Veteran's Law Blog

[john999]

Is spending $100 a year worth it to join the Vet's Law Blog Premium service?  I may be filing a OSA claim and I am going to need plenty of help.  I lost my long time psychologist to sickness and old age.   I need all the help I can get to go forward  these days.  I am running as fast as I can just to stay in one place.

[Buck52]

Syne7

You have used Dr Ellis from Okla City.??

How did your outcome turn out?

Usually a VA Dr won't write a Nexus because they can be fired for doing it.  As of 2010 the VA came out with special EMPLOYMENT RULES that prohibits a VA Dr to write these.

This Must be why they are very reluctant or telling us no.

[Buck52]

Dang it, went to VA cardiologist today,,,she said the Nuclear Stress Test  was not conclusive with my symptoms and wants me to do a treadmill stress test and'' EKG'' before and after.

She could not tell me whats wrong? my blood pressure was ok today.

I just run out of Breath doing things  mow the yard or out doing yard work pulling weeds   ect,,ect  of course I am obese 37 BMI so I know I need to lose and start eating better. ...I have no chest pains or anything like that.

 

[jamescripps2]

John, if there is in existence in your medical records, results from the much more invasive test, an arteriogram, the arteriogram is the gold standard in preference of the EKG nuclear stress test. it carries much more probative value in a vet's claim.

 

[broncovet]

James

    I like your advice so much, that I shall ask you to repost it in a new post.  Its excellent and solves a big problem for Vets:

     On one hand you need an IMO/IME.  On the other hand, most doctors dont really know VA procedures, so your link which should give the doc the tools to word it correctly seems to fit that bill.  

     The bottom line, is that we can get an IME/IMO for much, much less.  I was quoted THOUSANDS of dollars for an IMO from Dr. BASH, and similar for another doctor available online.  This way, I could take this form with me, along with my medical records, to a local doctor.  

      I agree that when the VA sees "Dr. Bash", they frequently look for a way to deny because Dr. Bash writes hundreds of IMO's and they dont like that.  A lesser known (to VA) doc who had experience would seem to work better.  

     Your advice is very very practical.  I need an IMO/IME from a local doc on sleep apnea.  I happen to know a sleep doc, as he did the sleep CPAP on my wife.   I didnt think he could do that to suit VA, but, with your link I think this would work and save me hundreds of dollars, if not thousands.  

     I thank you for your advice.  I ask your patience with the comments, because, I know well how frustrating VA IS, and I also know when Im very frustrated I sometimes take that frustration out on the wrong people; sometimes I even take it out on people who are trying to help me.  

     Im sorry if someone took their frustration out on you, but I ask you keep giving your great advice.  I too, have vented my frustrations sometimes on the very people who were trying to help me, simply because "they were there".  

     Sadly, I have even taken my frustrations out on my spouse...these things were not her fault.  Years ago, I was so frustrated I literally cut up a whole pile of wood with my bare hands, and beat the crap out of that pile of wood.  My hands bled, but I felt ooh so much better.  

[Fat]

Excellent topic.

[Buck52]

So According to this link (BVA Decision)

I could say my S.C. PTSD was occurred while in the military...even though I submitted a claim yeas later...PTSD is a disease   so having that  S.C. disease I should be able to get a Dr (private) to nexus the two  Sleep Apnea secondary to PTSD    

Sleep apnea is proximately due to service-connected PTSD disease.

I also have seen in a BVA decision they use the word ''Relationship''

I'll copy that link and take it to a Dr..

 I understand what James means

15 hours ago, jamescripps2 said:

 

John, if there is in existence in your medical records, results from the much more invasive test, an arteriogram, the arteriogram is the gold standard in preference of the EKG nuclear stress test. it carries much more probative value in a vet's claim.

 

Roger That!

. (Great Advise for All Veterans)

I wish James Cripps would come to Hadit More Often.

Thank You James Cripps

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