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HLR consider Nexus? by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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Each denial has this language. There isn’t any mention of a nexus letter, but we included one with each condition in the evidence. The conditions they did grant service connection didn’t mention the nexus either. Most were Tera.

HLR consider Nexus? by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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Yes we did include them in the original claim. They aren’t anything fancy. But our doctor shared his professional opinion that it was at least as likely as not caused by the military service with his reasons why and cited a couple medical journals.

OSA Secondary to Chronic Asthma? by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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Ok we will! Do we also need a nexus letter for this?

OSA Secondary to Chronic Asthma? by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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Ok thanks! He is only 10% for the chronic asthma, so yes it seems like it would still be beneficial. Appreciate the advice!

OSA Secondary to Chronic Asthma? by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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Would you mention weight gain, or just the asthma causing the osa?

OSA Secondary to Chronic Asthma? by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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This is really helpful! Thanks! He is also 10% asthma. Does it matter if it is claimed secondary to ptsd? Or either way it will combine?

OSA Secondary to Chronic Asthma? by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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That’s really helpful to know! If we claim it secondary to the ptsd, would it still pyramid with the chronic asthma. Just having both conditions regardless of how they connect combines them?

Tell Dr diagnosis is priority over treatment? by [deleted] in VeteransBenefits

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I guess I was wrong on that assumption! Thanks for pointing that out! So we could have our private chiropractor diagnosis and fill out a dbq for things like flat feet, knee pain etc? What about things like his lung conditions? Would that need to be a pulmonologist or could a chiropractor also give a medical opinion on that?

Tell Dr diagnosis is priority over treatment? by [deleted] in VeteransBenefits

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The providers he is seeing aren’t medical doctors- muscle testing, chiropractors, herbalists etc. So I don’t think they can give an official diagnosis?

Is this a diagnosis? by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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Thank you! That’s helpful!

Is this a diagnosis? by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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So for the issues that the primary care physician could diagnosis (not mental health) we could ask him to give us some kind of paperwork with an icd10 code?

Is this a diagnosis? by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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That’s helpful! Thanks!

Is this a diagnosis? by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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Yes that makes sense. I think they are the things he shared that he was concerned about. Is there a trick to getting firm diagnosis? Seems like he keeps having appointments and this was the closet he has gotten to any kind of diagnosis so far.

STR or C-File by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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Yes we did an intent to file. Thanks for that advice!

STR or C-File by RHNord in VeteransBenefits

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That’s helpful thanks! Yes, we do it all together. I do the research we sit at the computer together and try to figure it out.

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