Holllie Greene Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Hi, This is probably a stupid question but are the treatment notes written by he VA doctors taken into consideration by the MIGHTY raters? Thank you one and all. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator broncovet Posted February 24, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 24, 2018 Yes, they are medical evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Holllie Greene Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 "Medical evidence"---I like those 2 words! Thanks Broncovet H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator broncovet Posted February 25, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2018 There is nothing "magic" about a C and P exam. Any doctor, experienced in treating/diagnosising your condition, can make a professional opinion regarding the etiology or symptoms of your case. Its all "medical evidence" as opposed to "lay evidence" from someone who is not a medical professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Holllie Greene Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 I agree with you in that there is nothing magic about a C & P exam, quite the opposite it would seem. My non-VA neurologist's notes were totally ignored by the C & P D.O. Same with my non-VA ophthalmologist's notes that were also ignored by the optometrist. In my opinion it seems the only information the MIGHTY raters look at is the information from the VA doctors. It was a waste of time for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 vetquest Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 The C&P may ignore non VA providers but the RO is supposed to take these into account. I had a BVA hearing where the BVA used the non VA provider exam to declare me service connected for neuropathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted February 26, 2018 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted February 26, 2018 I think the Contracted out C&P Examiners are only sent what the VA sends them. As this is what one of my QTC Examiners mention to me few yeas ago, so I brought some of my own medical records to the exam just incase I needed them.....she added them in the computer...out come was I won my claim, but what medical records she did have I think I would have won..its when they have the records right in front of them on their computer screen and they ignore them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Holllie Greene
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This is probably a stupid question but are the treatment notes written by he VA doctors taken into consideration by the MIGHTY raters?
Thank you one and all.
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