I'll be sitting for the rest of my life in a VA psych ward. Honestly, I feel like that isn't that bad of a place to end up.
My dream would be to get out on disability If the disability thing pans out like HR is telling me it will, I'll be making just about the same I'm making right now without having to work.
The above excerpt seems to lay out your plans and your planning so far. How does your HR know what you will get in disability ? I assume they are only looking at SSDI. The fact that you are being admitted to the VA psych facility should fast track any VA disability claim. There are a large percentage of vets getting 100% total and permanent disability for life from the VA for PTSD only with no other injury or claim to injury. If your VA psych hasn't started a VA disability claim you need to file online. The SSDI you can file after your VA is approved. SS will send you to a SS psychiatrist for evaluation, but with your constant admissions to the VA facility should get a fast track too. But, you can't get on the disability train unless you file, so if you haven't yet, the VA online process is pretty painless.
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