What To Expect? Going To My First C%p Exam

[josephc]

I just got a notice stating that I have a C&P exam this Thursday in South Carolina. Just wanted to see what I should expect. My buddy that I came in the marines with and got out with went to his the other day in a different state, and they gave him his percentage while he was there. Is this a strange occurrence? Anyway, here is a list of what they'll be covering with me. I just want to know what to expect while I am there.

shoulder condition, right, wrist condition, bilateral, elbow condition, bilateral , ankle condition, bilateral , back condition, headaches, hearing loss, ringing in ears, dry eyes, acid reflux, chronic cough, abdominal pain, erectile dysfunction, insomnia, anxiety condition

[carlie]

I just got a notice stating that I have a C&P exam this Thursday in South Carolina. Just wanted to see what I should expect.

My buddy that I came in the marines with and got out with went to his the other day in a different state, and they gave him his percentage while he was there.

Is this a strange occurrence?

Anyway, here is a list of what they'll be covering with me. I just want to know what to expect while I am there.

shoulder condition, right, wrist condition, bilateral, elbow condition, bilateral , ankle condition, bilateral , back condition, headaches, hearing loss, ringing in ears, dry eyes, acid reflux, chronic cough, abdominal pain, erectile dysfunction, insomnia, anxiety condition

Welcome.

Good luck at your C&P exam. They should be checking out your SMR/STR's for any evidence there and physically

checking out your condition's, symptoms, continuity of care, treatment that has been provided, the effects these conditions

have on your daily occupational and social functioning, etc . . .

As for your buddy being told "his percentage while he was there", yep - that is unusual, that is not the way it works,

a C&P examiner has no authority to assign evaluations for percentage level of disability or make the end decision of

whether a condition is actually SC'd or not.

C&P examiners are there to do whatever the VBA decision maker instructs them to do and usually no more than that.

[free_spirit_etc]

Good luck! And make sure you get copies of all the exam reports, xray reports, lab work, etc. You won't get them that day, but should be able to get a copy in a few weeks. Do NOT trust the Regional Office to accurately report what the doctors said.

[john999]

For your orthopedic conditions they will be looking for range of motion. As soon as you feel pain when VA doctor manipulates your back, shoulder etc. then sing out loudly. Don't let them run you through full ROM if you feel pain. Were you treated for all these conditions in the service? Were you in combat?

[josephc]

John 999, yes I am a combat veteran; served in Afghanistan as a 0311. I was treated for the knee and back problems, along with anxiety and insomnia while i was in.

I should have clarified more about my buddy as well. His ebene already had his claim as complete before his first C&p. mine is currently at preparing for notification and I have only been out of active duty for little over a month. his c&p examiner did not give him his %, instead he was asked if he already knew it, and when he said no, he was walked down to another office. I know he is not lying to me because i saw the paperwork.

thanks for all the replies so far......greatly appreciate help

[josephc]

I was also treated for hearing loss, ringing in the ears, and abdominal pain. my hearing loss got pretty bad toward the end of my enlistment and I was given a hearing aid. all the other things listed have a paper work trail on PHA's ect.

[josephc]

Welcome.

Good luck at your C&P exam. They should be checking out your SMR/STR's for any evidence there and physically

checking out your condition's, symptoms, continuity of care, treatment that has been provided, the effects these conditions

have on your daily occupational and social functioning, etc . . .

As for your buddy being told "his percentage while he was there", yep - that is unusual, that is not the way it works,

a C&P examiner has no authority to assign evaluations for percentage level of disability or make the end decision of

whether a condition is actually SC'd or not.

C&P examiners are there to do whatever the VBA decision maker instructs them to do and usually no more than that.

Thank you for the response. Is it unusual to be in the preparation for notification phase before ever having a C&P exam? I just dont see the purpose of going to it if I have already been rated.