C&p For Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease

[john999]

I was recently given a C&P for Arteriosclerotic heart disease. The VA's own disability exam worksheet says the examiner to provide the METs level determined by exercise testing except if the exercise testing in contraindicated. All I got was an echocardiogram at rest and the PA listened to my heart with her scope. Was I given an adequate exam, or did I get the cut rate variety. There is not contraindication that would indicate I could not have had a stress test. The PA even misrepresented the results of the echocardiogram. I got a copy of the VA exam sheet, but it seems very skimpy. Is there some place I can look to more information on how the VA determines the degree of heart disease that should be identified by an C&P exam. I did not even get a chest x-ray. The exam said no heart disease but vascular artery disease. If I have deposits in my legs what is to say I don't have deposits in my aorta? I don't see that this exam I got shows much.

[john999]

Berta

I claimed it and got 60%. The C&P exam was a joke, but I appealed and got my PCP to do some testing. I got the 60% from the same DRO that denied my CUE. Let me say that if I had needed heart surgery or a bypass the VA would be the last place I would set foot. I got the heart problems secondary to DMII from AO. The cat can be skinned.

[cowgirl]

John, do you have a copy of the C&P? Makes me curious. Yes, on letting the doc know theres need for diagnosis and treatment - if ya don't tell em they won't know. Even if they knew you had something - no complaints or questions, all's good to them. Know some vets complain of all the tests they're put through, seems inconsistent to me anyway.

Best to ya,

Cg'up2009!

Should I just take a copy of the echo interpretation to the outside cardiologist, or a copy of the actual echo. Is the echo on a disc and can I get the actual echocardiogram for an outside interpretation? I would like to get a complete workup. Stress test and all. I need to really have enough evidence to put my mind at ease. If I don't have any heart disease that would be good but I don't trust the VA's physician's assistant to tell me that. The VA has never sent me for workups on DMII secondary conditions without me raising the issue via a claim. Can you imagine your own private doctor waiting for you to bring up the need for diagnosis and treatment of HBP or eye problems if they knew you had DMII? There follow up on secodary DMII conditions is a scandal. There is no follow up. This is world class treatment?????

[ogj]

Bertha my c&p exam was for CAD secondary to high blood pressure an I was awarded 10%. But the left side of my heart had a 50% blockage from my hearth cath. I had the heart cath done at a heart specialist and all of the paper work was sent in. But the VA said from their EKG that I probably had a 61% blockage. I just don't understand how they can do that when they have my heart cath. test. Thanks

[jbasser]

Ogi, start this in a new topic.

I would like to know more but not in John999's topic.

J

[john999]

Go ahead John, you go ask in my topic. I am finished with this topic. I got what I wanted from the VA.