http://jeremyhermanns.org/me/the-military-purposely-misdiagnosing-soldiers/ The Official Blog of Jeremy Hermanns Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:41:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://jeremyhermanns.org/me/the-military-purposely-misdiagnosing-soldiers/#comment-1552 Michael Sipes Sat, 03 May 2008 13:53:24 +0000 http://jeremyhermanns.org/?p=209#comment-1552 I was discharged from active duty in 1997 for having a personality disorder. I was under extreme stress from my superiors and suffered from depression and anxiety as a result. I was labeled as having borderline personality disorder and separated from active duty very quickly. I had never had any problems psychologically in the past and passed my physical and mental examination to enter service, so how could this be a preexisting condition is beyond my understanding. I believe my correct diagnosis should have been PTSD, no Borderline personality disorder. I have a letter form one of my physicians while in the Army who stated that my condition was caused or exacerbated by extreme stressors at Aberdeen Proving grounds. I have been fighting to get my compensation for 11 years now and there seems to be no light at the end of this tunnel. What can I do? I have been reading a lot about this in the news. This seems to be a bigger problem then the military is admitting to. They are mislabeling soldiers in order to save money. Where did the idea originate from? It certainly isn’t anything new and has been going on for quite a long time. Hopefully someday they will uncover the truth behind this disgrace and hold the individual responsible for destroying so many veterans’ lives. I was discharged from active duty in 1997 for having a personality disorder. I was under extreme stress from my superiors and suffered from depression and anxiety as a result. I was labeled as having borderline personality disorder and separated from active duty very quickly. I had never had any problems psychologically in the past and passed my physical and mental examination to enter service, so how could this be a preexisting condition is beyond my understanding. I believe my correct diagnosis should have been PTSD, no Borderline personality disorder. I have a letter form one of my physicians while in the Army who stated that my condition was caused or exacerbated by extreme stressors at Aberdeen Proving grounds. I have been fighting to get my compensation for 11 years now and there seems to be no light at the end of this tunnel. What can I do? I have been reading a lot about this in the news. This seems to be a bigger problem then the military is admitting to. They are mislabeling soldiers in order to save money. Where did the idea originate from? It certainly isn’t anything new and has been going on for quite a long time. Hopefully someday they will uncover the truth behind this disgrace and hold the individual responsible for destroying so many veterans’ lives.

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