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Post a clear title like ‘Need help preparing PTSD claim’ or “VA med center won’t schedule my surgery” instead of ‘I have a question.
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Knowledgeable people who don’t have time to read all posts may skip yours if your need isn’t clear in the title.I don’t read all posts every login and will gravitate towards those I have more info on.
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Use paragraphs instead of one massive, rambling introduction or story.Again – You want to make it easy for others to help. If your question is buried in a monster paragraph, there are fewer who will investigate to dig it out.
Leading too:Post straightforward questions and then post background information.
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Question A. I was previously denied for apnea – Should I refile a claim?
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Rephrase the question: I was diagnosed with apnea in service and received a CPAP machine, but the claim was denied in 2008. Should I refile?-
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Rephrase the question: I was involved in a traumatic incident on base in 1974 and have had nightmares ever since, but I did not go to mental health while enlisted. How can I get help?This gives members a starting point to ask clarifying questions like “Can you post the Reasons for Denial of your claim?”Note:-
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Can a 100 percent Disabled Veteran Work and Earn an Income?
You’ve just been rated 100% disabled by the Veterans Affairs. After the excitement of finally having the rating you deserve wears off, you start asking questions. One of the first questions that you might ask is this: It’s a legitimate question – rare is the Veteran that finds themselves sitting on the couch eating bon-bons … Continue reading
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john999
Did someone say that they believed Dr. Bash could write an IMO that would allow someone with SC DMII and CAD win a Sleep Apnea claim. I have apnea, chronic pain, anxiety and depression, CAD and DMII and PN. I developed the SA after all the other conditions manifested themselves. The VA is trying to terminate my opiate contract because of my sleep apnea. They say the apnea is dangerous because my shrink prescribes clonazepam and my pain doctor prescribed methadone and oxycodone. Now my pain doctor is shaking in her boots and wanting me to magically cure my anxiety and SA in order to continue getting the opiates I have been getting for the last ten years. The VA says my problems is that I am dependent on opiates even though they prescribed them for me for ten years. My VA shrink also prescribes the clonazepam and the VA blames me for using it. I follow the VA's medical treatment and then the VA turns around and says I am a drug addict and it is all my fault. Is this malpractice or not?
John
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