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I've been lurking around this site and decided to ask how much weight do the raters place on IMEs, I haven't seen allot of statistical data about the success rate of those submitting them on initial claims. I submitted my initial claim with IMEs for all the below contentions, with MRI results, Roms etc. my question is as I read my comp and pen results the VA doctor tried disagreeing with all my diagnosis etc from private doctor, so I'm curious as how this will all play out Contentions: chronic low back pain (New), radiating pain in lower extremities (New), cervical pain (New), radiating pain in upper extremities (New), bilateral shoulders (New), bilateral knee pain (New), ankle pain, bilateral (New), plantar fasciitis, bilateral (New), sleep apnea (New), severe asthma (New), chronic sinusitis (New), gastrointestinal esophageal reflux disease (New), hypertension (New), inguinal hernia, right, residuals (New), fibromyalgia (New), hemorrhoids (New), Pseudofolliculitis barbae (New), tinnitus (New), hearing impairment, bilateral (New), temporomandibular joint (New), severe depression (New), erectile dysfuction (New), kidney stones (New), irritable bowel syndrome (New), voiding dysfunction secondary to enlarged prostate gland (New).
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I've been lurking around this site and decided to ask how much weight do the raters place on IMEs, I haven't seen allot of statistical data about the success rate of those submitting them on initial claims. I submitted my initial claim with IMEs for all the below contentions, with MRI results, Roms etc. my question is as I read my comp and pen results the VA doctor tried disagreeing with all my diagnosis etc from private doctor, so I'm curious as how this will all play out Contentions: chronic low back pain (New), radiating pain in lower extremities (New), cervical pain (New), radiating pain in upper extremities (New), bilateral shoulders (New), bilateral knee pain (New), ankle pain, bilateral (New), plantar fasciitis, bilateral (New), sleep apnea (New), severe asthma (New), chronic sinusitis (New), gastrointestinal esophageal reflux disease (New), hypertension (New), inguinal hernia, right, residuals (New), fibromyalgia (New), hemorrhoids (New), Pseudofolliculitis barbae (New), tinnitus (New), hearing impairment, bilateral (New), temporomandibular joint (New), severe depression (New), erectile dysfuction (New), kidney stones (New), irritable bowel syndrome (New), voiding dysfunction secondary to enlarged prostate gland (New).
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