ptsd My C&p For Sleep Apnea Secondary To Ptsd Went Bad.. Doctor Was Crazy.

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Had my c&p exam today

i had everything

- imo from dr. anaise for the nexus

-several buddy statements as lay evidence to vouch for sleep apnea starting in service

-sleep apnea diagnosis and all the paper work

- all relevant medical literature/studies/bva decisions identical to mine

first thing doctor says is:

" i will not grant you sleep apnea secondary to ptsd because that means that your ptsd caused your sleep apnea and that is false"- her

i said "sleep apnea secondary to ptsd means it causes or aggravates sleep apnea"- me

"no it doesnt" - her

"why does ebenefits allow me to file a claim for "sleep apnea secondary to ptsd then if that "term" only means that it causes it? why are veterans allowed to file it? why does this bva decision show that secondary means "causes/aggravates"?

"i dont know"- her

" if you wanted to file it under ptsd aggravates sleep apnea, then you should have done that, because secondary means "causes" and your ptsd did not cause your sleep apnea.

then she began to ask for proof on how ptsd aggravates my sleep apnea and where is the proof, i about lost it.

i am at a loss of words and i guarantee her opinion will not be favorable, but hopefully the rater sees all the evidence i put in... i did my homework and gathered every single thing that has worked for other people.

[63SIERRA]

It SURE seems evident that these CP examiners are being guided as to what to do. In my last CP exam a blatant lie was told, that has no provable substance, that greatly, negatively affected one of my claims. The rater set the stage for the examiner, and the examiner performed the dirty deed.

There is alot of trickery taking place, such as changing your medical diagnosis to fit a denial scenario.. For example.

A veteran had a injury 20 years ago on active duty that injured his back. The VA failed to con=sider if the accident aggravated the injury. So when a cue claim is filed, the va conviently renames the condition as degenerative disc disease, which is a disease of natural progression, and not service connectable . They tweak the wording around to make it seem like the degenerative disc disease was the major problem all along. (even though the veteran was in early 20s at the time)..

THE RATERS AND THE C&P EXAMINERS AT THE VAMC COMMUNICATE REGULARLY, I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT.

ALSO, If you go to a contracted CP exam, that favors you, you will likely never see that exam, they will send you to different examiners until they get the opinion they want.

I had 4 different exams for what should have been an easy 10 percent rating for a large surgery scar, for a kidney cancer, that was already service connected.. They were hell bent on not giving me the rating because it put me in the 70 percent club, and I had filed for TDIU, which they were planning to deny, so they were trying to knock me off the 70 percent by any means possible

Its ALL a numbers game, it no matter a rats ass what you have and dont have, its what thier objective is at that time. The VA wants to keep a certain static metric constant.. a certain amount of, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and so on.. Its not in the agenda to have very many 100 percenters. They will give out a forty spot with not much trouble, but when u start knocking on the.60 TO 100 percent doors, the butler starts to get quite grump.

Dont take it personal though, they arent mad at you, your just a statistic. Knowlege is your sword, and patience is your sharpening stone. .

Edited July 20, 2015 by 63SIERRA