Does Va Request Recent Medical Records?

[Guest jangrin]

While waiting for the initial rating, does the VA request the recent medical records from the VA med center for routine doctor visits, or is the veteran suppose to request copies of medical records from each doctor/provider visit and send it to the VARO for the C-file?

Thanks, Jangrin

[Berta]

Jangrin-I would not depend on the VA to get these records.

Personal experience makes me say that-

The VA was attempting to deny my husband higher PTSD rating because they were going to try to find his major CVA had somehow cured his PTSD-yeah right-

He got a lousy C & P (his records were not available)and I called the C & P doc and raised Hell and that C & P report was disregarded-

they claimed his memory of Nam had been damaged by the stroke-they didnt get away with that-

After COngressional intervention-the VA was forced to give my husband better PTSD care-with the REAL PTSD shrink.

In order to assess his PTSD as well as brain damage due to stroke (under 1151-they have admitted they caused the major stroke by malpractice-)

the real shrink gave him many psyche tests that took 2 days-

saw the report the other day-I always say here 5-6 tests but it was more then that.

Then the doc wrote up the results and deemed his PTSD as separate from brain trauma and that his PTSD was "catastrophic" and he went into detail.

We told the DAV rep and also wrote to VA to consider these recent reports.Also we told VA of the hynotherapy and the whole new types of therapy, to include the PTSD VAMC 21 day program , that Rod was immediately put into-

VARO never got any of these records-critical ro Rods claim- with them maybe in his lifetime he could have seen his PTSD 100% but he never did.

DAV never advised us to send these records to the RO and they were very negative as to wheher this would affect his claim.

He got SSA for PTSD within 3 months with these records and the whole medical file- about 4 feet high-

but we didnt know any better and failed to send the recent shrink tests and records to the RO ourselves.

[mobie16r]

When you file a claim ,in about a month va will send you a letter telling you what they still need from you. In that letter a form 21-4142 will be attached.This form you will fill out and return, giving va authorization to get your medical records from doctors and hospitals where you was treated also you need to give dates you was treated a VAMC.It would be a little faster if you obtain your own medical records and send them to va if so make sure you put your claim number at the top of each sheet and send va copies so you will have records of what you sent.

mobie

Edited March 17, 2007 by mobie16r

[Guest jangrin]

Thank you,

That's what I thought, especially when the symtoms have progressed and treatment has changed and more test run. I will request recent records and send them in with simple cover sheets that lists the increases since my husband's initial claim filing.

Jangrin

[john999]

Berta

The VA that mistreated your husband is the VA I have experienced. I don't know about the other fantasy VA that the politicians talk about or the VA bigshots discuss in the media. They throw every roadblock in front of the vet who has a disability to keep him away from just compensation.

[Berta]

John-they put you through the Mil Too-

and why- there is no rationale at all for some of the VA's mistakes.

I am getting madder by the minute at the stuff Nicholson just stated.

What VA does he work at?

If I writ e to him- again it will cause delay in my claims- but I use anger to become action and I might well write to him again too-

His figures are a total misrepresentation of the facts-in my opinion-

and they look like someone prepared those figures to make him think there were reality but I say they are fiction.

[Berta]

PS Jangrin- the 21-4138 is something that vet reps use-Statement in Support of Claim and I think this form triggers the VA, like the 21-8940- to pay attention to what it says.

You can use this form as a cover form for anything else that you submit.

They are available at the VA web site.

In over 4 years my reps said they sent in ONE and are trying to say they sent in more as support for my claims-

I have asked for copies of them.

This is basic vet rep procedure ,to send in these statements in support of the claim- from reps- but dont depend on them- vets can send this form in themselves too with more evidence attached.

Good reps can expand on and highlight the evidence in these Statements in Support of Case-

along with making sure the claim is filed , this should be normal SOP for any rep or NSO-in sending in more evidence-

even if they do that-I suggest you do it ypurself too-

(in case the MF shows up)

Edited March 17, 2007 by Berta