Refusal Of Examination By Nurse Practitioner

[dwragon]

? Is there anything out there (ie Reg) that says a person who shows up for a cnp cannot refuse the examination when they find out it is to be done by a nurse practitioner instead of a real doctor. (I dont want to waste any more time going to real doctors outside of the va to refute someones incomplete knowledge.)

[Pete53]

The smilie or emoticon is a "B)" We used to be able to turn them off and on but not on this new format If you don't want it don't use the ) or put a . or some other symbol

b.) or just a b instead of B)

[LarryJ]

The smilie or emoticon is a "B)" We used to be able to turn them off and on but not on this new format If you don't want it don't use the ) or put a . or some other symbol

b.) or just a b instead of B)

OH DARN IT! Now I have ANOTHER "new" language to learn! I just figured out that I have to learn "SPANMEX" so that I can communicate with:

1. The guy that mows my lawn.

2. The gal that works at WalMart.

3. The 16 people that just moved in next door.

4. The dude that came out from the city to turn my water off due to "non-payment" of my water bill (he had the address wrong, it was really supposed to be turned off at the peeps next door.......yeah, those peeps).

5. The guy that works at AutoZone (yeah, the one that AutoZone hired to sell auto parts to the "hispanic customers", you know, the one that stands there until a "hispanic customer" shows up).

6. The two peeps that showed up yesterday, at my front door, looking for the peeps that live next door. Something about them buying a car on credit and giving MY address and they were there to repo MY car.

And, NOW I gotta figure out how to keep the little "smiley face" from showing up on MY posts...........learning ANOTHER "language" again.

Look, folks, ENGLISH is NOT my "first language", BUT, as an American, I learned it, and take great pride in having learned it WELL...............now, go away and take your "SPANMEX" with you.

But, I'll do my best to keep the little "smiley face" from showing up in my posts, thereby eliminating the impression that I am ACTUALLY "smiling", 'cause I'm NOT!

:D B) :) :P

[dwragon]

dwragon,

1) No one wants to have to "waste time going to real doctors outside of the va to refute someones incomplete knowledge".

There are often times when a VA claimant really needs to seek medical opinions outside of the VA just to rebut something

of record.

2) VA has rules they are supposed to follow.

The vet files a claim and the VA see something in their records that shows the issue might possibly relate to active duty.

The VA is supposed to follow their duty to assist by

a) requesting any records the vet has pointed out, provided contact information for, signed and submitted a release of information for

B) providing an examination for compensation and pension (C&P) purposes.

There are but a few C&P examinations that are required to have an examination by a "specialist".

Right now, these are the ones that come to mind.

a) Mental Health

B) Audiology

c) Vision

d) Dental

Someone has already posted to you that in regards to whom ever performs your C&P examination (outside of the specialist noted above)

the exam will be signed off on by a doctor of some sort - (even though they never physically examine you).

They are the supervisor over the NP, ARNP or possible janitor (lol).

When the VA requests a C&P examination - whether it's done at a VAMC or by an outside QTC doctor - the VA is paying for this examination.

If you feel you need a specific type of doctor to do an examination for you - then you go and pay for one and hopefully it will be

complete and accurate enough to help advance your claim for service connection/current percentage level of disability.

A real good way to help speed up the adjudication of your claim issues for either service connection or an increase

is to fail to show up for a VA C&P examination. That way you can help the VA provide a denial in a timely manner.

jmho,

carlie

Don't pay any attention to the smilies - I didn't put them there that I know of.

I dont plan to miss the appointment, just refuse one, not even a major one (I have over 80 original service connected claims, filed over 12 years ago, that doesn't include secondary conditions that have been filed for since.) to see about geting this into the arguement system. (I'm planing on going to paralegal school this fall.) My claims file is currently 2000 pages thick. The va refuses to even acknowledge my gulf war claims, simply denies all of them when the symptomology is clear in my service medical records. All of this was filed for within one year of discharge. Been medically retired by the USPS and SSDI since Feb 04. TDIU denied. 90 % SC since dec 04 for Psoriatic arthritus, NP just stated that their was no evidence of psoriatic athritus. I carry my medical records in a laptop so doctors can search all of them in an instant, but still cant go to any hospital without being diagnosed with a new condition.. VA refused to process timely filed extension of GI Bill benefits based on inability to utilzed due to service connected conditions. Going back to school so I can learn to harrass th VA as much as they have harrassed me, and to help others along the way. I went through one veterans SMR and found 65 things he should have been service connected for, another veteran, 35.

[LarryJ]

I dont plan to miss the appointment, just refuse one, not even a major one (I have over 80 original service connected claims, filed over 12 years ago, that doesn't include secondary conditions that have been filed for since.) to see about geting this into the arguement system. (I'm planing on going to paralegal school this fall.) My claims file is currently 2000 pages thick. The va refuses to even acknowledge my gulf war claims, simply denies all of them when the symptomology is clear in my service medical records. All of this was filed for within one year of discharge. Been medically retired by the USPS and SSDI since Feb 04. TDIU denied. 90 % SC since dec 04 for Psoriatic arthritus, NP just stated that their was no evidence of psoriatic athritus. I carry my medical records in a laptop so doctors can search all of them in an instant, but still cant go to any hospital without being diagnosed with a new condition.. VA refused to process timely filed extension of GI Bill benefits based on inability to utilzed due to service connected conditions. Going back to school so I can learn to harrass th VA as much as they have harrassed me, and to help others along the way. I went through one veterans SMR and found 65 things he should have been service connected for, another veteran, 35.

Are you acting as a veterans service officer for these veterans?

[dwragon]

Are you acting as a veterans service officer for these veterans?

no, I just showed them what they did not know about/ how it applied, and let them make thier own choice as to what to file for. After all, any veteran can legally make any claim. Its the opinion of the va as to wether it was service connectable or not.

Everything I showed them was directly taken from their SMR, or related to their service in the PGW. On of the guys actually helped blow up the Khamisiyay bunkers.

[carlie]

I dont plan to miss the appointment, just refuse one, not even a major one

(I have over 80 original service connected claims, filed over 12 years ago, that doesn't include secondary conditions

that have been filed for since.)

I went through one veterans SMR and found 65 things he should have been service connected for,

another veteran, 35.

dwragon,

Refusing a C&P is the same as not attending the C&P.

Over 80 issues for service connection ?

65 issues for service connection ?

35 issues for service connection ?

Absolutely NO REASON left for any veteran to wonder why there's a backlog of

over a million claims - People like YOU filing claims like this.

This is an embarrassment as you are one of "those" people that make us all look bad,

this is why they call us compensation seeking - malingering veterans.

Shame on you and your ways !

jmho - as a veteran,

carlie