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    Reconsideration Request--Requesting Rating Under Different Code

    Thank you. Yes I know how VA math is computed. Each of my shoulders is worth 20% per the notes in my C&P exam when compared to the VASRD, so that would equal 38% which is rounded to 40%, and that's where I already am anyway. If any of my other joints are added for compensation my rating would...
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    Reconsideration Request--Requesting Rating Under Different Code

    Anyone have any experience doing a VARR to have your condition rated under another VASRD code? I am going through the IDES process and received a 40% rating for my boarded condition (undiagnosed polyarthralgia aka joint pain and range of motion problems). I was rated under Fibromyalgia (given...
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    C&P Exam has my ROM wrong!

    They do it that way to see if you get what you want from the formal board anyway basically. The VAAR is with the VA and the formal board is with DoD, so you always do the VA requests after the formal board has been finalized.
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    Migraines: Will showing relation to an unfitting condition cause it to be secondary?

    Thank you! I will research.
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    Migraines: Will showing relation to an unfitting condition cause it to be secondary?

    My doctor didn’t recommend anything I guess is the best way to describe it. The Major who wrote my NARSUM agreed my recommended unfitting condition (joints) needs to be reviewed by the board, but I doubt she looked any further than the joints for unfitting. My PCM just met me and just joined the...
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    Migraines: Will showing relation to an unfitting condition cause it to be secondary?

    Ok, I’m going through IDES. I’m being boarded for an undiagnosed joint pain condition. I have had migraines for years, starting before the joint issues. At one point I got a medication to take when one starts that worked well. Now that I have the joint issues, especially undiagnosed and while on...
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    FPEB appeal questions?

    I read to never accept the VTC or telephone interview. Make them see you in person and have a full hearing that cannot be ended by hanging up the phone. One story I read said he was asking for an adjustment from TDRL to PDRL and once he denied the telephone hearing they approved his request...
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    Code 5002 without RA Diagnosis?

    I'm preparing for my C&P exams at the end of the month. I have an undiagnosed autoimmune joint condition that causes limited motion and pain in every joint. Rheumatoid Arthritis has been discussed, but so has Fibromyalgia--no actual diagnosis. My boarded condition is "polyarthralgia" which means...
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