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Andyman73
Hello all,
Been a long time since I was here. Was checking ebenefits for current status on CUE claim that is in final review/authorization stage. I noticed that my rating for low back was reduced from 40%-20% back in August. There was no exam, or notification of this. I did receive a letter stating they were going to review with possibility of reduction. I scheduled appointment with the physical rehab Dr., at the VA, that had been treating me. He wrote up a letter stating that my back had not improved. And he did use a goniometer to take measurements...the ROM kept me squarely in the 40% rating. He also went over the various treatments he had ordered, that hadn't offered any improvements....pt, chiro, and accupuncture. I sent this all off.
I received no notification of the results of the review, much less an exam to overturn the treating doctor's statement.
Can someone please tell me what I should do from here? I am not in a mental state of mind for handling this on my own. Thanks in advance.
Semper Fi.
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Andyman73
Thanks Buck. I know I had my treating physician evaluate me and write a statement where he went over all the treatments I had been through in the 15 months he was seeing me. He also used a goniom
vetquest
I hate to sound uneducated but it is just not supposed to happen that way.
acesup
I think the woman who examined your back is unfamiliar with the VA rating schedule. To the best of my knowledge, in rating the "thoracolumbar" spine, it doesn't USUALLY make much difference what they
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