Hello everyone, second post, I am providing a bit of background before I get to my reason for this Post I have been involved with VA since 2001 and unlike most VAC applicants I have had no issues until recently.
I have been awarded 2 pre chapter claims with no delay or appeal. However, I did have some issues with a recent submission, 2 yrs ago. I submitted a claim for low back issues X 3 conditions, which was originally denied as they were all grouped, re-classed, and submitted as “Chronic Back Pain” not an official diagnosis,
*** Point Here - ensure that any diagnosis has an official name not a generic term***
So, I engaged the local claims adjuster and had a very in-depth Q&A with him. We agreed on a Admin review on my file.
Basically it’s a process that is in place to conduct a review of supporting documentation if it was absent or missing, they can re-evaluate the file and in my case they awarded me a settlement, now because I disagreed with the settlement I appealed and with supporting info won a new settlement.
Here is my current challenge:
I ‘m have recently been diagnosed with a sleep disorder which requires a CPAP, still on the study, a heart condition (enlarged) and very mild Atrial fibrillation and I have HBP for 20 plus yrs, as well a hypothyroidism condition
From all the Doc’s it appears that the sleep disorder could be the root cause of all the other conditions, so if sleep is regulated, heart condition and BP will degrease. Reduced thyroid meds
I’m sure that there are others serving that have a similar condition and that all of these are claimable, what I want to know is
Has any one successfully applied and won on these conditions?. And the big question,
How was it related to work? no specific details plse.
I have been awarded 2 pre chapter claims with no delay or appeal. However, I did have some issues with a recent submission, 2 yrs ago. I submitted a claim for low back issues X 3 conditions, which was originally denied as they were all grouped, re-classed, and submitted as “Chronic Back Pain” not an official diagnosis,
*** Point Here - ensure that any diagnosis has an official name not a generic term***
So, I engaged the local claims adjuster and had a very in-depth Q&A with him. We agreed on a Admin review on my file.
Basically it’s a process that is in place to conduct a review of supporting documentation if it was absent or missing, they can re-evaluate the file and in my case they awarded me a settlement, now because I disagreed with the settlement I appealed and with supporting info won a new settlement.
Here is my current challenge:
I ‘m have recently been diagnosed with a sleep disorder which requires a CPAP, still on the study, a heart condition (enlarged) and very mild Atrial fibrillation and I have HBP for 20 plus yrs, as well a hypothyroidism condition
From all the Doc’s it appears that the sleep disorder could be the root cause of all the other conditions, so if sleep is regulated, heart condition and BP will degrease. Reduced thyroid meds
I’m sure that there are others serving that have a similar condition and that all of these are claimable, what I want to know is
Has any one successfully applied and won on these conditions?. And the big question,
How was it related to work? no specific details plse.