I've come across a C& P requset where a VA rater states,
" maybe a psychogenic component involved. "
What the heck is this rater saying ?
Is what this rater stating considered a medical opinion ??
In my opinion this is something the rater SHOULD NOT BE STATING as the rater is probably not an MD.
§4.23 Attitude of rating officers.
It is to be remembered that the majority of applicants are disabled persons who are seeking benefits of law to which they believe themselves entitled. In the exercise of his or her functions, rating officers must not allow their personal feelings to intrude; an antagonistic, critical, or even abusive attitude on the part of a claimant should not in any instance influence the officers in the handling of the case. Fairness and courtesy must at all times be shown to applicants by all employees whose duties bring them in contact, directly or indirectly, with the Department’s claimants.
Is anyone else out there reading stuff like this ?
M-21 is pretty specific about what raters are and ARE NOT supposed to put in writing.
carlie
Carlie passed away in November 2015 she is missed.
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carlie
I've come across a C& P requset where a VA rater states,
" maybe a psychogenic component involved. "
What the heck is this rater saying ?
Is what this rater stating considered a medical opinion ??
In my opinion this is something the rater SHOULD NOT BE STATING as the rater is probably not an MD.
§4.23 Attitude of rating officers.
It is to be remembered that the majority of applicants are disabled persons who are seeking benefits of law to which they believe themselves entitled. In the exercise of his or her functions, rating officers must not allow their personal feelings to intrude; an antagonistic, critical, or even abusive attitude on the part of a claimant should not in any instance influence the officers in the handling of the case. Fairness and courtesy must at all times be shown to applicants by all employees whose duties bring them in contact, directly or indirectly, with the Department’s claimants.
Is anyone else out there reading stuff like this ?
M-21 is pretty specific about what raters are and ARE NOT supposed to put in writing.
carlie
Carlie passed away in November 2015 she is missed.
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