Fat Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Waiting on a C&P exam for bone spurs (left elbow), back pain, and tinnitus. What is the average wait time for exams looking like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted August 4, 2020 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted August 4, 2020 I Have been doing the video tele health conferences with my VA Therapist since the President announced the Pandemic this year around Feb I believe? Got a video tele heath conference with my VA PHYISTRIST IN THE MORNING A NEW Dr too my old one for the last 5 years moved to San Antonio Tx WELL SEE HOW THAT GOES??? GB it is easier but some times confusing over the phone my PCP DOES HERS OVER THE PHONE EXCEPT WHEN I NEED TO GO IN TO THE VAMC FOR BLOOD WORK THEN SHE CALLS ME AND TELLS ME THE RESULTS AND RENEWS MY SCRIPTS AND ASK IF I NEED ANYTHING ect,,,ect,, I miss the travel pay but don't miss having to get out at 5:oo AM going to my VAMC.... .I ll take the Video tele health conferences over the in person ones, I DON'T HAVE TO Leave the house and drive to my VAMC..I DON'T MISS THAT AT ALL. GBArmy and Vync 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Lemuel Posted August 5, 2020 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted August 5, 2020 On 8/3/2020 at 8:44 AM, Fat said: Waiting on a C&P exam for bone spurs (left elbow), back pain, and tinnitus. What is the average wait time for exams looking like. I filed a Rule 21 Petition at the CAVC on 02/17/2020 because my NOD and BVA remand exams and processing had stalled more than 30 months based upon Godsey v Wilkie, Vet. App. 17-4361 which held that an NOD must be processed within 18 months. On 02/24/2020 I had the first examination at VAMC Hot Springs, SD. There were to be follow up examinations by VES contract physicians and appointment were made within 2 weeks but I had developed CORVID symptoms after visiting with the motel owner who had just returned from India by air where I stayed for the examinations. By the time the exams were being scheduled there was a questionnaire re: CORVID symptoms for face to face appointment scheduling. Still waiting to get over the symptoms. To answer your question, ordinarily you could expect the exams to the rating decision to take 18 months since Godsey v Wilkie. But this is not ordinary and with bone spurs and a back you need some one to poke around on you. eBendfits shows longer. The NPs that did my exams ignored all favorable items in my charts and focused only on the unfavorable. I was granted an additional 20% for cervical disc disease but denied lumbar disc disease? It won't be a problem to get the exams redone but it will be a delay. I expect another class action if things do not speed up and the VA doesn't find a way around the problem for those of us who are over 75. But for now, because I can't tell if I have it or not, I don't want to cause anyone to get sick. I'll wait as the VA expects me to do although I may try to get a decision based upon the record through the Executive Secretary, Compensation Services. Vync 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deedub75 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Just got a recorded call from LHI a few minutes ago. My exams are finally scheduled for next Thursday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Fat Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 That's a very long wait, Deedub. 90 plus days is a long wait, but the pandemic is affecting everything. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Waiting on a C&P exam for bone spurs (left elbow), back pain, and tinnitus.
What is the average wait time for exams looking like.
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I Have been doing the video tele health conferences with my VA Therapist since the President announced the Pandemic this year around Feb I believe? Got a video tele heath conference with my VA
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@GBArmy I had an exam about two weeks ago from a claim that I submitted in April. It was a telephone exam. I had a recent work up earlier in the year, so an in-person was not necessary. Here's wh
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Vync I think your summary is pretty good. I believe they will continue to have in-person on MH claims as well. I haven't had any c&p's by Tel-health call, but I did have my annual "physical" last
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