I went to a Claims & pension exam, C&P, to get my PTSD increased from 70% to 100%. The Doc was a marine back in the day and we hit it off pretty good... I told him that I can go a month or two without leaving my property. I have acreage, so I still go outside and work.
I started by getting 70% rating 4yrs ago and I qualified for SSDI. I tried to go to college and got close to a bachelor degree before I ran out of GI Bill. I started going to Fed vocational rehab to finish my degree. I played thier games for over 6 months and they said that thier services were unfeasable for me and they did not provide college or a job. I took the letter to file for 100%. Doc said that a combination of SSDI and refusal from voc rehab were the biggest factors. It is 2 government agencies that said that I was unable to work.
I left out the part where me and doc traded war stories. He also was hit with an IED. I have been hit 3x. Shit, even our recovery mechanics got in on action!