Highlighting What's Important In The Medical Record

[PE1]

Is it ok to highlight with a yellow highligther important stuff in the service record before the C&P exam? I have alot of labs and x-rays but if I mark what's abnormal then maybe it won't go unnoticed. I would imagine that the examiner will find it easier to find pertinent information that supports my claim.

[Pete53]

I made copies of mine and than highlighted and made notations. I think it helped.

[Berta]

I have done thst many times- highlighted with magic marker a copy of med recs or SMRs as to where the pertinent info is and referred to these highlighted portions in the response.

[purple]

You can even color-code according to medical conditions if you have more than one claim....i.e. yellow for a back claim, blue for a hearing loss, etc. Good thing highlighters come in several colors now.

Anything to make it easier for the C&P and the RO the better...

[Berta]

Good point Purple-

I even use yard sale stickers alot-the colored little stickers -to mark them as Exhibit A, B, C etc on my evidence and I always add an Evidence list sheet describing A, B, C. etc.

[purple]

Yup...gotta love the colored stickies Berta!! I did mostly administrative work while in the Air Force so I had my claim tabbed and organized like no other with stickies and colored highlighters!! LOL!!!!

[simple fly]

i think they take off points if you use a pink highlighter.