Updating Your C And P Exam

[hotcoffee2]

http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPub....asp?pub_ID=311

i am sorry, i can't select all, copy, paste pdf documents. but for anyone that is going for a decision, you should read this. it allows the c and p to be repeated, provided the c and p is obsolete.

this applies in my case. big time. there have been two additional emgs, six additional neuro appointments. and a totally different diagnosis.

if someone could be so kind and get the url copy and pasted into this post it may be helpful.

[carlie]

rental,

Well I'm going to damned sure keep fighting for mine.

It's only a 10 percenter but take that 10 % back to 1978

and it would sure help me out some.

carlie

[hotcoffee2]

thanks basser. i should tell you i am the former pattik. i felt my username was too easily identified by my ro. who i encouraged to start reading hadit. thanks again.

Hotcoffee2, go to your control panel, add/remove programs. Remove adobe. then go to the adobe site and download the latest version.

Then run the program.

J

[hotcoffee2]

rental

just because this is a directive with a finite date, doesnt mean it will disappear forever.

just because a vet requests new c and p doesnt mean the effective date will change.

this is an important piece of information for allot of us and we don't need it added to the misinformation that sometimes abounds.

i got it from the horse's mouth (whom i cannot identify). there are specific guidelines for setting a new date for a claim and this ain't one of em.

this is important for me because my c and p is totally wrong, and i never received a rating (the ro said i should receive a rating based on the c and p). i want to be rated correctly.

hotcoffee2 aka pattik

A few notes on this directive:

1. The original author (doctor, FNP, PA, etc.) of the C&P has to authorize the changes. If the original author gave you a unfavorable C&P, chances are they may not amend the report at a later date. I don't know what happens if the original author has moved on and is no longer at the VHA or contracted facility.

2. This directive is set to expire in five months.

3. This is a biggie; if you have new evidence added to a old C&P, then that will blow your earliest effective date of claim. The VA can and most likely will award based on the new evidence, and therefore will use the date of receipt of new evidence as the date of the award. They will argue that the previous evidence did not merit the award. Given this, it is my opinion that it would be better to let a current claim or appeal play out in entirety, then file for a increase based upon the new evidence. If you add something to the pot late in the game, you are just giving them ammunition to screw with you.

[poolguy11550]

A good IMO will connect the past to the present and may overrule the former C&P examiner. It surly will on appeal.

[carlie]

hot,

You posted,

"just because a vet requests new c and p doesnt mean the effective date will change."

Effective dates will usually depend on several factors.

New Medical Evidence that gets a claim granted may very well change the effective date,

then again it may not, but many times it does.

jmho,

carlie

[hotcoffee2]

jmho---just because the vet requests a new c and p doesnt mean the effective date will change.

hot,

You posted,

"just because a vet requests new c and p doesnt mean the effective date will change."

Effective dates will usually depend on several factors.

New Medical Evidence that gets a claim granted may very well change the effective date,

then again it may not, but many times it does.

jmho,

carlie