http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/67258ed0e95b8cede9eb0ff1329a2791.pdf 4c7ee92a0492cd88b0c22971f44f01d7 PDF Text Text WWW wm- January 7. l969 Mr. James H. Stencil Chairmen, Board of Veterans Appeals Hashington. 0.6. 20d20 Dear Sir: Re: Buckles. Tompkin C—l8 0116 for Following your request to Dean 056 379 J. Frederick Eagle. H.D. psychiatric opinion in regard to Mr. Tonnkin Buckles. I reviewed the records submitted in two folders one from the V.A. and one from military service. The questions raised in your letter of December 5. l968 are. whether fir. Buckles has a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder; and if he does. when manifestations were first shown to be present. an independent I have reviewed service these records. Hr. Buckles entered military from a small rural community in Tennessee in July l948 the at age of l9. He stated he completed 8th grade. was considered literate and achieved e score of 70 (borderline) on the Rad test (30 July 48). He served in Japan and Korea and first sought medical care on return to_U.S. in Aug. 52. complaining of headaches since Jan. l952. -$ubsequently. he has repeated admissions for evaluations of liponate and multiple somatic connlsints. interpreted as nondisabling. The record speaks of AHGL end stockede; of demotion from Sergeant; and finally of discharge 4/54 with 30% disability for lipomote. The record is silent until l958; an entry in September. l962; end l965 to date. The requests on each occasion are for increased compensation. while the social history is sparse, seems he returned home and did not carry; he worked on his mother's fern l954~l957; then went to Michigan for a loborer's Job; and it was to discharged when e strike occurred. Thereafter. he continued for his mother. work �Mr. Stencil -2— January 7, 1969 Various psychiatric evaluations are recorded. The first. cost complete. is dated Aug. 5. 1952 (Fort Campbell. Ky.). This relates chief symptoms of headaches. borderline blood pressure and many somatic complaints. The history of headaches begins in January 1952. The diagnosis is passive aggressive personality. Subsequent reports are similar, none defining a more active psychiatric condition. and each defining a personality disorder. The record of June 1966 is the first to define more focal symptoms, as “voices telling him to 'rubout or kill people" and 'an alcoholic problem that had caused 4 or 5 arrests for public and intoxication." other clue is present in the report of 8/23/54 alleges discharge 'for low 10“ after 6 years service. One which 9313.121 l. disorder? Does Mr. Buckles have a chronic acquired psychiatric record portrays an uneducated rural worker of borderline intelligence and limited schooling. 0n induction. his military adjustment is satisfactory. as evidenced by the sergeant’s rating. In l952. the demands exceed his resources. 7Combined with the thread of return to a discouraging civilin role. results in pleas for help expressed as a plea for total support ("compensation“). This is denied. and he adapts less and less adequately with more somatization demands. His social. marital and Job adjustments are equally unsatisfactory. Alcoholism is present. In the military he was best protected. and to meet his needs he demands core "compensation‘. The ’ He evinces no psychiatric “disorder”, but a lifelong inadequate adjustment. This was‘not acquired in adulthood. It was present before military duty. It is now chronic. Based on this record, (30l.82); the USN-II psychiatric classification is Inad uate Personalit retardation secondary classification is Borderline mental agdothe �Hr. Stancil 2. when worn January 7. l969 ~3— manifestations first The record indicates a ecompensa on ocaoo moo grosont? est during the period Jan. to August l952 and has continued. 3. gn_yhot is opinion based? records. I to Professor of Psychiatry. The New facts cited in the submitted York Medical College l966): formerly Research Professor. washingtoo University. goince l962-l966). Certified in Psychiatry (1954) and Neurology (l952). Licensed to practice in flow York (1946) and Missouri (l962). Graduated New York University College of Medicine. l945. Sincerely yours. Max Fink, H.D. Professor of Psychiatry Mkap � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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