Guest hadit readers

[Berta]

I live near a VAMC and ran into a vet pt there who I know. He comes here to hadit as a guest and asked me something about one of the older posts I had made regarding AO----

I clarified the post he meant -but this is my point-

We get hundreds of guests here almost every day. They read articles and posts here that go back many many years.

It is important that they try to seek the most recent info they need...a good example is the VA's AO ship's list- I post it ,as it is added to.

There are far more ships presumed exposed to AO in the 2018 VA AO ships list than in prior older lists, so Blue Waters need to make sure they read the most recent list as well as the most recent Procopio decision.

Also DIC changed over the years but in minor ways-

PTSD regulations changed in 2010 in a big way.

VA has changed or added to the VA Schedule of Ratings Disability many times over the years.

The entire claims process is far different than it was when I first filed a claim ( 1995)

Even the BVA web site recently started to use a new template. It seems OK but I mentioned to the BVA ombudsman that the older template was better because it named the RO i the decision, and often named or added initials of any IMO/IME doctor. That way a vet needing an IMO/IME for the same disability could do some searching to find the same IMO/IME doctor, and maybe even in their area if the RO is mentioned specifically.