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At what amount, does a claim in Higher Level Review, have to be sent to be approved by someone else?
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22 minutes ago, GBArmy said:
Joey, some of us are more lucky than others at finding these negative examiners. They're still out there, but I think they are slowly being weeded out. At least, I hope so.
I hope so, We Vet's deserve better.
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23 hours ago, GBArmy said:
Wood Undoubtedly you had a bad dude doing your exam. One comment you made is a little strange though. You said the examiner "even went a step further to say I shouldn't be service connected." Of course you realize that is one of the primary functions of the examiner; to determine whether or not it is s-c. If yes, then to what extent ex. at least as likely as not...
My examiner blamed my childhood for my mental conditions, but I had to have a waiver just to get in, from the doc that I had treatment with, stating I didn't have any mental conditions. I found my granny shot when I was 11, but after seeing her, went on to go to the 88' Junior Olympics , and skip a grade in high school' just so I could join early. Nothing about Iraq at all. Guy was a really A$$h@le too.
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Ok, called 1-800 number hour ago claim was time stamped today, after two DBQs, one for ptsd, and one for other mental conditions where uploaded Monday. What does time stamp mean?
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What is the timeline for? 38CFR 3.2502 C&P done. just waiting
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37 minutes ago, Buck52 said:
Sounds good,
you more than likely will be rated at 100% but depending on those boxes she checked off?...it could be 70%
At my C&P exam for PTSD she never ask me about my age nor did she comment on how old I looked...I do not know why she mention this to you?....> '' you look much older than your stated age?''
Also as for C&P Exam as for as my stressors she said she read about my stressors and apologized and said she won't be bringing them up during the exam,
The only bad thing about that is if she didn't read about your stressors the rater may want another C&P Exam to clear off your stressors or check them, but if you had enough evidence of record and it was detailed about your stressors then they may use that.
if she never cheked this box
Rating Total occupational and social impairment, due to such symptoms as: gross impairment in thought processes or communication; persistent delusions or hallucinations; grossly inappropriate behavior; persistent danger of hurting self or others; intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living (including maintenance of minimal personal hygiene); disorientation to time or place; memory loss for names of close relatives, own occupation, or own name. 100%
then it more than likely be a 70% rating but it could be a lesser rating depending on if she cheeked all the boxes.?
but that maybe this is a good thing and a 100% rating is awarded.
but don't get your hopes up wait until you recieve your decision.
sounds like a positive exam in my opinion.
It wasn't stated to me , but was part of her report, about me. Like I said it was just questions about symptoms. No stressor questions, but I did show her pictures I have of the stressors, and she stated she was sorry that I went through those events
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2 minutes ago, brokensoldier244th said:
Hard to say. HLR have their own queue form regular claims. Could be days could be a few weeks or more. We’re all working from home and while, for the most part that’s not much different than when we are at work, other than the No wasted time idle whatevering that some do, it does pose some challenges. Local storms, for example, might cut power to my house whereas if I was in the office they have generators etc. I have 1gb Internet service, I know vsr’s that live in the sticks and barely get dsl. Phone calls are harder to do, too because they have to go through a secure tunnel between our laptops at home and the office. All of that and, where your case gets assigned by the work queue
Their own queue?
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I had a C&P Friday,, as part of a Higher level review. VSO was able to see it this morning. She checked all but, two of symptom boxes. Stated I looked much older than my stated age. She never asked about stressor, Since this is a review, what time frame am I looking at before I see a decision?
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On 8/8/2020 at 1:41 PM, Buck52 said:
i WOULD BE GUESSING AT ABOUT 2 TO 3 WEEKS BEFORE YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON THE C&P REPORT.
Got a glimpse over the phone today, she stated I have ptsd, checked almost every box for symptoms. She also noted I look much older than my stated age. she never stated anything on service connection, or stresser. So i think that's a good thing
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On 8/8/2020 at 12:52 PM, Foxhound6 said:
I believe it will come down to the complexity of your claim. HLR is just a higher level reviewer taking a look at your current claim as it is, without any NEW evidence. My claim is under HLR now as well. From everything I have read they try to get them done within 125 days, I think. However, I have heard others say it took about a month or a month and a half. It all depends.
Assuming the new CP exam was for the claim and requested by the HLR, it may not take too long but then again with current events happening it could take a few months?
In my experience, they tend to move much faster with mental health claims. I was able to win mine in about 3 months on the first go as a secondary to my SC condition. Not sure if this will help you or not but a ball park might be the best you'll get in terms of a timeline? You can also search around the forums here for HLR timelines, see how others fared? Good luck with your claim! You got this!
It was for ptsd, she checked almost every box of symptoms , and also stated I looked much older than my stated age.
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3 hours ago, Joey Ross said:
I told reviewer that I had a bad C&P, and that all I wanted was a fair shake, and she even said, that was what she was all ready viewed for herself. The first C&P don't even reflect my Treatment in the VA PTSD clinic. In my new C&P I was only asked about symptoms, seeing shit, rituals, nightmares, paying bills and about childhood, but didn't ask about details of it. Just about twenty question, and nothing about stressor,
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On 8/8/2020 at 8:42 AM, brokensoldier244th said:
Depending on what it was for, could be a few days, or a few months. The findings of the doctor have to be dictated and uploaded into VHA, then pulled into VBMS by whomever works on your claim, then read and evaluated to make sure they answered all the questions and provided the relevant opinions for completeness (part of what I do), then sent to a rater.
Our work is assigned by a national work queue that sends the claim to the least busy office based on overall number of claims at that station. I may work part of a claim, then add notes about what I did, then shift to someone else's claim. If I worked through each one to completion I would never get anything done, so my goal every day is to advance as many claims as I can with notation of medical records, checking status of pending exams, sending letters for evidence, and evaluating whats there. If I can get it unstuck, at least, I consider it a success.I told reviewer that I had a bad C&P, and that all I wanted was a fair shake, and she even said, that was what she was all ready viewed for herself. The first C&P don't even reflect my Treatment in the VA PTSD clinic. In my new C&P I was only asked about symptoms, seeing shit, rituals, nightmares, paying bills and about childhood, but didn't ask about details of it. Just about twenty question, and nothing about stressor,
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I had a higher level review, and new C&P yesterday. How long before I know something, since this is a higher level review process?
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1 minute ago, brokensoldier244th said:
They usually do maintenance over the weekends. The results of your C&P yesterday wouldn't be in the system yet anyway.
Ok that you. How long will it be, since this is a higher level review C&P
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I had a higher level review, and new C&P yesterday, and went to ebenefits this morning, and disabilities and payment history, and letters unavailable this morning. Is that a good or bad thing or is the site just down
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Had my C&P this morning, she asked if I had nightmares, and if I could pay bill. Asked about childhood, and really just ask about my present condition. It was second C&P after higher level review. How long before I will know anything about claim?
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C&P in 10 minutes, wish me luck. I've throwed up 4 times already this morning
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On 8/6/2020 at 9:17 AM, Buck52 said:
This exam should be treated as a regular PTSD C&P EXAM, the Dr should conduct the exam as a new exam, and you answer his/her questions the best you can .
if you don't know the answer to a question this examiner may ask just simply tell him you don't know, this exam is the VA way of giving you a second chance beings your last C&P EXAM for this type claim was botched up, this examiner may not know about your last exam?
,,,so just relax and get through this exam the best way you can if you have high anxiety during this exam just excuse your self or ask to go to the rest room, there you can splash water on your face and regroup yourself and go back to the examining room. this Dr should know and realize your nervous and may have high anxiety.
never lie to this examiner or go into an acting mode they can spot that in a New York Minute.
Just be your self and always be honest.
One hour to C&P, it is video C&P exam. I've throwed up 3 times already this morning. whiskey tango foxtrot.
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5 minutes ago, Buck52 said:
This exam should be treated as a regular PTSD C&P EXAM, the Dr should conduct the exam as a new exam, and you answer his/her questions the best you can .
if you don't know the answer to a question this examiner may ask just simply tell him you don't know, this exam is the VA way of giving you a second chance beings your last C&P EXAM for this type claim was botched up, this examiner may not know about your last exam?
,,,so just relax and get through this exam the best way you can if you have high anxiety during this exam just excuse your self or ask to go to the rest room, there you can splash water on your face and regroup yourself and go back to the examining room. this Dr should know and realize your nervous and may have high anxiety.
never lie to this examiner or go into an acting mode they can spot that in a New York Minute.
Just be your self and always be honest.
Thank you. It is a relief to talk to other veteran's about this.
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10 minutes ago, Buck52 said:
The PTSD FORM IS BELOW.
VA Form 21-0781, YOU CAN PRINT OUT THE PDF VERSION OF THIS FORM OFF THE INTERNET.
Also If you didn't know???
If you've been diagnosed with PTSD, chances are you suffer from what are known as secondary conditions. Some examples of conditions secondary to PTSD are sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, migraines, and erectile dysfunction.
These would be filed as secondary conditions to your Diagnosed PTSD
Not knowing your service connected conditions and the ratings you have, if your below the 100% scheduler ratings or on TDIU.
These secondary conditions will help you reach the 100% rating & possibly an addition for the SMC.S. (Special Monthly Compensation)
I was denied service connection for all three
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36 minutes ago, Buck52 said:
What is the VA doing about the 3 errors? is this why your new C&P HAS BEEN SCHEDULED?
You may want to look up the M-21-III CHAPTER 5 GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWING EVIDENCE Criteria
About the conflicting information about your mental health condition?
is this conflictiing information involving 2 separate Dr's and their credentials ? or different medical opinions?
''The Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine means that if there is a proximate balance between positive and negative evidence in a veteran's claim, VA is supposed to decide in favor of the veteran. This balance of the evidence is called “equipoise.''
If this exam is for Mental Health (PTSD) I would suggest you read up on the PTSD DBQ as this is normally what the examiner may ask you questions from.(jmo)
I told review I had a Bad C&P. All 3 issues are duty to assist errors. one states consolidate conflicting information. Tomorrow's C&P is video. What do you think?
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Higher level review letter states that VA returning 3 different mental conditions for correction of a duty to assist error in the prior decision. States Va failed to get an examination(s) and/or medical opinion(s). One of them states VA is developing exam to consolidate conflicting information. I told review I had a bad C&P, and that the person doing exam, had been reported by VSO's . I have new C&P tomorrow. Video C&P. What should I expect?
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After higher level review, VA is correcting 3 errors. Letter states that VA is developing for a examination to consolidate conflicting information about my mental health condition. I have a C&P Friday. What should I expect in this one?
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