autumn

getting into c-file i can do via mailing to RO. maybe that is what i'm supposed to do? i go to records office with papers and ask they scan it into my med records (different than c-file) and they say sure, but don't. these are what the doctor would see on the computer when he brings up my records.

curious as to why the records dept at our VA doesn't scan info into the system when i take it to them - non-VA medical reports. they say they'll get it into the system but i have yet to see them do so. they say if the doctor wants to see them he can request them. problem is, none of my doctors here request it so they never see it. just curious if the veteran has the right to get the medical info into the system or is it VA policy they don't have to? i'm wanting to know before i send a note to the local VA chief of staff about this thanks

i don't know. to be able to req a move was news to me. but after reading of what ohio did to veterans and how ratings differ from state to state .... well , you see what i mean

no recommendations where to more it? obviously some are better than others

mine too is "supposed to go forward with cue" after the ms secondary med issues get rated -- so i'm told. you can what's hanging in the balance. for the local VA saying they don't really know what to do with the rater's request for ms secondary issues exam, and my current VSO not mentioning that or advises me on it, you can see my uneasiness. that office does have a very wonderful efficient compassionate secretary and she informs me what the VSO says, but it's usually "you just got to wait..." i've read many notes on this board from elders and i know if they were in my shoes (and many have been or are) would feel/relate to my concerns. i'm glad someone understands where i'm coming from. if ya want to farm out your lawyer, i can shoot you a priv email. i may need him

i can only assume then, since my NSO is in another state, he must be using the regional pva for access to view records when needed. i certainly agree about the space limitations.

i appreciate and respect your soapbox, and would do the same in your position. i know all too well the good in many mil, VA, & SO folks. my intuition is telling me to be wary of this, "we're giving the VA the benefit of the doubt to do the right thing, you just have to sit back and wait", "not to file any other claims even if unrelated to the MS claim", and why SO didn't speak with me about the strange "ms secondary exam" that seemed more a time buffer than actual exam, why the VA didn't order the tests requested by the SO. whats wrong with a casual explanation of all that. versus when i ask about it, it's like i'm the one interfering and holding up the VA rating process. i've been wrong before but that's my perception thank you for your input, appreciate it

is there an online list of these tiger teams and what states they are in? or any recommendations for where to move?

as an elder here, to still recommend VSO's? if all they do is forward stuff without really reviewing it and type a few request notes to VA, what's the difference than veterans just doing it themselves and roll the dice. i don't see any difference anymore.

i recently found that out too, which is why my most recent writings here on hadit.com i really don't understand how a SO can even speak to me about my claim(s) if SO doesn't have that c-file. have the veteran org's sided with the VA for political reasons? i guess that covers the SO's rear when he says, "can't discuss it, as i don't have vets c-file here". so SO's no longer view med records or anything? they just write a couple paragraph note to VA on a letter head and say we're doing all we can? makes no sense to me. but as you say, the VA bizzaro world is too much for me to comprehend. i know SO's don't have the space to store this stuff, but i don't see how they can fairly represent a client without that info.

i don't mind if it presents more accurate and honest rating. i've already spent most of my savings on IMO's just to get accurate med evidence vs the VA's absolute minimum or off the wall diagnosis. thanks

But, we have come to expect nothing less from the VA. in my experience, that is true more often than not

with what you say, then if the RVO is draggin there feet, i could request it be moved to say NM or AZ or somewhere?

with all due respect, i don't see how a SO can know if the VA raters are getting the picture if the SO doesn't know what is in the c-file backing up the claim. how can the SO verify the raters do the right thing? honestly, that makes no sense to me

that was what i was thinking. can you see why i write here as i do? they tell me to just sit back and wait, give the VA the benefit of the doubt, don't file any other claims, even not related to MS, no comment on why the secondary exams haven't been ordered, and insinuate i'm the one holding up things. something just feels amiss here to me, thanks -- at least i know i'm not imagining things -- you think the same

is there a website that lists the results for all RO's in order to compare states?

if i've asked this prior, well, i can't remember. i would like to know whether it is standard protocol for your VSO to have a copy of your c-file. if it is standard protocol and the VSO doesn't have a copy what would be next step?

i'm not one to toss a wrench in the gears of this claim process but its a serious future life and health issue for many of us. if this va and their vro has inadequate raters or raters that are..., heck i can't think of a correct description here,... why wouldn't a vet want to have such claims moved to more professional VRO? not making a general blanket statement about VA raters. but that article from ohio here expresses the issue much better than i can. and most of the choir here understands that issue even better than i.

well, when you go to a ms secondary exam requested by the rater a VRO and the doctor states he doesn't really know what they want, and that they don't know much about handling ms secondary issues it doesn't give a veteran much confidence in the outcome of the rating!! if they were going to do the right thing i doubt such an exam would have taken place.

i thought so. that last exam was more of a time buyer for the VA, not me. some time ago i did take ms berta's adivce and got IMO's for ms, spine and shrink. my savings almost gone. that is the only reason i got dx'd and SC'd for ms was the IMO. up to that point the VA still would not dx me. so, i guess i wait, as usual. i'm just so skeptical that without actual secondary exams they'll just prolong this. you understand. i know you understand because you confirmed what i thought, "they know what to schedule", even though they mentioned they don't exactly know what to do with MS ratings. supposedly the pva has my back

The "Why" is easy. If your claim is stuck someplace like Cleveland, St. Pete, Buffalo, etc...its easy to know why: The bottom line is that Veterans in some states are more likely to get awarded benefits than those in other states. >>This explains WHY Vets would want to change Regional Offices: http://blog.clevelan...k_vasil_of.html exactly (see my reply to ms berta) >>It would almost certainly mean a higher benefit level. >>if/how Vets can switch, especially if they have not gotten a fair shake in their first RO. if the rater /and/or RO doesn't quite understand the nature of the medical issue(s) even to the point of not being able to schedule adequate exams for secondary issues, what is a vet to do?

>>I don't think that is possible otherwise I would have requested ANY RO but the one I have as AOJ. the one in this state doesn't seem to grasp there are secondary issues with MS. the c&p doc in not so many words said that. that leaves me a bit cautious with this VRO >>VA's policy of "farming out" to me is synonymous with saying Let's deliberately add some more time to this one. that is certainly the result

>>Usually the VA does not service connect adjustment disorders. i'm sure that is the reason the VA switched it within a few months of mil discharge. VA did change the diagnosis, as usual, a steep climb. thanks

thank you ms carlie,

anyone participated with this new way of filing claims for compensation and increases in disability?