C&p Too Good To Be True?

[JHawks]

I have a SC left ankle that is totally messed up to the point I wear prescribed braces and walk with a cane. I put in a new claim for my knees and right ankle as secondary to my left ankle. I have been seeing two private Dr.s and both have concluded the problems with my knees and the right ankle are probably associated with my left ankle disability. I had my C&P yesterday in Charleston. I asked the C&P Dr. after the exam if he thought my knees and right ankle were secondary. He said absolutely. I had given him the opinions of both my private Dr.'s, X-Ray reports and actual X_Ray films. He kept them (I have copies).

How do you guys feel about this? Do C&P Dr.'s usually give you an opinion about conditions being secondary to your SC Disability or do you think he was just trying to blow me off.? I hate to get my hopes up.

[john999]

If you were there formally for the secondary conditions then I think you got a good chance. You have to wait for the exam report. It sounds good to me.

[pacmanx1]

JMO, in my case each and every C & P examiner told me what they were thinking and if they felt my claim was military related except one. I had explained to her that I had just had the same exam several months ago and she just stated in my C & P exam that VA should review my first exam to get the information. I got lucky because my files were at the first exam and I got a good C & P review but this doctor had made up her mind that my claims were not military related. I was thinking, how she could come up with that and not have my records. So based on the first exam, I was awarded service connection. I think you should be good but I would try to get a copy of the exam as soon as I could.

[JHawks]

As soon as the C&P report is ready I will be getting a copy. Human nature seems to be getting the best of me and I'm starting to get my hopes up.