Sleep Apnea

[goose_716]

Has anyone tried to connect sleep apnea to being caused by working a rotating schedule.  I worked 2 days 2 swings 2 mid for about 13 years out of my 20.  Rest of my career was rotating schedule but it was not as xtreme. 

[brokensoldier244th]

6 hours ago, GBArmy said:

The system is broken. The VA hires medical people to do inadequate exams, that are incomplete,  way too short of time for the task involved, without complete medical files to review for the C&P, sometimes by people not qualified to make appropriate evaluations because of lack of expertise, and somehow, if we get an outside medical opinion to support the veteran's claim, that is wrong??? It's the VA's systems; you have to play by their rules. It is allowed. If you need extra help, it's allowed and you don't do it, you're stepping up to the plate with a strike already called before you get into the batter's box.

I didnt say getting an outside medical opinion is wrong. What is wrong, and toeing the line of doctor shopping, is paying a doctor unreasonable amounts of money, that barely knows you, to write up a claim and opinion based on stuff you send them in the mail or via email. Especially when they advertise themselves as professional IMO writers. 

I get it, some doctors suck, and VA medical side doesn't like to get involved with VA benefit side for whatever reason. I know thats a pain- It probably cost me my SS hearing and appeal because my VA doctors would not fill out FCE paperwork which was being requested by the SSA. Still, as far as VA claims go, ive only ever had to see my own doctor, use the notes from my VA doctors and highlight the relevant parts, and I was referred to one specialist by my non-VA doc for some neurological stuff. Cost me about 100 in co-pays-Because I already have a relationship with my non-VA doctor, and they don't advertise themselves as professional writers of VA opinions. 

 

Call me moralistic, I don't care. *shrug* I just don't think that its all that helpful to refer vets looking for claims assistance to doctors that charge sometimes thousands of dollars for things that any doctor can look through and write up. Its not like there is a special thing that IMO writers have that any doctor can't do. Its just connecting the dots that are in your file and rendering a diagnosis with some specific wording that we all already know. You know- regular doctor stuff. No reason to refer vets to people that are going to charge them a bunch of money they probably don't have. 

Edited January 10, 2020 by brokensoldier244th

[Dustoff1970]

For years now on at least two forums a vet has said this same thing over and over again to the boredom of many and I never read more than first one or two lines of his **.  I for one and do not know of any vets who has paid an outrageous sum of $10, 000 for a private IMO of course there are always a few (???) exceptions as in every endeavor.   There are many other competent qualified doctors who charge much less less than this by over half. 

I am off this boring topic.  SCHISH!!!!!!

[brokensoldier244th]

If it keeps being said maybe you should consider that the other person has a valid point instead of being indignant about it. It's an ethical thing. You do you.

[Dustoff1970]

You are just lonely and needing attention.  Good luck to you and happy new year

[brokensoldier244th]

My wife would beg to differ, but ok.

[Buck52]

I've never paid over 1,5.00,0 0 for a good IMO  But most of my IMO's were about 500.00 bucks, now they are Dr's that do charge 10.000 .00 and some  members here at hadit has paid that much for a GREAT IMO./IME

just need to call around in your home town/city. get prices you can afford, back when I was working my claims I did whatever I could to rake up the $$ mowed yards clean yards haul off trash pic up aluminium cans off the side of the road  little but of everything to rake up the cash and yeah a lot of times it took its toll on me

I ask this question to Brokensoldier244th

if you needed an IMO  and lets say you stand to win over  100.000.00 in retro and the VA Dr's will not help you in what you need to be successful or your private Dr won't help...do you mean to tell us that you still would not seek a private IMO.IME from a Dr you never met???  If this Dr was reasonably priced.....now I agree 10.000.00 and up is a little pricey for most veterans, but you can find a Dr that is much cheaper than that,

for some of us it don't need to be a 100.000.00  it means we want to provide for our family's and we do what we can to win our claims.

Edited January 10, 2020 by Buck52