Treatment notes by VA doctors

[Holllie Greene]

Hi,

This is probably a stupid question but are the treatment notes written by he VA doctors taken into consideration by the MIGHTY raters?

Thank you one and all.

H

[broncovet]

Yes, they are medical evidence.  

[Holllie Greene]

"Medical evidence"---I like those 2 words!   Thanks Broncovet

H

[broncovet]

There is nothing "magic" about a C and P exam.  Any doctor, experienced in treating/diagnosising your condition, can make a professional opinion regarding the  etiology or symptoms of your case.  Its all "medical evidence" as opposed to "lay evidence" from someone who is not a medical professional.  

[Holllie Greene]

I agree with you in that there is nothing magic about a C & P exam, quite the opposite it would seem.  My non-VA neurologist's notes were totally ignored by the C & P D.O.  Same with my non-VA ophthalmologist's notes that were also ignored by the optometrist.

In my opinion it seems the only information the MIGHTY raters look at is the information from the VA doctors.

It was a waste of time for me.

[vetquest]

The C&P may ignore non VA providers but the RO is supposed to take these into account.  I had a BVA hearing where the BVA used the non VA provider exam to declare me service connected for neuropathy.

[Buck52]

I think the Contracted out C&P Examiners are only sent what the VA sends them. 

As this is what one of my QTC Examiners mention to me few yeas ago, so I brought some of my own medical records to the exam just incase I needed them.....she added them in the computer...out come was I won my claim, but what medical records  she did have I think I would have won..its when they have the records right in front of them on their computer screen and they ignore them.