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Will This Suffice As An Imo?
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kate7772
I think what I really meant was a Nexus.
My husband had planned to get an IMO from Dr. Bash to use in his reconsideration for his kidney issues but needed to obtain his SMR first which is seeming nearly impossible. He was seeing and diagnosed by a private Nephrologist who agreed that the kidney condition was likely caused by the water at Camp Lejeune but refused to give the verbiage VA requires. My husband thought it a good idea to get his condition and treatment on record with VA, so started seeing a VA Nephrologist. The VA doctor said he definitely believes the water to be the cause and had no problem saying so. This is what he put into his notes in my husband's medical record:
"Review of his history makes the development of his disease as likely as not a consequence of exposure to drinking water contaminated with trichloroethylene/benzene while at Camp lejeune as there is some evidence in the literature of an association between hydrocarbon exposure and development of membranous glomerulonephritis."
Should this be sufficient to use for a nexus or will we still need to get an IMO from Dr. Bash?
Thanks,
Kate
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