Scheduled For Future Reduction?

[Andyman73]

Was just checking my ebennies to see if and or what is new different exciting or same-same. Saw on my benefits summary letter this interesting statement; You are considered not permanantly disabled due to my SCDs because I am scheduled for review on April 1st, 2020. Also said; You are considered not permanantly disabled due to my SCDs because I am scheduled for future reduction in ratings on April 1st, 2020. Are they yanking my chain, or what?

[Buck52]

OIC...Okay good luck to you.

............Buck

[georgiapapa]

Andy,

As long as your medical records show you continue to have regular appointments for your service connected conditions and no significant sustained improvement is shown, you should not have a problem with any reductions in your ratings in the future. I would suggest not going for long periods of time in between your appointments for your service connected conditions.

As you are probably already aware, every time you file a claim for new medical conditions; this opens up all of your current service connected medical conditions for re-evaluation even if you are not scheduled for a re-evaluation at the time. Just be prepared when you go for any new C & P exams.

If you use private health care providers for your service connected conditions, obtain copies of the medical reports and have your VA PCP scan them into your VA medical records. I use private healthcare providers for all of my medical treatment, including my service connected conditions, and I provde my VA PCP with copies of my medical reports when I go for my annual VA physical exam and my PCP scans the records into my VA medical records.

Good luck and take care of yourself.

Semper Fi.

GP

[seejeremy]

Are all VA PCPs willing to scan private medical records into VA medical records like that? I haven't had my first VA appointment yet, but it would be nice to know that I can see my private doc if the VA takes forever to schedule something.

[georgiapapa]

It is not unusual for veterans to use both the VA healthcare system and private healthcare providers. I have had three different VA PCPs and they never hesitated to scan my private healthcare records into the VA system. In fact, when I tell them about having a private medical procedure, they usually ask if I have copies of the records with me for them to scan. If I didn't have copies of private medical records with me, they asked me to sign a medical release form so they could contact the private medical provider and ask them to fax the records over to my VA PCP. I prefer to get copies of the private medical records myself so I can review them before I give them to my VA PCP to be scanned.

GP

[Navy4life]

I agree with GP

Before I was S/C I had seen several doctor's on the outside and I was asked by my Podiatrist to have all my outside medical records scanned in. I took them down to the basement at the VA Dallas Hospital to medical records and had them scanned. It is a good idea to do this in case of situations where you might have an issue with an existing S/C contention possibly being evaluated for a reduction and it would help the VA doctor know what you have been treated for.

[seejeremy]

Thank you both. I'll get copies of my medical records and take them to my first appointment then. Thanks again!