A new study was recently published supporting the use and quality of telehealth examinations for VA disability claims. The study found no statistically significant difference…
A critical piece was recently published related to the VA PTSD disability process and I don’t agree with much of the tone. The authors write…
Per the VA’s OIG “contract exams are a significant investment, and VA has spent nearly $6.8 billion since fiscal year 2017. Some of the exams…
This is in response to the proposed changes to the VA’s Schedule for Rating Disabilities: Mental Disorders. I agree that changes are needed, however the…
PSA: The VA and other organizations have psychologists who can help with your sleep apnea treatment. They have programs where they employ specially-trained health psychologists…
Today I uploaded my public comments to the VA on the proposed changes to how they rate sleep apnea disability claims. You can read a…
Please note: These are just proposed changes for public comment and the actual changes that get implemented may not look like this. In addition, we…
Someone was nice enough to point out to me that the VA has updated some of the DBQ’s that are publicly available on their website…
Update 12/14/2021: The last approximately two months or so I’ve been prioritizing getting caught up on records review based nexus letters (without exams). It has…
At times I’ve seen VA raters suggest that a professional who isn’t a C&P examiner and isn’t a “treatment provider” is automatically “biased” in favor…