C&P results

[stumpy579]

I have an appeal that was remanded by BVA for a "new medical opinion". The board determined the original C&P exam was inadequate. I had another C&P exam on 17 Oct. On 24 Oct. it was sent the RO. Today on My healthvet in my medical record it says C&P exam will be available 30 calendar days after completion. I have had other C&P exams and they were always available 3 calendar days after completion. Every visit to a VA health provider has always been available 3 days later. The xrays and radiology report from this C&P exam were available 3 days after the exam. Did something change? Has anyone else been denied access to C&P exam in Myhealthvet blue button for 30 days? The records office at VA hosp. where i had exam said they can give me a copy 20 days after completion. Every VA visit has always been available 3 days later,including C&P exams up until this.

[GBArmy]

stump579   Yes, apparently this is part of the VA's new system. 20 days after from when you took the exam isn't too bad. If it was done at the VA, I think they do still have them available sooner. You might not like it but I doubt if there is a work around for you. Get a hobby or something to keep your mind off of it. Good luck.

[Valhalla0321]

Stumpy579 as to the blue button notes, i would say 3-7days average taking weekends into account has always been the gauge. As i recall i do remember seeing C&P done from the VA and my recall to memory is that C&P takes longer. Now not to add a question on your post but i think its waranted' I have had 5 recent C&P's however they were done via Contractors and 2 C&P's are more than 30days old. I have not been able to see anything from these contractor physicians and or DDS' there are no entries as if this did not exist.

This is a question and a FYI.

[vetquest]

The VA seems to do everything they can now to prevent you from seeing the C&P's before your claim is processed.  If they were provided by a vendor they will tell you that they are not available until your decision has been processed, at least that is what I have heard from Peggy.  If you are seeing a vendor request a copy from the examiner, they can only say no.  If they are performed by the VA I would still try to get them off of the blue button.  GBArmy's advice about a hobby is good.  The VA moves at glacial speed and checking often is only a way to frustrate yourself.

[Valhalla0321]

Just to throw it out there, i was scheduled 2 different appointments for i guess help on a decision for an old claim that was at BVA level. The VA just needed more information after 5 years to substantiate the claim and see if my argument appeal was waranted and the exam was done by a contractor and it was so much better than the VA's exam, this was 30 days ago and 3 weeks ago i got the decision. Still it's like this did not exist in Blue button or va.gov.... anywhere else i have looked into .. my charts.. selecting all data from records in range etc... nothing.. no C&P at all.. FYI

[stumpy579]

It was changed by VA from 3 days to 30 days. My last C&P was 8/2015 so sometime between then and now this anti claimant change was made. Why was it made? For no other reason than to deny a claimant access to C&P in order to make the process more difficult on the Veteran. In my case the RO has C&P results now and can make a decision well before the 30 days it will take before i am permitted to even see the results. The remand could be denied and back at BVA before i even get to see the results. I could even receive a SSOC before i get to see the results. If the C&P is unfavorable to my claim i need to provide new evidence(IME/IMO) before the board issues a denial. It is another underhanded deceitful method of hindering a claimants appeal rights. If the RO denies my claim because of a bad C&P exam i will have lost a month of valuable time in fighting my claim. You can't fight what you can't see. If the RO denies and sends remand back to BVA do i get 90 days to submit new evidence?              https://www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/my-healthevet-va-notes-learn-more

Edited October 28, 2019 by stumpy579

[Apache]

The VA recently made this change. Effective Oct 1, 2019: Nobody can receive there C&P results until 30 after the exam date. This includes in person request or on-line. I wouldn’t hold my breath expecting them to post the results on-line tho, better to go to your nearest VA hospital and request them.

 

Cheers,