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Yes, for your musculoskeletal exam, were you sent for x-ray imaging? Typically the examiner will request those to look for any evidence of traumatic arthritis. Make sure to wear loose, comfortable clothing, do not ear any extra garments that will take any effort whatsoever to remove. If it is...

Your final day will get calculated using factors such as leave and permissive TDY. Since the VA payments are calculated from the 1st of the month (following the month you are released) it is in your best interest to be released near the end of the month. By released, I am talking about the...

*clerical :) The assigned DC by QTC is not really that big of an issue. ICD codes are used for insurance billing. MDD would be rated by the VA as code 9434 (major depressive disorder). Typically when something is sent back to the examiner for clarification, it will be returned the same day...

No, the occupational and social impairment is one of several criterial that is used to rate a mental health condition...

For the purpose of rating, the VA will take in account all available (to them) medical and service treatment records. Post up the C&P evaluation and I will run through the rating calculator to see what the eval came up with.

You were presumed to be fit at the time of entry to service. If you had a congenital heart condition and it was disclosed, you should be perfectly fine. For the VA purposes, the condition will have had to have been aggravated beyond it's normal progression, which will take a medical opinion...

There is only one guarantee and that is you will not get any CRSC if you do not apply. From what you are describing, your injury could potentially be from an instrument of war. I do not know what a rotator joint is, but if it is something that is unique to war (ie does not have any other...

This is not the only case, each and every single one of the symptoms on the DBQ is taken into account for the ratings as well as the symptoms that are present in the DBQ. You can have a occupational and social impairment statement with reduced reliability and productivity and be granted a 70%...

This rating process can take up to 100 days based upon the published timelines.

VA will take all of the evidence in your claim file into consideration when making the rating decision. The PTSD DBQ and opinion letter do carry a good amount of weight when it comes the rating decision (percentage wise) since there is specific language on the DBQ that mirrors that of the...

Since you have the opportunity, make sure that you get the best EPR you can, even if you have to write it yourself. You may need it in the future if you are applying for a position that you really want. You should also get a PCS/Retirement award. Ensure that this is taken care of as well...

You do not quite grasp what a favorable finding is... There are three requirements for service connection: 1.) an in service event, 2.) a diagnosed illness/disability, 3.) a current compensable disability. If you have all three you get service connected. If you do not, you will not be service...

If that is what you believe that it reads, why are you posting it up here and not asking for a higher level review and/or a rating decision hearing?

Absent of records, presumption of soundness applies. Unless they can provide clear and unmistakable evidence, EPTS would not be a factor.

When I look at the longevity of a career, contracting appears to be much more stable than IT or HR. IT and HR employees seem to bounce around from position to position often.

This is partially incorrect. For many of the DBQ’s there are places where the examiner must check whether or not they reviewed the C-file (claim file) prior to completion. Unless you do a FOIA request for the claim file you have no way to demonstrate that you have provided the full claim file...

Pick the path to the career field you want to work in. I was able to do Voc Rehab while still on AD. Make just you can physically perform the tasks of the career path you choose.

Eight year rule only applies if you are on active duty orders for greater than 30 days when referred to MEB/PEB.

Do you have a copy of the DBQ that was submitted by the VA examiner (or contractor)? I‘m finding it odd that the rater stated that the condition is no permanent and there is a likelihood of improvement, unless the DBQ specifically states this. One way to overcome this is to have your...