As I was pondering various VA things today (specifically C&P exams) I came accross a directive on C&P clinician certification. It talks about examiners having to take a series of learning modules and pass a test to be certified to conduct C&P exams. It contained a link to the training website (cant go there since I don't have a ID/password). Does anyone on the board know what the content of these training modules are?
I just wonder how blatently the VA informs examiners to discount the veterans complaints or whether the instructions on C&P exams (goal - define what is a valid disability in the eyes of the VA) depart significantly from the normally excepted (and tought) proceedures for conducting an exam with the goal of identifiying what health problems a person has?
I strongly feel (can't prove it) that VA is training examiners to discount, deny or ignore veterans valid health complaints. If this is valid medical training (knowledge) it shouldn't be password protected.
Is the VA using its training site as a rule book that hasn't gone through the normal rule making process?
I had considered a FOIA request but im sure they could make getting this information more expensive than my curiosity warrants.
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Greetings all:
As I was pondering various VA things today (specifically C&P exams) I came accross a directive on C&P clinician certification. It talks about examiners having to take a series of learning modules and pass a test to be certified to conduct C&P exams. It contained a link to the training website (cant go there since I don't have a ID/password). Does anyone on the board know what the content of these training modules are?
I just wonder how blatently the VA informs examiners to discount the veterans complaints or whether the instructions on C&P exams (goal - define what is a valid disability in the eyes of the VA) depart significantly from the normally excepted (and tought) proceedures for conducting an exam with the goal of identifiying what health problems a person has?
I strongly feel (can't prove it) that VA is training examiners to discount, deny or ignore veterans valid health complaints. If this is valid medical training (knowledge) it shouldn't be password protected.
Is the VA using its training site as a rule book that hasn't gone through the normal rule making process?
I had considered a FOIA request but im sure they could make getting this information more expensive than my curiosity warrants.
Any ideas?
Best regards,
Tyler
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