My fuzzy memory recalls something about the VA being required to develop claims to maximize benefits (i.e. explore potential secondary claims).
My recent claim was for "Heart condition due to medications for TMJ, upper and lower spine". Is the VA required to fully explore side effects of medications to treat all SC disabilities or just the specific scope requested?
I ask because I found many medications used to treat other SC disabilities may cause risk factors (i.e. hypertension, weight gain, high cholesterol). I'm hoping to be able to tie these in as secondary conditions which contributed to my heart attack.
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My fuzzy memory recalls something about the VA being required to develop claims to maximize benefits (i.e. explore potential secondary claims).
My recent claim was for "Heart condition due to medications for TMJ, upper and lower spine". Is the VA required to fully explore side effects of medications to treat all SC disabilities or just the specific scope requested?
I ask because I found many medications used to treat other SC disabilities may cause risk factors (i.e. hypertension, weight gain, high cholesterol). I'm hoping to be able to tie these in as secondary conditions which contributed to my heart attack.
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The VA might be supposed to be working in the veteran's best interests and applied SMC to my case without my asking but I do not see them looking into the side effects of medication. One of my medica
ShrekTheTank
Take it to the Barney level so they can’t miss it.
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Maybe I should write my response to them in crayon
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