focusing as a kid and excelled in school. However, during my 12th year in the Air Force, I was diagnosed with ADHD as I began struggling to maintain focus and frequently forgetting things, which started to affect my career. I had to go through a medical board, and ultimately my commander had to write a letter stating I was mission critical and accepted the risk. Despite this, I continued serving for 16 more years without any issues, advancing through the ranks, winning awards, and receiving a special promotion. All my ADHD treatment and statements from my psychiatrist are documented in my medical records. With my C&P exam next week, I hope they take all this into account.
I think anyone worth their salt will understand. Just be sure they're aware of that history when you see them.
I'm applying for disability for ptsd, depression and anxiety. My case is a little interesting because I went in the Air Force and documented that I had added a diagnosis and was medicated 6th grade, but hadn't taken medication since then and didn't really have any issues with it. I had a 3.3 GPA in high school, was able to hold a job while going to high school for 2 years, and I went into the military at 18. The shop that I was at had horrible leadership treat me like s*** everybody treated me like s***,
Long story short they want to do aggravation for adhd, as well as the mdd, and anxiety and PTSD that I have now but I absolutely did not have issues with when I was younger. It's an interesting case, I did go to inpatient care for depression while I was in.
@@titanpolus5088 Thank you for your comment, it is certainly possible to aggravate ADHD from a baseline of it not impacting a person at all (but for that person to also have new and different mental health issues like you noted as well). Lots of people have ADHD symptoms which essentially resolve or more likely do not have a significant functional impact on them by the time they reach adulthood even without medication. Then there can be a new diagnosis from the military (ex: depression, anxiety, PTSD) due to other factors with different symptoms or even similar overlapping symptoms such as concentration issues- but a diagnosis that isn't ADHD (these new problems could also make the ADHD worse, for example if the old strategies of dealing with it may have been impacted, etc. but these problems are also different from the ADHD). It is perfectly reasonable to expect C&P examiners to get a good history and not simply write Veterans symptoms off because someone said they had ADHD when they were in elementary school.
It’s hard to get info on how it will hurt my anxiety claim. Some say VA will weaponize it against me.
Any update? I have anxiety but was diagnosed with ADHD prior to service..
I paid you $600.00 for a Lexus letter on August 2nd 2024. I still have not received any letter. I have called your office over 8 times in the last two weeks. Sir what is going on?