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Navy ELT to EMT-P got a reaction from davidlj1958 in Dr Ellis IMO thoughts?
No this was actually done prior to my C/P. I filled a FDC and assumed that he would also fill out DBQs. He is defiantly a advocate but he will not fill out a DBQ, he feels that the checkbox format limits his way to express his military decision making. My C/P exam was done by a contracted provider. The doc seemed, by her questions to be looking for evidence to support my claims, but who knows....
Like he says, I had symptoms of sleep apnea in the service but was not diagnosed until 5 years after discharge. I know that this would be a tough claim so I wanted to have all my ducks in a row.
On my hypertension, I had several readings in the service, towards the end with by diastolic above 90. That should have probably been referenced also as my claim is for HTN as a primary SC condition. This sets me up to have it as a secondary.
I have pretty strong buddy statements from a shipmate and my wife as well.
Thank you for your thoughts as always