Apologize for the length(a lot you can just skim over) but I want to put this all out there because I am stunned right now. After 60 days, my claim was abruptly denied. No C&P exam requested. Please tell me how anyone can possibly defend what you are about to read. I have carefully redacted all personal information about myself or my doctors.
Below, I have just copy and pasted these sample entries from my bluebutton report. There are many more examples over the course of seeing my VA doctors for over a year but I just grabbed a few entries to give you a clear idea of what they have been writing down in my file. These are just some of the recent entries as you can see by the date. I also have a medication list that is over 2 pages long of drugs I have tried since getting help from them. I am still continuing to see my doctors and receiving treatment.
Mar 15(VA Psychologist): Diagnosis: Major Depression
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"Client states his level of back pain has become significant enough where he withdrew from job."
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March 15(VA Psychiatrist): Dx: Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe; Insomnia disorder with non sleep mental comorbidity; adjustment disorder with anxiety
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"mood and physiological pain continues to cause significant impairment in employment, and social/interpersonal functioning. He continues to report minimal improvement in mood or chronic pain with his current medication regimen. chronic low back pain from service"
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March1(VA Psychiatrist): Dx: Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe; Insomnia disorder with non sleep mental comorbidity; adjustment disorder with anxiety.
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"Veteran's mood continues to cause significant impairment in employment, emotional, and social/interpersonal functioning. He continues to report minimal to no improvement with medications for mood, anxiety, or pain."
"client reports engaging in pain management for lower back pain. Client reports some significant discomfort and chronic pain. Talked about the effect of chronic pain and how it can exacerbate his level of depression."
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Jan 04 (pain management doctor): Chief complaint: low back pain
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"Mr XXX male with PMH significant for depression that presents today for f/u for low back pain. He reports no improvement of low back pain. Also reports lower extremity weakness with legs giving out after back tensing up."
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Sep 13 Last year(Older VA Psych who retired): DX: depression, chronic low back pain.
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"Vet continues to struggle with back pain. He expects that he may never work again, have no quality of life."
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October 22 Last year(Older VA Psych who retired): DX: Unspecified depressive disorder; unspecified anxiety disorder with panic attack, Insomnia, unspecified.
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"Veteran continues to report experiencing depression, anxiety irritability, panic attack and insomnia secondary to chronic low-back pain that is constantly 8/10" Veterans mood and symptoms continue to cause mild impairment in employment, and significant impairment in social and interpersonal functioning. Has experienced little improvement in symptoms. MEDICAL ROS: Chronic low-back pain from service"
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In addition to these notes, I went out and got TWO seperate DBQ's filled out by my local doctors. They are both board certified psychologist.
Here are the DBQ's with all personal information redacted:
Lastly, I included in my FDC package 3 buddy statements from family members and co-workers indicating how my lower back has affected my life and job and how it has manifested into depression due to chronic pain.
Everything you see above, resulted in this: https://imgur.com/a/9NmbYMd 60 days and not even a C&P exam request.
My mind is BLOWN right now. How.
EDIT: I have worked manual labor construction my entire life, due to how bad the back pain has gotten and now the depression I have been out of work for over 6 months. I will now be applying for food stamps. God Bless the VA.
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Apologize for the length(a lot you can just skim over) but I want to put this all out there because I am stunned right now. After 60 days, my claim was abruptly denied. No C&P exam requested. Please tell me how anyone can possibly defend what you are about to read. I have carefully redacted all personal information about myself or my doctors.
________________________________________________________________________________________
Below, I have just copy and pasted these sample entries from my bluebutton report. There are many more examples over the course of seeing my VA doctors for over a year but I just grabbed a few entries to give you a clear idea of what they have been writing down in my file. These are just some of the recent entries as you can see by the date. I also have a medication list that is over 2 pages long of drugs I have tried since getting help from them. I am still continuing to see my doctors and receiving treatment.
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Mar 15(VA Psychologist): Diagnosis: Major Depression
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March 15(VA Psychiatrist): Dx: Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe; Insomnia disorder with non sleep mental comorbidity; adjustment disorder with anxiety
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March1(VA Psychiatrist): Dx: Major depressive disorder, recurrent, severe; Insomnia disorder with non sleep mental comorbidity; adjustment disorder with anxiety.
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Jan 04 (pain management doctor): Chief complaint: low back pain
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Sep 13 Last year(Older VA Psych who retired): DX: depression, chronic low back pain.
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October 22 Last year(Older VA Psych who retired): DX: Unspecified depressive disorder; unspecified anxiety disorder with panic attack, Insomnia, unspecified.
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In addition to these notes, I went out and got TWO seperate DBQ's filled out by my local doctors. They are both board certified psychologist.
Here are the DBQ's with all personal information redacted:
https://imgur.com/a/ztSD9SS Private board certified doctors DBQ #1
https://imgur.com/a/XDF4kTC Second Private board certified doctors DBQ #2
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Lastly, I included in my FDC package 3 buddy statements from family members and co-workers indicating how my lower back has affected my life and job and how it has manifested into depression due to chronic pain.
_______________________________________________________
Everything you see above, resulted in this: https://imgur.com/a/9NmbYMd 60 days and not even a C&P exam request.
My mind is BLOWN right now. How.
EDIT: I have worked manual labor construction my entire life, due to how bad the back pain has gotten and now the depression I have been out of work for over 6 months. I will now be applying for food stamps. God Bless the VA.
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Berta
Can you scan and attach the denial here with the evidence list? Cover C file # ,name before scanning it. "back pain" is a generic term- everybody has back pain at some point in their life. W
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The DBQ's are not sufficient evidence for a nexus of opinion. They are only good to give the rater a better picture of your symptoms. If you were not provided a C&P exam, this might fit in as
vetquest
Unfortunately you need an event in service that lead to your back problem, proof of chronic back problems and a nexus tying your service to the back problem. Without these you will not be able to get
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