Fully Developed Claim Issues

[manning01]

Well I put in a FDC Dec 2012 for increase (Migraines) due to they messed up one of my claim for severe headaches after two years of waiting. They gave me SC 0% when everything including the VA C&P examiner pointed to 30%. So I went out and had my private Neurologist fill out the DBQ (typed) and a typed IMO all properly signed etc along with all my medical records of him treating me for my migraines, headaches diaries etc (all new since the SC of 0%). All that, the proper FDC form, two buddy statements, the Doctors CV (resume) and even documents showing him he was awarded top neurologist in the Phoenix AZ area 4 years in a row. Well after two months in the mail room the VA decides to send my stuff over for a C&P exam. WHAT!!!! What happened to you submitting a FDC with everything done for them on a silver plater and yet they mess it up still. Nothing surprises me that much anymore but when you do everyting they ask you to do for a FDC and they still mess it up.

[Berta]

Manning I hear your frustration loud and clear.

Whip out your IMOs and the buddy statement etc at the C & P....meantime make sure the VA has copies of them , send them with a 21-4138 cover letter.

I would suggest faxing them too. (in addition to the 21-4138 with them by snail mail) If you tell me the name of your VARO I will see if I have a Fax number.

I have my own personal take on so called DBQs. I call them WTFDBQs

The recent SVR show Dr. Bash did here (the first half of the show was devoted to the DBQ problems.) and reflects how deficient the DBQs can be.

[meghp0405]

it doesn't suprise me at all about the DBQ's. It was a government agency that produced these, what does that say...

[manning01]

Manning I hear your frustration loud and clear.

Whip out your IMOs and the buddy statement etc at the C & P....meantime make sure the VA has copies of them , send them with a 21-4138 cover letter.

I would suggest faxing them too. (in addition to the 21-4138 with them by snail mail) If you tell me the name of your VARO I will see if I have a Fax number.

I have my own personal take on so called DBQs. I call them WTFDBQs

The recent SVR show Dr. Bash did here (the first half of the show was devoted to the DBQ problems.) and reflects how deficient the DBQs can be.

Phoenix AZ. I'll take your very wise advise (thanks) and print out everything I sent in and take it to the C&P exam whenever it gets scheduled they sent it to the VAMC a week ago. I checked ebennies and it doesn't show up yet in my appointments calendar. With that new upgrade they did two weeks ago all my documents in the (what we received) section has been gone ever since then in ebennefits. Anouther messed up upgrade they emailed me and said it would be fixed in 48-72 hours that was a week ago.

Edited February 26, 2013 by manning01

[ghost14d]

Should I do a 21-4138 I just had my c@p exam for gerd and ibs