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DBQs No Longer Available Online
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VA has removed all the DBQs from their website with this statement at the end of the page: "VBA has discontinued the use of public facing Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs). Originally, public facing DBQs were designed to assist Veterans living overseas to obtain medical evidence in support of their benefit claims where limited options were available. Today, VA works with contracted providers in more than 30 foreign countries to conduct disability medical examinations."
I monitor a Veteran's facebook page and often refer veterans to the DBQs for their conditions. In some cases, it is to download and have their doctor fill out a copy; in others, it is so a veteran can fill out the DBQ and take it to their C&P exam to make sure all the facts essential to their claim are covered by the examiner. I had my dermatologist do a DBQ for me after fighting the VA for almost 2 years for an increase because the VA examiners couldn't complete a simple form. It was the key to getting an increase from 0 to 60% for a skin condition and winning a CUE to get 8 years in back pay.
This is an affront to the veteran community making it much more difficult for veterans to win their claims.
I am wondering if the DBQs can be requested under FOIA and posted on some other pages such as here on Hadit. I know it is more work for the admins, but if someone had the time to take this on and provide this vital information to veterans, it would be extremely helpful.
Also, if you could start a new thread just for DBQs, I have blank copies in PDF format that I would be glad to upload. I figure even if they become a bit outdated, they would be better than have zero access to this information.
https://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/dbq_disabilityexams.asp
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GBArmy
Nothing like changing the rules when you're losing!!! It just got a lot harder boys and girls. Sure doesn't help the VA 's ongoing struggle to improve their public image.
bellrungboxer
https://web.archive.org/web/20190807143131/https://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/dbq_ListByDBQFormName.asp https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ak9H2qtr7QYJ:https://www.benefi
JustGettingStarted
So it still looks like the forms are still online, but VA has just made it harder to find them. Thanks for the great links provided here. I saved some to a file and added to the Files in the FB page
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