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Please check out my article on the new rules at

http://www.vawatchdogtoday.org/

The Petition is about 66 pages long,including exhibits, but I focused on significant parts of it.

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Excellent article Berta!

It still chaps me a bit that the VA examiner said that I have many PTSD symptoms but in his opinion, didn't warrant a "full" diagnosis of PTSD, even though I have a PTSD diagnosis from a MD Psychiatrist.

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Please check out my article on the new rules at

http://www.vawatchdogtoday.org/

The Petition is about 66 pages long,including exhibits, but I focused on significant parts of it.

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Please check out my article on the new rules at

http://www.vawatchdogtoday.org/

The Petition is about 66 pages long,including exhibits, but I focused on significant parts of it.

Berta,

Excellent article! Thank you for making it all easy to understand.

When the new PTSD regs came into effect I had concerns that they stipulated there must be a VA diagnosis. The fact that medical diagnoses outside of the VA are being ignored is very disturbing.

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Thank you both!

This situation is of great concern to me.Something has to change it.

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Update:

Wounded Warriors and Vietnam Veterans of America have joined this petition and are captioned now as included by the CAVC.

http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/images/stories/opinions-orders/2010-7136.1-21-11.1.pdf

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I agree I hope they win and the reason why is because I believe that if a doctor has a licence to practice in his field then his/her DX should be applied with as much weight if not more as a VA doctor.

The other thing like many vets I just do not trust the fox at the chicken coop!! What I mean is with the VA paying our comp based soely on what their doctors say! There really is a clear indication that bias would be occuring!

Just my opinion! I have heart disease but I will not let the VA docs touch my heart!!

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It is a conflict of interest to have VA paid docs control exams that can lead to denials.

The fact that IMOs often generate an award with a full medical rationale that is more medically accurate then a C & P examiner's results proves that C & Ps can definitely be biased.

Vets have never questioned the C & P Modus operanda of VA strongly enough with the H and S VACs.

The new PTSD rules eliminate a basic right we all have-to get an IMO.

When one right we have is lost--- others can follow.

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NOVA and others seem to be attacking the new rules to allow for private doctors diagnosis to be accepted I hope they win.

Test,

IMO this will not be too difficult to get changed although it will take time

as far as the paperwork - red tape.

I do not see any legal way they are going to be able to continue not

accepting medical evidence from the same pedigree or higher, of mental

health professional.

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