Competent Medical Evidence - NEXUS

[1968 Tet Vet]

In order to establish a NEXUS (connection) to your current diagnosis (illness or injury) and your military service, you must have a statement from a competent medical professional.

The degree of certainty of a nexus to service that the medical evidence needs to show is not as difficult to obtain as it might seem. Using the direct service connection method of satisfying the nexus requirement, for example, there need only be medical evidence stating that in the expert’s opinion, it is as likely as not that the current disability resulted from the disease, injury, or precipitating event in service.

Its interesting in my Rating Decision that the VA stated that there is no "diagnosis" of any current illness or injury. The VA decided to combat my claim by taking that route... first. The diagnosis was clear in my Independant Medical Opinion by a private medical expert. The VA did this on 3 of my claims. To date, on these claims, I have not been given a VA C&P examination. The VA took this approach to derail these claims. No, there was no NEXUS for 2 of these 3 claims, but one did have a very strong NEXUS statement by a medical expert in this disability. Still it was shotdown by the VA saying there is no medical diagnosis.... a false statement by the VA.

Obviously I appealed (NOD) all my claims within one month of the Rating Decision. Now, I will work on the other claims that are week on the NEXUS requirement. I still have time in my NOD period.

BEWARE !

[TinCanMan]

You submitted a claim without a valid diagnosis or nexus??? ...and then you want to tell other folks how to submit a claim??? You need to be asking questions, not answering them, but then I've said on numerous occasions you mis-managed your own claim. go figger??

[1968 Tet Vet]

Originally Posted by TinCanMan

You submitted a claim without a valid diagnosis or nexus??? ...and then you want to tell other folks how to submit a claim??? You need to be asking questions, not answering them, but then I've said on numerous occasions you mis-managed your own claim. go figger??

That goes to show what TCM really knows and doesn't know about VA claims. He is totally off-base. Don't trust him.....

TCM is pro-VA and I am pro-Vet. That makes a HUGE difference.

[TinCanMan]

Based on observation of your behavior on this and other veteran’s websites it appears your sole purpose here is to setup a strawman for the purpose of debate and to generate conflict. I won't engage you on that level for any reason.

Your understanding of veteran’s claims issues is appallingly abysmal. You don't know and won't listen to those that do. You appear to have totally mis-managed your own claim because you simply failed to understand the process.

The owner/operators of two veteran’s forums have deleted your accounts. In one case, they were forced to do this twice when you shifted nym's and IP addresses to deceive the operator.

Anyone following your advice will place his own claim at risk.

TBird said: "1968 Nam Vet I find hardly any of your posts helpful."

Was tbird lying too?

[1968 Tet Vet]

Originally Posted by TinCanMan

Based on observation of your behavior on this and other veteran’s websites it appears your sole purpose here is to setup a strawman for the purpose of debate and to generate conflict. I won't engage you on that level for any reason.

Your understanding of veteran’s claims issues is appallingly abysmal. You don't know and won't listen to those that do. You appear to have totally mis-managed your own claim because you simply failed to understand the process.

The owner/operators of two veteran’s forums have deleted your accounts. In one case, they were forced to do this twice when you shifted nym's and IP addresses to deceive the operator.

Anyone following your advice will place his own claim at risk.

TBird said: "1968 Nam Vet I find hardly any of your posts helpful."

Was tbird lying too?

QUIT harrassing me !