Your Rating for IHD may be too low!!!
Hello all, I just want to share some information with the group. Sorry it is so long but just want to make sure I communicate the information completely. I was rated S/C for IHD (AO presumptive)...
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I was under the impression it was better to send in a reconsideration vs a NODNOD can takes months and reconsideration can be much quicker to correct a rating
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My VSO said to send them in as an NOD. Requesting a "de novo" review in the first paragraph. He wrote the first one for me and I wrote the second and ran it by him as he is extremely busy and hard...
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I just had my C&P for IHD and he wanted to send me to have an electrocardiogram but I had one from my own Non-VA internist 2 days before so he had that faxed over. I'm getting the impression...
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lighthouse, An EKG is standard for most C&P exams. I would not read to much into it and get stressed out. EKG shows the Dr what your heart is doing at the time the test is run and will show old...
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I think about 99% of the decisions we have seen so far have been dead nuts. The raters have nothing to gain or loose from giving you a bad rating. The opposite is true in fact, if they give a bad...
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According to sources outside the VA my Echocardiogram report did not disclose the measurements taken to allow the VA doctor to make his report. I have two other echos that show hypertrophy one in...
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I would send your private doc's letter now. The De Novo review would probably only look at the same info they made the last decision on. With your doc's info they may be more inclined to look at it...
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Rich, You are doing the same thing I did. You are submitting new info after your award was granted. I use a VSO, she filed the Doc letter as a reconsideration. It will be a difference to me of a...
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Lou and others,I sent the results from the most recent echo as I wanted to start the process ASAP. My doctor did not have time to get the letter done before I had my appt. with my VSO. He said that...
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Rich said, My problem is not with the rater it is with the C&P exam results. The VA did not send over what my Doctor would consider a complete report of the Echo. Same here. Enjoy Life!!
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