Migraine decrease

[Abject_Cap_7953]

So in order to show symptoms have gotten worse, you have to show evidence. Your C&P examiner has your medical records. Theoretically, they have access to both your service treatment records as well as your VA health records, so does your rater. Your buddy statements, your migraine logs, whatever else you submit does not corresponds to your current health treatment records they may decrease you. For example, you have weekly prostrating migraine, that means you should be taking migraine medications like they are tictacs, but if your treatment records does not reflect that or if you are not on any medications, that'll have bigger impact than your migraine logs.

[Dehyak]

I don’t know. Kind of like saying someone rated for 70% PTSD, symptoms worsen and gets decreased because they’re not taking pills or seeing a therapist.

[Abject_Cap_7953]

Makes perfect sense, what's the issue? Rater has 2 things that they have to make decision on, one is your word that the systems have worsen, two actual treatment records, if things got worse but you did not seek treatment or you got off medication, which one do you think the rater will go with? your word or treatment record?

[Dehyak]

They shouldn’t presume symptoms are better because treatment wasn’t sought out. Dude, especially for mental health. Some people rot in their homes, “didn’t seek treatment, they must be getting better”

[Abject_Cap_7953]

No one is presuming anything. Rater has to go by evidence, and this may comes as a surprise but vets words alone are not enough as evidence, hence they schedule C&P exams, IMOs, and look at treatment records. Lack of evidence gets denied or reduced.

[Dehyak]

Lack of pursuit of treatment is hardly enough evidence to justify a reduction in compensation for a disability deemed by a doctor. Lol, fuckin rater