We need help on the steps to proceed with the following....
Husband is currently 50% for depression. He wants to file for an increase and also CAD as secondary and scars secondary with the CAD.
He emailed his SO(this is the only way they siim to communicate) here is his response...
(1)Send a statement to the Regional Office requesting an icrease of your service connected depression and amending your claim to include service connection for CAD secondary to depression .
(2)Let them know where you treatment for these conditions are at. (if there is treatment from outside the VAMC get a VA form 21-4142.
(3)Do not send internet reports or medical studies that link CAD to depression . Send only medical reports that link your CAD to your diagnosed depression.
Is there a certain form to use for question 1. above?
We got #2 above.
Now about #3...do we send the information from his cardiologist, or wait until he denied and we NOD?
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sbrewer
Hi,
We need help on the steps to proceed with the following....
Husband is currently 50% for depression. He wants to file for an increase and also CAD as secondary and scars secondary with the CAD.
He emailed his SO(this is the only way they siim to communicate) here is his response...
(1)Send a statement to the Regional Office requesting an icrease of your service connected depression and amending your claim to include service connection for CAD secondary to depression .
(2)Let them know where you treatment for these conditions are at. (if there is treatment from outside the VAMC get a VA form 21-4142.
(3)Do not send internet reports or medical studies that link CAD to depression . Send only medical reports that link your CAD to your diagnosed depression.
Is there a certain form to use for question 1. above?
We got #2 above.
Now about #3...do we send the information from his cardiologist, or wait until he denied and we NOD?
He was increase from 10 to 50 in May of 2006.
Thanks,
sbrewer
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