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Dustoff1970
There is a misconception put forth on some veterans benefits forums that a MD doctor's formal nexus opinion is almost always needed for a vet to be granted disability benefit claims from the VARO and BVA. This is not correct and misleading to the vet in an important way.
I have since 1985, 1998 to present days successfully won almost a dozen claims and BVA, CAVC court appeals without the benefit of a formal doctors nexus statement and representing myself with only one recent exception. In all these claims and appeals I have used my extensive file copies of active Army, VA, VAHC, and private medical treatment records, hospital discharge summaries, test and lab results, doctors and nurses notes, medical prescriptions, along with other non medical evidence to win these claims and appeals. This evidence has served as the required nexus connection always.
Out of many dozens of VA C&P Exams over many many years did I receive one exam that gave a favorable opinion to my claim.
Here are just a few of many examples where I did not need a nexus statement from an MD or anyone else to win my claim.
1. PTSD and PTSD increases that were based solely on my Army Vietnam and Japan and VA medical treatment records.
2. TDIU based upon only my VA and VA medical treatment records and my submitted statements and forms
3. P&T TDIU rating since 1998 based mostly on my own submitted evidence, forms and one VA C&P favorable exam
4. VN Agent Orange IHD Ischemic Heart Disease claim based only upon my DD214, DD215 and other evidence of VN service and private treatment records, test results.
5. VA VOCAB Training for both Accounting Degree and additional civilian helicopter pilot license
6. U.S. CAVC Court CUE appeal I won thru a court remand and based upon many years of VA medical and non medical evidence.
7. Loss of Use Disability Claim based upon medical and non medical records only with no doctor's nexus opinion.
This comment is not legal advice as I am not a lawyer, paralegal or VSO.
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BA Degree Finance & Tax Accounting, Former SEC CFP, Former Army Guard and Civilian helicopter pilot to Two Texas Governors,
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Former volunteer UN civilian solo helicopter rescue pilot 1980 south China Sea (Saved over 1000 VN boat people)
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Buck52
Both of you guys are correct threre is trully no wrong way to read your post. (if that makes a lick of sense?) We Veterans all have to prove our claims are of merit, sometimes a nexus is needed
Dustoff1970
There is a misconception put forth on some veterans benefits forums that a MD doctor's formal nexus opinion is almost always needed for a vet to be granted disability benefit claims from the VARO and
pacmanx1
Now to make you all scratch your head a little more, what do you think C & P exams are? They are (in essence) medical opinions that may come from VA (VAMC), LHI, VES, QTC or any other provider/con
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