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Anyone Use David Anaise Md Jd

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Well I sent him and email on May 11th inquiring about help with a denied claim. I get a call from him on Memorial day, he leaves me a voice mail messaging stating he reaches out on Memorial day to help Veterans, he read my email and could help me with my Claim, that was denied, for PAD secondary to my SC DMII.

So the Dr. sends me forms and contacts to sign, he wants to get my C-File, he wants 20% of my back pay if we win, and if I fire him during the course of his investigation he is entitled to $350.00 an hour for the work he did.

Wow all I wanted was a Nexus letter, it is written on his website he charges $1500.00 for a Nexus letter. I don't mind a person making living but WOW!!

I do not think this is reaching out and helping. So I called him and left him a voice mail message, sent him several emails about all this money he wants, so far he has not gotten back to me

Thanks,

Hugh

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Dr. Anaise did an IMO for me a couple of months ago. The VA had previously said that my right knee tendinitis was service-connected but that the tendinitis in my left knee was not. He wrote me an IMO that argued that the left knee was service-related by primary or secondary caused by my service connected right knee. The total charge was $1500 for the IMO and once I emailed him all of my medical documents it took him about 2 weeks to get it to me, and it was over 40 pages written so you def get your $$$ worth. This would take me from 20% to 30% which would which double my VA compensation plus get me $5000 property tax credit since I now reside in Illinois.

I used the supplemental claim method because it stated the claim would be completed in 6 months or less (ideally). I believe I submitted everything around mid-July so hopefully it will be done by January at the latest. After receiving my supplemental claim they quickly scheduled me for another C&P but just for mobility purposes. Everything that I've read seems to think they were just checking mobility to either assign a 10% or 20% rating. 

Once I receive the final outcome I will post more. I was told if this has to go to another step then Dr. Anaise would consider representing me in court.

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I'm considering paying Dr. Anaise for a Sleep Apnea IMO, secondary to PTSD, on an initial claim. Not an appeal. I see nothing but great reviews, and clearly he's the right guy for appeals. In my case, I want this done on the first try. 

It's unclear to me if he is the right guy for an initial claim, as he's not a sleep specialist.  

Has anyone had an issue with the VA's response to an IMO from Dr. Anaise on an initial sleep apnea claim, due to the fact that he is not specialized in sleep medicine?

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On 3/28/2020 at 10:52 AM, DDD said:

I'm considering paying Dr. Anaise for a Sleep Apnea IMO, secondary to PTSD, on an initial claim. Not an appeal. I see nothing but great reviews, and clearly he's the right guy for appeals. In my case, I want this done on the first try. 

It's unclear to me if he is the right guy for an initial claim, as he's not a sleep specialist.  

Has anyone had an issue with the VA's response to an IMO from Dr. Anaise on an initial sleep apnea claim, due to the fact that he is not specialized in sleep medicine?

Seaman.

I started my claim on Dec 7, 2019.  My local VA doctor recommended I go for a sleep study to help me. So I went to their outside doctor and they setup my sleep study. February 20, 2020 was my C&P examination as you can read below THE VA DOCTOR SAID NO.  Everyone told me no way I could get it connected. They were right I didn't do it, Dr. David Anaise 53 page IMO DID IT!!! The VA paid my back pay on March 3, 2020.

"We received your medical evidence which discusses the symptoms of your medical condition. The evidence shows you were diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (confirmed on sleep study) on December 3, 2019. Your medical condition was confirmed on VA examination dated February 20, 2020. Although the VA examiner did not relate your condition to your military service, your private physician opined that your obstructive sleep apnea is caused by and/or aggravated by your service connected PTSD. Therefore, service connection is warranted."

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On 3/28/2020 at 7:52 AM, DDD said:

I'm considering paying Dr. Anaise for a Sleep Apnea IMO, secondary to PTSD, on an initial claim. Not an appeal. I see nothing but great reviews, and clearly he's the right guy for appeals. In my case, I want this done on the first try. 

It's unclear to me if he is the right guy for an initial claim, as he's not a sleep specialist.  

Has anyone had an issue with the VA's response to an IMO from Dr. Anaise on an initial sleep apnea claim, due to the fact that he is not specialized in sleep medicine?

Do it. But first go to a private sleep doctor and pay the sleep test fee. Then USPS Priority mail your c-file, private sleep test exam results, and a certified cheque to Dr Anaise. 

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Normally I would't do this, but I felt the need due to the response I received from him. I sent a message via the website with a great deal of information and asking a question to decide if I needed representation, or a simple IMO. The reply "cannot help." With a link to buy his book. That was it. I must say it was a bit off-putting. I get that he is a busy guy, but I would think he could at least take the time to write an entire sentence. I'm sorry to say I feel he has turned into one of the "easy case" guys who might only be looking at dollar signs now. 

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I had tried to contact him last year about doing an IMO but got no response, which is not surprising because a lot of the popular ones are busy.  I ended up hiring a lawyer in my state because I don't care about the 20% of my back pay and feel it's worth it for someone experienced and knows the law; my local VSO was not all that helpful or great and said I'd need an IMO to help win my case but she couldn't help me with that.  My attorney then ended up getting in touch with him and I paid him to do an IMO, and it was spectacular.  It pretty much guaranteed a win at the BVA with what was in my service records, and since the VA never bothered to do a C&P to help me develop my claim, the evidence in my favor was so overwhelming, I didn't need a hearing and got my SC granted just 4 months after it arrived at the BVA.  Getting an IMO is probably one of the most difficult parts of a claim in my experience, because it takes a lot of research and time to do.  If your claim relies heavily on getting one, you'd probably be better off just hiring an attorney (do your research first, and if you aren't 100% you may as well not bother with the ones you find online in google search, because they are so busy they will not bother unless you are 100% disabled-- tip:  if the lawyer you contact doesn't contact you back directly, move on and find someone else because it means they won't take a personal interest in your claim).

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