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C & P Physician Specialty = Pediatrics?
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Appealing a denial and got an appt thru QTC (Seattle). The physician is a Dr. Mark Magdeleno who is listed as a pediatric internist.
I assume that since these exams follow the questionairres available here http://www.vba.va.go...ms/disexm34.htm that they simply pull from a pool of local physicans they have on contract.
Can't say it builds much confidence in the result.
Any suggestions/experiences that might help?
The shoulder was injured on active duty (tendonitis) & treated by PT (late 80s/early 90s). Since then was in an auto accident (2003) that resulted in whiplash (therapeutic massage & PT again for shoulder & private dx of thoracic outlet syndrome). Given I was an aircrew member (non-rated mission crew) we learned not to complain (gotta keep flying) and so I didn't complain in the intervening time between the first injury. The shoulder was denied as service connected at my initial claim when I left active duty. So trying to establish nexus/chronicity (the shoulder has limited ROM/ arm & hand are weaker than previously). My IMO wasn't willing to tie things in given I had turned 50 (claimed it was degenerative). So this is somewhat a wing & a prayer at this point (no $ for more IMOs).
Anyway, back to the original question -- any comments/thoughts relating to the specialty of this C&P physician or the upcoming exam?
Thanks & Aim High!
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