ptsd Nexus Letter?

[Buck52]

  Got some great information tonight from the hadit  radio  program show 

I sent in a lot of records and evidence including printed off pdf files from  Confidential VA Notes from MH

I never was treated for PTSD while in the military...but now seeking help with it at my VA, MH Doc diagnosed me with the DSM5 PTSD Unspecific depressive disorders, in treatment currently  had about 30 sessions with LCSW and he says more to come in 2016

but the one thing I failed to do was send a Dr's Nexus Letter.

so I expect a denial...if that happens I will send them back my NOD(their suppose to send that form if they deny my claim correct)

I'll either ask them to reconsider their decision or ask for  DRO Hearing hopefully at my RO.

in the mean time while I wait for the Bad news  I'll be checking on me A good private    Dr Specializing in PTSD

Altho the VA Raters or who decides the claims don't know about my sleep apnea diagnose ( VA put me on a c-pap machine) After I filed my PTSD Claim  but they do know about my sleep disturbances

Anyway you veterans out there should tune in to the hadit podcast radio show  great information its free  I listen to them every chance I get here on my lap-top

 

  .......Thanks

 

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

[waccamawwild]

Sounds good Buck! I'll do it!

[Gastone]

Have you had a VA PTSD C & P yet? The results of the C & P will determine if your SC.

At the end of your C & P, ask the Dr straight out, does he think you have SC PTSD.

As your aware, it will be up to the VA Rater to determine the appropriate SC % based on information from your PTSD C & P DBQ. If done at a VMC, you should be able to get a copy of the DBQ from your VMC Med Records Dept within a couple weeks or less.

Don't start worrying about private Dr's opinions, somewhat premature if you haven't had the C & P.

Semper Fi

[Buck52]

 Gastone  no I have not had a C&P Yet

ebenny;s says= I don't need to send them anything else  claim is being work at present?

so I'll probably be denied without a C&P?   and nexus letter

on the hadit radio show last night  asknod mention without a nexus letter you will be denied (most of the time)

 

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

[Guest]

The crazy one here, IMHO I may be wrong, off or just allowing my meds. to run crazy but you do not need a "nexus letter" but a nexus statement.  As we all know that most doctors both VA and Civilian doctors do not like writing nexus letter but I found out that most doctors both VA and civilian doctors are more willing to write a nexus statement. A nexus statement could be as simple as a diagnosis in the medical progress report that gives the prognosis and progress of the veterans condition. Asking a medical doctor to write a nexus letter is more like asking the doctor to write a legal medical opinion and most of them do not want to get involved with a legal matter.  But asking a medical doctor for a nexus statement is asking a medical doctor for his/her medical opinion of a person's medical history based on their medical training, experience and the patient medical treatment records, which is totally different than asking for an opinion on a legal matter. Depending on how your PTSD was diagnosed (written in your medical records) you may be fine since you were diagnosed by a VA Mental Health doctor.

[Buck52]

Thanks Pete,

I just always figured they were both the same  nexus letter or nexus statement, because your asking about the same thing, as for as a Dr not wanting to get into legal troubles..I don't think the VA would cause the Dr any problem.

I ask a SPECIALIST EAR NOSE AND THROTE Doc ONE TIME A FEW YEARS BACK for his opinion about my  disability   HE WROTE HIS ''IMPRESSION'' and he gave a  good one   helped win my claim thay used that in their decision  which was to my favor.

As long as they use VA Language  or Speak VA and use words like as likely as not/least likely as not

I showed the Dr a few statements/letters as how a nexus  letter/statemrnt should be written up  that I printed off from a web site...and he followed that example.

 

I just submitted what records and evidence I had in my favor and some of the MH Notes, I left out my VA SA-OSA Diagnose although the sleep study was done by VA Choice card  but the VA sleep clinic  put it in my healthvet Notes cause I never had the results back when I filled my claim, now I have OSA and using a CPap manchine. thu the VA..but I do know the VA don't like to award that to a veteran   I heard that SA was hard to get SC & Hard to get rating for...they could come back and say well lets do surgery and clear up your S.A

I may throw that at them if denied and just see what they say..but I love my c-pap machine  takes a little getting use to but I am getting a little more sleep with it..still have bad night mares and some werid dreams  but so for the c-pap machine is worth its weight in gold.

Thanks pete992 for that information.

 

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

Edited December 17, 2015 by Buck52

[ArNG11]

I would agree with the above statements.  The VA gets too specific in their requirements and the requirements seem to change as your medical evidence gets stronger and multiple IMO/IME's correlate your condition/injury to military service.

I think it is reasonable to ask a medical professional this request.  The medical professional is just reporting facts, symptoms, and with records, medical records to prove the symptoms and medical evidence to substantiate a claim, a reasonably minded person would come to the conclusion that it is related to a service condition/and or event.