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How are number of days determined for incapacitating episodes?

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 How are number of days determined for 'incapacitating episodes' of service connected injuries/illnesses?

 For example a disabled veteran is service connected for an injury/illness and it states that for incapacitating episodes of said named injury/illness so many days qualifies for its respective determination by VA.....

 However, there is no mention anywhere of what determines this number of days of the 'incapacitating episodes' in relation to the said named injury/illness and so I am understandably curious as to whom or what determines that.....

  Does the patient just simply tell the doctor how long the 'incapacitating episodes' have lasted, who then makes notations in the patients record perhaps or is there something else involved?

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Its doctor visits. Thats why ROM is generally easier to get connected to a claim because even doctors dont prescribe bed rest anymore for most injuries. 

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34 minutes ago, brokensoldier244th said:

Its doctor visits. Thats why ROM is generally easier to get connected to a claim because even doctors dont prescribe bed rest anymore for most injuries. 

Broken;

Incapacitating episodes is NOT doctor visits but rather a period of bed rest.  I am S/C for my eating disorder 0% and to even get a higher % the criteria calls for 12 Incapacitating episodes.

“incapacitating episode” is a period of bed rest that is prescribed by a physician.

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Yes, and you need to VISIT the DOCTOR in order to have it prescribed. Never in my experience has one of my doctors just answered the phone and said "yup, stay in bed for a few days". 

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Spine

Radiculopathy

Sleep Apnea

Some other stuff

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1 minute ago, brokensoldier244th said:

Yes, and you need to VISIT the DOCTOR in order to have it prescribed. Never in my experience has one of my doctors just answered the phone and said "yup, stay in bed for a few days". 

But you keep referring to it as doctor visits and it's not doctor visits.  It is a prescribed bed rest or actual hospital stay.  I am trying to clear that up for the OP

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Navy,  Brokensoldier 244th, both of you are correct. However, I have systemic lupus, the rating schedule states something to the effect of-100% is warranted when more than four exacerbations per year occur lasting a week or longer, producing severe impairment of health. (This is just an example). Every time i go to urgent care for flares, I try to hold out through part of the flare so that I can honestly report"this has been going on 4+ days and i cant take it anymore". Typically, as long as you go into the hospital and report symptoms, your covered. Its always best to go when your experiencing the symptoms so docs can record it. Im not certain at all about the requirement for being prescribed bedrest, docs hardly ever do that anymore, in fact, i have gone into VA with my hands, wrists, elbows, knees and ankles so swollen the skin was cracking and was told to avoid prolonged bedrest, try to stretch. I believe when you go in to the doctor/hospital, report that you are so sick you are unable to do anything, that should count as an incapacitating episode. I could be wrong, though.

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Okay then, thanks for all the replies.

  I am going to say then that logically the only real information that they have to go off of then is the doctor's notes of how long you state that the particular 'incapacitating episodes' have been going on for.....

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