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Recently I sent Ms. Allison Hickey an email on 11 March 2015 on my backlogged NOD and claims.
This is part of one email that the Director sent me. My claim has been ongoing since 2003. I am currently rated 30% SC for hypertension. I filed 11 new contentions, including request for increase in my HTN rating in July 2012. The VA rater also added three more contentions to my list.
extract from email from St. Pete Director today-13 March 2015
VA examinations were previously requested for the claimed conditions,
however, additional information is needed before a Decision Review
Officer decision can be rendered. A request for five aggravation
opinions, a request for reevaluation of his service-connected
hypertension with pulmonary hypertension, and a request for 1
secondary/aggravation opinion was submitted to the Pensacola VA
Outpatient Clinic on March 11, 2015. When we receive this information
back, we can review and make a decision on your appeal.
I am sure it is just a coincidence, but this happened the same day that I emailed Ms. Hickey. What exactly does the highlighted statement mean?
I have another C & P exam next Wednesday, which would be #7, all for basically same thing, HTN, heart disease and secondary conditions caused by HTN and heart disease.
I have nothing new to tell the C & P examiner, just re-state same information that i gave on 8 August 2013. I have some new info, such as DBQ's by two cardiologists, and several tests results. I did complain to Ms. Hickey about the sheer number of C & P exams. I have disputed every C & P exam with data to counter act the misstatements by the VA examiner.
Oh well, can anyone enlighten me as to the highlighted statement?
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Recently I sent Ms. Allison Hickey an email on 11 March 2015 on my backlogged NOD and claims.
This is part of one email that the Director sent me. My claim has been ongoing since 2003. I am currently rated 30% SC for hypertension. I filed 11 new contentions, including request for increase in my HTN rating in July 2012. The VA rater also added three more contentions to my list.
extract from email from St. Pete Director today-13 March 2015
VA examinations were previously requested for the claimed conditions,
however, additional information is needed before a Decision Review
Officer decision can be rendered. A request for five aggravation
opinions, a request for reevaluation of his service-connected
hypertension with pulmonary hypertension, and a request for 1
secondary/aggravation opinion was submitted to the Pensacola VA
Outpatient Clinic on March 11, 2015. When we receive this information
back, we can review and make a decision on your appeal.
I am sure it is just a coincidence, but this happened the same day that I emailed Ms. Hickey. What exactly does the highlighted statement mean?
I have another C & P exam next Wednesday, which would be #7, all for basically same thing, HTN, heart disease and secondary conditions caused by HTN and heart disease.
I have nothing new to tell the C & P examiner, just re-state same information that i gave on 8 August 2013. I have some new info, such as DBQ's by two cardiologists, and several tests results. I did complain to Ms. Hickey about the sheer number of C & P exams. I have disputed every C & P exam with data to counter act the misstatements by the VA examiner.
Oh well, can anyone enlighten me as to the highlighted statement?
Feeling depressed again, time for more Prozac
Vern2
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Hi Vern, Aggravation can mean that a condition existed before service and was 'aggravated' during service. However, it could also be interpreted as a new claim secondary to an existing (or proposed)
ArNG11
Trying to screw you vern2? I think most of us can interject our thoughts on that one. Most definitely. This is just my opinion from what I've seen in my claims and my cases. To me it seems that so
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ArGN11, a lot of veterans feel your pain. We all do what we think is correct for the claim to be approved, but really no one knows but the VA raters. And they ain't sharing their secrets.
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