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My husband filed a first-time claim in August (for DMII, hypertension), and he just got his C&P appointment dates. It looks like it is just tests the first appointment date(LAB and EKG), and the second appointment date says "SNAPP" - whatever that is.

My husband is relatively healthy - all the conditions we are claiming are under good control with medications. I'm not sure I understand the point of the examination, or the testing. My husband can re-state the things we stated in his claim about the course of his diseases, but the tests are going to (or should, at least) show normal test results. They are requesting blood pressure checks (twice a day on three different days) - his blood pressure should be normal - he's on lisinopril! What is the point?

I guess my questions are:

Does anyone know what SNAPP mean?

Will my husband be denied benefits automatically because he appears healthy and has normal test results?

How should he appear to the examiner?

And, do they care who performs the blood pressure checks? I'm in nursing school, can I do it?

Thanks in advance for your help!

This site has been a great service to us!

Mindy

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As you we both know the DMII secondary conditions often get overlooked by the VA C&P doctors who are in a rush to do their 15 minute exam and get their money.

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My husband filed a first-time claim in August (for DMII, hypertension), and he just got his C&P appointment dates. It looks like it is just tests the first appointment date(LAB and EKG), and the second appointment date says "SNAPP" - whatever that is.

My husband is relatively healthy - all the conditions we are claiming are under good control with medications. I'm not sure I understand the point of the examination, or the testing. My husband can re-state the things we stated in his claim about the course of his diseases, but the tests are going to (or should, at least) show normal test results. They are requesting blood pressure checks (twice a day on three different days) - his blood pressure should be normal - he's on lisinopril! What is the point?

I guess my questions are:

Does anyone know what SNAPP mean?

Will my husband be denied benefits automatically because he appears healthy and has normal test results?

How should he appear to the examiner?

And, do they care who performs the blood pressure checks? I'm in nursing school, can I do it?

Thanks in advance for your help!

This site has been a great service to us!

Mindy

Welcome to Hadit, you have come to the right place.

I will answer your questions as best as I can.

Your C@P appointment letter probally you have an appointment for a C@P exam Snapp.

Snapp is most likely the name of the C@P doctor.

Your husband may apper heallthy but if he had DMII and Hypertension he is not healthy.

The claim will be either denied or approved based on the facts of the Record and the C@P exam.

He should go as normal to the exam.

You are in Nursing school and you can take BP readings as well as help your husband with medical opinion for the claims history as a Medical professional.

John

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Just a followup.

I filed a claim for my husband for hypertension. He is currently on medication and for the most part it had been controlled, until, as usual, the VAMC discontinued what he was taking and put him on what they stated was an equivalent to what he was on. While his BP is basically doing okay, it is not doing as well as it was. But to my point, he was service connected for his hypertension, but since it was considered controlled with medication, he was given a 0% rating.

Just thought I would add my experience with this type of claim.

mssoup

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