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Denial of Sleep Apnea without C&P Exam
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Galen Rogers
Howdy All,
I originally file a claim for Sleep Apnea (OSA) in 2008 after I was diagnosed in late 2007. That was after I retired from the Navy so the diagnosis was never in my military health record. I filed it on my own because my AMvets rep said it would not get approved and he would not mess with it. The VA sent me a request to allow them to contact my doctor directly that I signed and sent back. I knew nothing about a NEXUS letter or lay letters or even the connection with Reflux, Rhinitis, and Sinusitis. A short while later after they contacted my doctor I received the denial letter stating "Not service connected". Because of my ignorance I accepted that until a few fellow retirees with OSA said they did the same thing but then provided lay letters from shipmates and their wives and their claims were approved. Since then I have read all I could find and have reached out to others for assistance. So my real question is " Would the fact that I was not provided a C&P exam be a basis for a CUE?" The denial came from the Regional VA office.
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The following is the best explanation that I have that explains why a C&P exam is recommended but not required: http://helpdesk.vetsfirst.org/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=2848
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