hypertension Qtc Exam Questionnaire ..... ?

[VetsLady]

Husband is scheduled for QTC exam soon. Fill in QTC form asks a few questions:

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) ?

Mycardial Infarction ?

Coronary Bypass surgery ?

Heart Transplant ?

Implanted Cardiac Pacemaker ?

Implanted Automatic Implantable ?

Cardioverter Defribillator ?

Is continued treatment required for IHD or IHD related conditions ?

Also, on page one ...... requests to the examiner for an Opinion ? (no)

Husband has definitive diagnoses of: right bundle branch blockage, coronary artery disease and hypertension.

also, DM2 and AO exposure has been established, although in a recent letter the VA asked him to again "prove AO exposure"

and we referred them to THEIR rating decision that clearly establishes AO sc for DM2 and PN.

Any thoughts or ideas on this questionnaire are appreciated.

Thank you ....,

Edited June 20, 2011 by VetsLady

[VetsLady]

VetsLady,

I understand. I had to go through the same thing with my Parkinson's claim. While. I had already proved beyond a doubt that I was in Vietnam, they wanted me to prove it again. It kinda gets one upset. Well, I recalled that I had an old scrap book that I had not looked at for over 30 years. I found my orders to and from Vietnam, my flight documents to and from Vietnam, and some medical documents from the time I spent in the hospital at Cam Rahn. I know it is really frustrating, You all will prevail. BTW, the doctor that did my exam had no clue on how to do my exam, he had a clerk tell him what was next on the exam.

Papa

Thank your for your responses everyone. He is already sc'd for illness/disease from exposure to AO in Vietnam and in-country service has already been established and responsibility accepted by VA for same by way of a Rating Decision from over 3 years ago. Why they are requesting he "prove" exposure and service in Vietnam AGAIN is outrageous and a huge error on the VA's part. I politely referred them to their Rating Decision. A perfect example of someone pushing print before reading and/or not reading at all.

I have GERD now from dealing with all this BS.

Edited June 27, 2011 by VetsLady