WHOLESALE Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) Hello again, I had some testing done today by a private doctor due to my mood disorder increase and my claim for IU. My question is how much weight does the VA give to these tests? Frank Edited July 23, 2009 by WHOLESALE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharon Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Make sure you take the results with you when you go to your C&P exam. Make a copy to leave with the doctor. It makes a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Is it just test results or is there a letter to go with it explaining how your condition has gotten worse thus affecting your quality of life, etc, etc. If it's just the test results....imo...I doubt they will hold much weight with the VA. But that's just me. You need a good strong letter from the doc who did the testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHOLESALE Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 Yes, he's doing a full evaluation with IMO and said he will complete it by next Thursday. Said he would call me to come in and review everything in the evaluation. Frank Is it just test results or is there a letter to go with it explaining how your condition has gotten worse thus affecting your quality of life, etc, etc. If it's just the test results....imo...I doubt they will hold much weight with the VA. But that's just me. You need a good strong letter from the doc who did the testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHOLESALE Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Purple, thanks for the info... frank Is it just test results or is there a letter to go with it explaining how your condition has gotten worse thus affecting your quality of life, etc, etc. If it's just the test results....imo...I doubt they will hold much weight with the VA. But that's just me. You need a good strong letter from the doc who did the testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder john999 Posted July 26, 2009 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted July 26, 2009 I would agree that the test results are good, but you need a letter from your doctor to interpret those results. You don't want to give VA raw data they can spin against you. If it is an MMPI then the test has an interpretation of the results with it, but you still need your doctor to put his spin on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzai Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 The VA puts a spin on things? No wonder I'm dizzy... For my appeals, my lawyer told me that I will get a IMO for a Mental Residual Function Capacity form, that will then be given to the VA or SS before the hearing. At this point, I trust him because he doesn't get paid unless we win! Hope this helps, Louis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hello again, I had some testing done today by a private doctor due to my mood disorder increase and my claim for IU.
My question is how much weight does the VA give to these tests?
Frank
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