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Wow, I have already received notification of scheduled exam on my recently filed IHD AO Claim. I had filed my claim via VONAPP on June 2, 2010 and this morning while I was still in bed asleep the VA telephoned, talked with my wife and informed her that I am to appear at the Roudebush Medical Center this Saturday at 1:30 pm for an exam. This is way unusual in my view of things. I have never, ever received an appointment via telephone for anything connected with the VA, I always in the past have received notification by letter of any appointments, etc..
I have two basic questions about this exam. First, what should I expect? Will they put me through a battery of tests to determine the existence of my Heart Disease, ekg, echos, etc.?
What should I take with me to this exam? My heart disease dates back to 1985 with having received 10 angio-plasties over the years and having suffered a major Myocardio Infarction (MI) in 1993. However, so far I have only managed to obtain my most recent medical records from my current Cardiologist who I have only been seeing since 2006. I have looked through these records and while there are a bunch of references to "Myocardial Infarction" and contain test report documents referring to my "Ejection Fraction" being 35-40%, etc., I have not read the term "Ischemic Heart Disease" anywhere. Also, what I hvae are just test reports, there are no narratives what-so-ever. As I indicated, my disease goes back to 1985 and as a result my records are scattered all over the place where I have received treatment over the years. I contacted the Hospital where I was first treated for my MI back in '93 and they have informed me that they have NO RECORDS of my treatment as they are only required to keep records 7 years and all previous records have been destroyed.
Actually my Heart Disease should be pretty obvious to anyone who looks at an EKG or does an Echo Cardiogram on me, but will the VA do this or is it up to me to proove the disease exists?
Thanks in advance for any help or advice.
Jim
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