ptsd Another Step Forward

[SeattleShay]

Finally got my C&P exams skd, but not until the end of the month. Both at American Lake VAMC, one on Wed. and one on Fri.

At best a 2 1/2 hr drive for me. Seatlle VAMC is 45 min to 1hr.

Skd with a Dr Ferguson for PTSD/MDD, and Dr Cundiff for ortho...at least I think they are docs....

[rootbeer22]

Brother:

Looks like your claim seems to be starting to move forward in the right direction at the Seattle RO? It's nice to at least get some movement in this lengthy and mostly frustrating disability process. I'm going into almost 5 weeks now in the Pending Decision Approval Phase so, each week I appear to get a little closer and closer....

Again...good luck....

[rootbeer22]

seattleshay:

Do you know if there's anyone in the Seattle Area that can do IMOs locally? I've been trying to find someone in our area but have not been able to?

[SeattleShay]

rootbeer22

Not that I know of and that is a big problem..

I'll post on some other boards and let you know.

I did use Dr Bash about 11 years ago, it was $2500.00 back then and I certainly can't afford the $8,000.00 - $10,000.00 he charges now.

[Berta]

Sometimes, if a vet needs an IME ( a personal examination as part of the IMO),they might find at the BVA web site a doctor by searching under there RO, their disability and then seeking "granted under the search and sometimes an IMO/IME doctor's name or initials will pop up.

If the BVA decision reveals an IME was done, it was possibly done in the same locale as the veteran's RO, or VISN.

Even initials can lead to who the doctor was and if the decision is fairly recent (like searching under the last few years at the BVA site) it could possibly help uyou attain an IMO/IME from a doctor who follows the criteria for that here at hadit.

GP is correct in his comment here.

I got a VA 'medical opinion' a few weeks ago that was so bad they had to reverse my HBP denial ( 1151 husband's claim at his death) and did it very fast because I raised Hell.

I asked many times for a copy or at least the name and qualifications of their 'opiner' and they have refused to honor my request.

The opinion I had (which they failed to consider in the denial) was from a top VA cardiologist.

They did award the claim when they read it.

for my past AO DMII death claim ( the most important claim I ever filed...and only because my daughter insisted I file it and she was right,

my IMos from Dr. Bash , a Neuroradiologist, went against their Endocrinologist's opinions.

The fact that Dr. Bash had read the MRIs of 'thousands' of diabetics ,plus the autopsy, due to his expertise, fully overcame a VA Endocrinolost , who I found at wwwhealthgrades had very little experience at all in diabetes ( endocrinology) and I used the healthgrades print out for part of my evidence. Dr. Bash gave me a 12 page Curriculum Vitae.