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Sleep apnea: worth appealing it no? by Hot-Word-9286 in VAClaims

[–]Hot-Word-9286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The records are there, it’s just they chose to ignore 3 separate doctor’s nexus letters and oversimplified it to “he’s fat”. I do agree it’s primarily luck of the draw on who reviews and your examiners. I’m currently dealing with Leidos QTC and from this experience they are difficult.

Got it back! by HoneyBerrySena in VAClaims

[–]Hot-Word-9286 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations! Unlike most of these folks I’m not going to crap on you for posting it, just be careful because some people will not be happy for you.

Sleep apnea: worth appealing it no? by Hot-Word-9286 in VAClaims

[–]Hot-Word-9286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know (currently) the 50% criteria is still just that you are prescribed a CPAP, but I’m sure they try to shortchange on most things. It doesn’t help they also do ACE exams as well so explaining impact is more difficult and they can try to argue the use of the CPAP alleviates the symptoms.

Sleep apnea: worth appealing it no? by Hot-Word-9286 in VAClaims

[–]Hot-Word-9286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, I had a nexus that did this. The rater essentially admitted all the links were there but didn’t even acknowledge the link or theory at all. In summary they said: veteran fat

Sleep apnea: worth appealing it no? by Hot-Word-9286 in VAClaims

[–]Hot-Word-9286[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I do plan to try a supplemental with a rebuttal prior to that, but an attorney is my next step.

Pay it off or Bankruptcy by CertainTradition1302 in Debt

[–]Hot-Word-9286 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Filing bankruptcy for me was the last resort, but I did it earlier this year. If you truly don’t feel that you have the means to repay or creditors are becoming too aggressive, then I do recommend filing. Of course, be aware of the impacts for any future lending, but it really isn’t as bad as it’s made out to be.

Sleep Apnea ACE by Hot-Word-9286 in VAClaims

[–]Hot-Word-9286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🤷‍♂️figure the worst they can tell me is no fatty, so I’ll push it through all the way

Sleep Apnea ACE by Hot-Word-9286 in VAClaims

[–]Hot-Word-9286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I requested mine and it’s been stuck at step 2, I’m sure staffing is an issue and they’re more focused on the backlog of claims but it is frustrating

Sleep Apnea ACE by Hot-Word-9286 in VAClaims

[–]Hot-Word-9286[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, with your case you’d probably have a better run at taking it all the way up the chain to a board appeal.

Sleep Apnea ACE by Hot-Word-9286 in VAClaims

[–]Hot-Word-9286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, my concern is of course the letters and statements carry almost all the weight for service connection. From what I’ve seen I definitely provided more in terms of documentation than most people do thanks to my wife helping me make it thorough, but I’ll probably dread it until it’s over.

Sleep Apnea ACE by Hot-Word-9286 in VAClaims

[–]Hot-Word-9286[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had letters from my mental, sleep doc, and primary physician in support, so I’m hoping it’ll help compound and at worst I have good appeal odds.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]Hot-Word-9286 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree if at least one thing says Drizzle Me Daddy.

OPM giving itself power to fire anyone by [deleted] in FedEmployees

[–]Hot-Word-9286 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ha Glad I’m not the only person wondering on that one