tdiu Va Orders More C&p's

[captain soggy]

I made a claim for IHD due to AO and that was all I claimed. I wanted to keep it simple and after being rated for this single claim I would consider applying for my other problems. Well it is not working out that way. First I get call from the VA they noticed in my medical records that my back problem, which I have been rated at 40% for the last 17 years,appears to have worsened and they want to know if I would like to file for an increase in my rating. So I did. Then I get a call asking if I wanted to apply for TDIU. So I did. Then I get a call for QTC tell me I have a C&P exam for hearing loss. I do wear hearing aids I get from the VA . I remember making a claim for hearing loss some 24 years ago and was denied. I never recently ask for a claim for my hearing loss. Today I get a call and QTC has scheduled two more C&P exams for my Asthma claim I also made 24 years ago. Seem like anything I made a claim for 24 years ago they are reopening them. So much for keeping it simple. Do you thank this will hold up my rating for IHD? Is this normal SOP for the VA to do?

[captain soggy]

Thanks to all who commented. It seems there are two schools of thought from what I have read here and elsewhere. 1 the VA is ripping your file apart trying to find ways to reduce your current rating or 2 reopening old claims that where denied years ago to see if your condition is bad enough now to warrant approval of the old claim. It well be interesting to see how this plays out. Just hope they don't try to drop my 40% rating I have had for the last 17 years.