Vamc Physcians Opinion

[Mcafee]

Hello All Hope All Is Well.

My question is simple if you recieve care and treatment from a VAMC for service connected injuries sustained during service.And ask your neuro or PCP for an opinion.

I would like to think that this show a clear validation of care and treatment for these injuries over many years.

I would like to think that the VARO utilizes VAMC documentation before an outside opinion or just take the two opinions and meet some where in the middle provided they actually read the documentation for rating purposes.

Your Thoughts and Thank you.

[carlie]

To study M21-1MR about

Chapter 5. Evaluating Evidence and Making a Decision

This area also details credible and probative evidence.

click on this link,

http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/M21_1MR.html

then scroll down to SubptIV - General Rating Process

and click on this area,

Chapter 5 - Evaluating Evidence and making a Decision

Here's another good thing to study is Examination Requests.

In the link below it also states that:

http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/M21_1MR.html

scroll down to

SubptIV - General Rating Process

scroll down and click on

Chapter 3 - Examinations

Section A - Examination Request

A veteran has no legal right to

· be accompanied by counsel during an examination, or

record an examination.

The question comes up fairly often about "Can I record a C&P exam?"

Now of course this is only HOW VA IS SUPPOSED TO DO IT,

but they do not necessarily follow their own rules.

jmho,

Hope this helps a vet.

carlie

[cowgirl]

The VA Regional Office and the VA Medical Center are two seperate organizations. The best example I can give is the Gas company and the Electric company. While they are both utilities they have nothing to do with each other. The opinion of a VA doctor has no more weight or less weight than a civilian doctor.

Either way the *evidience must be credible and not based on personal history ( just what you told the doctor).*

They must show medical rationale. It is also important that the doctor state that he/she have reviewed your service medical records and provide a connection (nexus) to the current condition.

Aw Sharon, you are right on there ~ !

*So true, once had a 'doc' write out a medical support statement, included alot of 'patient reported' and 'patient feels'. Sounded good at the time, didn't help and I was denied my due. Medical rationale on paper is concrete, accept no less.