Question About Claim

[Sgt Schmidt]

I just received paper work from the VA asking for information on my claim for peripheral neuropathy being dx'd as secondary to my DMII. My dx was by my family PCP and when I sent the claim in thru my VSO we included a ROI for the VA to get my records or information as needed from my PCP. Should I get any additional statements from my doctor and send in or just let the VA get the information they need from him?

I've read where you don't want to over welm the VA with to much paper work on a claim because it just confuses them. This was posted on the va watchdog site by Jim.

Jeff

[e4766]

Hello all,

I went to my doctor today and he wrote a letter for me in reference to my claim. I took the letter to my VSO and he said it looked good to him so we finished the additional paperwork and stuck it in the mail. The letter read as follows:

Mr. (my name) has been a patient at this office for over 25 years. Mr. (my name) has diabetes mellitus Type 2 which more likely that not was caused by his exposure to dioxins while serving in Vietnam. Mr. (my name) has chronic lower and upper body neuropathy which causes numbness and tingling in his hands, feet, and pain in his left leg.

Mr. (my name) is prescribed METFORMIN HCL 500 MG TA for his diabetes mellitus Type 2 and HYDROCODON/APAP 5/500MG for the pain in his leg.

It is in my professional medical opinion that Mr. (my name) peripheral neuropathy is least likely as not aggravated by, or caused by his diabetes mellitus Type 2.

I'm hoping this letter will be sufficient in helping with my claim.

Jeff

My husband was diagnosed last year with peripheral neuropathy. They ruled it secondary to DMII. It has really progressed fast, no mobility in digits of left foot/numbness, pain in left and right leg and both hands. Applying for increase now. On shots/pain meds..Hope you do okay. e4766/Carolyn