More than 6,700 veterans from Afghan war receiving federal assistance for PTSD
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mariomike said:
Thank you for this info
As for PTSD/OSI ...I was diagnosed with an OSI ...I can say the myriad of Psychiatrists/Mental Health Specialists/and everyone and their dog assessed me at various intervals. While I was serving and after. Again 2 years later for a re-assessment and ongoing through VAC Rehabilitation Program and yet again by secondary doctors/psychiatrists/psychologists at various clinics and PTSD/Depression/Anxiety programs in the community. I'd say that's pretty thorough don't you? Ok, so my job as Combat Engineer assigned to C-IED was, well, non-stressful. We'll put that aside. VAC did not accredit PTSD to my military job. Apparently my easy going nature and constant smiling and joking about shit that happened with inappropriate humour, was an underlying symptom of years of accumulated numbing from my time as a Paramedic in civy life. So while they concluded I had what they called "complex PTSD" attributed to my pre-military career, it was not attributed to operational stress. I personally never claimed or bagged what I was going through with a label, I just wanted some help with what was obviously affecting my life in a very negative way with a suicide attempt, severe depression, and for some "unknown" reason sudden loud noises that would send my heart through my throat and put me in high adrenaline mode that scared my wife and generally anyone near me. I just wanted help. Period. From locking myself in the bathroom and just laying on the cool tiles and trying to get thoughts and very dangerous ideas out of my head. A friend called VAC who called the RCMP who took me away to emergency in handcuffs under the ACT and I sat in a psych ward medicated thinking how the hell did it get to this. I was though, wasn't I? Well, I fought VAC for years, and they conceded on Persistent Depressive Disorder coupled with Acute Anxiety. PTSD was concluded by WorksafeBC attributed to my civilian career. What I am trying to convey is that VAC can be quite thorough. It may take years of diagnosis, but keep at it. We are complex and even the toughest and most trained have a limit. For me it was the futility to save lives that caused the depression and constant replay and looping and self-deprecation that led to self-destructive behavior. The ones coming forward with issues, be it "legit" or not, still moves the stigma associated with mental illness forward into the 21st century. Concentrate on your needs and what help you need instead of worrying what may or not be happening in the system. I am out of the military now and back to work in an Occupational Health & Safety Field in construction as a Safety Officer, and my First Aid room is always open. Why? Because as humans we need to care about one another, without strings attached. There might me that guy that feigns some malady and tries to get a go home card from me, but we can't stop being human and judge every one. Les't we be judged. Do what we can to heal from the wounds, physical and mental, and always moving things forward to make life better for all. Categorizing jobs, positions, military elements, gender, religion, age, mental health...only keeps us where we already are. To me all soldiers/veterans deserve a "thank you for your Service". Ok. That's my Remembrance day rant. I'm getting old ok
Hope EVERYONE has a great REMEMBRANCE DAY! Even the alpha jackasses that troll around. We get it... HOORHAAA!! 
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Hey Danny. Thank You for Your Service.
Cheers,
Fred
Cheers,
Fred
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I’m curious, what does one do if he discovers that someone he knows has submitted a completely fabricated PTSD claim based on a sexual assault (that never occurred). Does VAC have a fraud reporting section? It’s a criminal act I suspect, would notifying the civilian police in that jurisdiction be the way to go?
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I'm not sure if VAC would want to even deal with that since the proof would probably have to be in writing somewhere and it might be bad optics for them "going after sexual assault victims trying to keep benefits from them".
If it was me and I had *credible* evidence of someone defrauding the system I would call VACs 800 number and tell a case worker. Maybe they follow up, maybe they don't. You get to sleep at night knowing you tried to right a wrong.
If it was me and I had *credible* evidence of someone defrauding the system I would call VACs 800 number and tell a case worker. Maybe they follow up, maybe they don't. You get to sleep at night knowing you tried to right a wrong.
CanScotPatricia said:
Police would would want the report to come from VAC as the the ‘victim’ of such a fraud, so your start point would be to convince someone at VAC that you’re on to something.
I trust that in accusing someone of fraudulently claiming a sexual assault, your facts are absolutely solid, and beyond ‘he said/she said’. They will have to be very compelling.
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