Notice Of C&p Exam

[Brandy]

Can anyone tell me what GM might mean? This is abbreviated like this after appointment date and time.

C&P/GM

C&P/EYE

I know that the eye is for my husband's eye exam because we claimed diabetic Retiopathy. But I don't know what the GM stands for.

The other question I have is, do the exam doctors really use the examination work sheets that are posted on the VA's website? If so, do they cover pretty much everything on the exam worksheet?

Also, if they require lab work to be done, would they elect not to get labs done if in our records we have lab work dated about 5-months ago?

[john999]

The doctor who does your C&P exam is supposed to have your claim file on hand. Ask him what his speciality is if it is a exam for diabetes. If he is just a retired GP you can appeal a low rating on that basis alone. You are supposed to be examined by a specialist but the VA hardly ever does this since that would cost them money. They hire some 80 year old GP to give you a 10 minute exam.

[Brandy]

The doctor who does your C&P exam is supposed to have your claim file on hand. Ask him what his speciality is if it is a exam for diabetes. If he is just a retired GP you can appeal a low rating on that basis alone. You are supposed to be examined by a specialist but the VA hardly ever does this since that would cost them money. They hire some 80 year old GP to give you a 10 minute exam.

That's a good point John. I will make sure I ask him what his speciality is. This exam for diabetes is supposed to cover all of the major medical issues of my husband's. So it is very important that he knows what he is doing.