I posted yesterday that I had won my claim. I got my envelope today and thought it might help some folks out to post how my letter reads and what the VA said about my NEXUS letters, so here it is:
For Hiatal Hernia/GERD and mild erosive gastritis as secondary connection for long term use of NSAIDs:
Your Dr. opined that the long term use of NSAIDs used to treat your arthritis and carpal tunnel "more likely than not" adversely contributed to your Hiatal Hernia/GERD and mild erosive gastritis.
In another letter dated...your family Dr. opined that your medications prescribed may have contributed to your condition. Your Dr. further stated these conditions are "at least as likely as not" related to your military service or the treatment of your service connected conditions.
The VA examiner opined that your Hiatal Hernia/GERD and mild erosive gastritis was not caused by NSAIDs (surprise, surprise ;) ).
Decision: Since the medical opinions of your private Dr's and the VA examiner are at "equipoise", reasonable doubt has been resolved in your favor and we have granted service connection on secondary basis. The opinions of the private physicians have been assigned more weight, as a rationale was provided with each opinion. The VA examiner did not provide a rationale.
So there you have it. All the experts on Hadit advised me to get these nexus letters from my Dr.s and they obviously were the key. I wrote the letters myself and had the Docs sign them when I was in their exam room. I can't imagine ever submitting anything without a NEXUS letter again. The wording could be a little stronger like use "caused" instead of adversely contributed. Hopefully, the doc will sign off on it.
I hope this helps some of you out there searching for the right words to say.
We kept our promise and served honorably. Now it is time for the VA to keep their's!
I am not an attorney or VSO and offer my opinions free of charge. Any advice I provide in my posts is from experiences I have had with the VA or I have the knowledge that others have encoutered. I accept no liability for this advice should you chose to follow it.
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I posted yesterday that I had won my claim. I got my envelope today and thought it might help some folks out to post how my letter reads and what the VA said about my NEXUS letters, so here it is:
For Hiatal Hernia/GERD and mild erosive gastritis as secondary connection for long term use of NSAIDs:
Your Dr. opined that the long term use of NSAIDs used to treat your arthritis and carpal tunnel "more likely than not" adversely contributed to your Hiatal Hernia/GERD and mild erosive gastritis.
In another letter dated...your family Dr. opined that your medications prescribed may have contributed to your condition. Your Dr. further stated these conditions are "at least as likely as not" related to your military service or the treatment of your service connected conditions.
The VA examiner opined that your Hiatal Hernia/GERD and mild erosive gastritis was not caused by NSAIDs (surprise, surprise ;) ).
Decision: Since the medical opinions of your private Dr's and the VA examiner are at "equipoise", reasonable doubt has been resolved in your favor and we have granted service connection on secondary basis. The opinions of the private physicians have been assigned more weight, as a rationale was provided with each opinion. The VA examiner did not provide a rationale.
So there you have it. All the experts on Hadit advised me to get these nexus letters from my Dr.s and they obviously were the key. I wrote the letters myself and had the Docs sign them when I was in their exam room. I can't imagine ever submitting anything without a NEXUS letter again. The wording could be a little stronger like use "caused" instead of adversely contributed. Hopefully, the doc will sign off on it.
I hope this helps some of you out there searching for the right words to say.
s/ Mags
We kept our promise and served honorably. Now it is time for the VA to keep their's!
I am not an attorney or VSO and offer my opinions free of charge. Any advice I provide in my posts is from experiences I have had with the VA or I have the knowledge that others have encoutered. I accept no liability for this advice should you chose to follow it.
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I posted yesterday that I had won my claim. I got my envelope today and thought it might help some folks out to post how my letter reads and what the VA said about my NEXUS letters, so here it is:
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Obtaining an actual Nexus Letter from a Board Certified Specialist can't be beat, especially for the Vet on Appeal. Not sure, but I've seen prices ranging from $1 to $1.5K discussed by Vets. Hir
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