Hi All! So i filed a claim for secondary condition of Arthritis of my hips beginning of June 2016 and just checked ebenefits and seen that it said not service connected. I must mention that Iam service connected for 8 of my major joints with arthritis for the exact same condition but denied for my hips. I didn't have a C&P exam for my hips but did for the other eight major joints that was done in 2014. When they didn't call me for a C&P for my hips I was thinking that they have all the information they needed other than the doctor notes from my x ray showing that I also have arthritis in my hips. They have all the other documents in from 2013/2014 claim so I didn't think they needed anything else. I was wrong! I'm still waiting to get the official notice in the mail. I need help in understanding what I need to do in this particular situation. I will be filing a NOD. Any advice is welcomed!! Thanks for reading! One other thing is I do have records showing I had arthritis of my hips back before I filed the claim for the other major joints but I just didn't file the claim at that time.
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Hi All! So i filed a claim for secondary condition of Arthritis of my hips beginning of June 2016 and just checked ebenefits and seen that it said not service connected. I must mention that Iam service connected for 8 of my major joints with arthritis for the exact same condition but denied for my hips. I didn't have a C&P exam for my hips but did for the other eight major joints that was done in 2014. When they didn't call me for a C&P for my hips I was thinking that they have all the information they needed other than the doctor notes from my x ray showing that I also have arthritis in my hips. They have all the other documents in from 2013/2014 claim so I didn't think they needed anything else. I was wrong! I'm still waiting to get the official notice in the mail. I need help in understanding what I need to do in this particular situation. I will be filing a NOD. Any advice is welcomed!! Thanks for reading! One other thing is I do have records showing I had arthritis of my hips back before I filed the claim for the other major joints but I just didn't file the claim at that time.
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Gastone
Always a good idea to file a FOIA request for your C-File, just "Pack a Lunch," could and will probably be 10 - 14 months before you receive it in the mail, on CD hopefully. Now this worked for m
broncovet
I agree with L. Order a copy of your cfile, if you dont already have a current one now. After you get your decision, you can decide if you want to submit new and material evidence under 3.156,
broncovet
Well, you dont need to piece it together..that is the VA's job. Just make sure everything is there, and that the VA has it, and the person who does your claim can read. Many can not..ask Berta.
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