Substance Use and Veterans VA Claims
0:00 Introduction
1:20 Substance Abuse is Most Common with Mental health conditions
2:21 How often do veterans get 100% disability ratings from mental health claims vs. physical health claims? How common is unemployability
3:19 How often is substance use a factor with mental health claims?
4:30 Should you file a VA claim if you have a substance use problem?
7:12 What if my drinking frequency has increased due to military service?
8:43 What are some common issues associated with substance abuse and VA claims?
10:26 Vietnam Veterans and Substance Use | Self Medicating discussion
13:25 What's the most important thing when dealing with substance abuse and a VA disability claim?
14:22 Opioid Addiction | Painkiller Addiction discussion
16:00 What if I became addicted to pain killers due to a service-connected physical disability? Can I win a VA claim?
16:20 Hill & Ponton Case Example with prescribed substance use
18:04 Can substance abuse be considered secondary to a service-connected mental health condition? Can you get VA benefits for substance abuse disorder?
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Speakers
Natalia Jofre - COO
Anne Linscott – Attorney
Imagine a veteran with service-connected diabetes whose diabetes led to the amputation of his foot. It would seem absurd for the VA to deny his claim. However, many veterans with service-connected mental health issues are routinely denied service-connection to disabilities secondary to substance abuse. Not only has substance abuse been clinically and scientifically seen as a symptom of mental illness for many years, but when the VA rejects these claims, they are breaking their own rules.
Mental illness and substance abuse have been inextricably linked since we’ve been studying mental illness. A high percentage of patients with mental illness also have a substance abuse problem. Many people believe that mental illness causes substance abuse, and others believe that substance abuse causes mental illness. However, studies show that BOTH of these positions are true.
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