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11 exams in 45 minutes

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GoNavy1775

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Optum Serve performed 11 exams in 45 minutes.  I am going to attach them here.  I am using a lawyer to help with this, but they told me that the only positive exam was for my knees....After reading through it, there are several questions I don't even recall being asked, yet they clicked no on the answer, for example, see attached.  how can I have no flare-ups, but report functional loss or impairment for repeated use?  She never asked that question. Of course I have flare-ups.

If anybody is bored tonight, read through these pages and give me a your thoughts.  If I need to rebut these exams, I need to do it before they make a decision.

By the way, while it's a small amount, I am a monthly contributor to keep this site going. 

I'm at 60% now for the following:

 

10%

tinnitus

Service-connected disability? Yes

Effective date: 01/01/2022

30%

chronic cervical strain

Service-connected disability? Yes

Effective date: 05/29/2019

10%

residuals of a hernia repair

Service-connected disability? Yes

Effective date: 05/18/2002

0%

allergic rhinitis

Service-connected disability? Yes

Effective date: 05/18/2002

30%

asthma

Service-connected disability? Yes

Effective date: 05/18/2002

radiculopathy left upper extremity

Service-connected disability? No

radiculopathy right upper extremity

Service-connected disability? No

bilateral hearing loss

Service-connected disability? No

 

It's funny they denied hearing loss, but they said I have moderate to severe loss in one ear and severe in the other, and they gave me hearing aids.  SMH.

 

 

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I think the timeline alone could be basis to request new exams. That's ridiculous. 

The Earth is degenerating these days. Bribery and corruption abound.Children no longer mind their parents, every man wants to write a book,and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching. --17 different possible sources, all lacking verifiable attribution.

B.S. Doane College, Mgt Info Systems/Systems Analysis 2008

M.S.Ed. Purdue University, Instructional Development and Technology, Feb. 2021

M.S. Purdue University Information Technology/InfoSec, Dec 2022

100% P/T

MDD

Spine

Radiculopathy

Sleep Apnea

Some other stuff

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B.S. Info Systems Mgt/Systems Analysis-Doane College 2008
M.S. Instructional Technology and Design- Purdue University 2021

 

(I AM NOT A RATER- I work the claims BEFORE they are rated, annotating medical evidence in your records, VA and Legal documents,  and DA/DD forms- basically a paralegal/vso/etc except that I also evaluate your records based on Caluza and try to justify and schedule the exams that you go to based on whether or not your records have enough in them to warrant those)

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23 minutes ago, GoNavy1775 said:

Optum Serve performed 11 exams in 45 minutes.

Please redact your attached forms, you failed or missed removing your personal information. 

My intentions are to help, my advice maybe wrong, be your own advocate and know what is in your C-File and the 38 CFR that governs your disabilities and conditions.

Do your own homework. No one knows the veteran’s symptoms like the veteran. Never Give Up.

I do not give my consent for anyone to view my personal VA records.

 

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I tried to removed most things besides my first/middle name.  If somebody here feels the need to steal my identity, they need it more than me. lol.  but I appreciate the notification. 

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Some of it might have been addressed in your medical records already, thus it wouldn't have to be asked. It's not a script, it's a guideline to ask the things that need to be answered, sometimes that is not every question. 

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The Earth is degenerating these days. Bribery and corruption abound.Children no longer mind their parents, every man wants to write a book,and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching. --17 different possible sources, all lacking verifiable attribution.

B.S. Doane College, Mgt Info Systems/Systems Analysis 2008

M.S.Ed. Purdue University, Instructional Development and Technology, Feb. 2021

M.S. Purdue University Information Technology/InfoSec, Dec 2022

100% P/T

MDD

Spine

Radiculopathy

Sleep Apnea

Some other stuff

-------------------------------------------
B.S. Info Systems Mgt/Systems Analysis-Doane College 2008
M.S. Instructional Technology and Design- Purdue University 2021

 

(I AM NOT A RATER- I work the claims BEFORE they are rated, annotating medical evidence in your records, VA and Legal documents,  and DA/DD forms- basically a paralegal/vso/etc except that I also evaluate your records based on Caluza and try to justify and schedule the exams that you go to based on whether or not your records have enough in them to warrant those)

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8 minutes ago, GoNavy1775 said:

If somebody here feels the need to steal my identity, they need it more than me. lol.  but I appreciate the notification. 

This is an open/public site where more than veterans come to post, I can tell you that your SSN is not redacted.

My intentions are to help, my advice maybe wrong, be your own advocate and know what is in your C-File and the 38 CFR that governs your disabilities and conditions.

Do your own homework. No one knows the veteran’s symptoms like the veteran. Never Give Up.

I do not give my consent for anyone to view my personal VA records.

 

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