Question:
Why do I need an evaluation for prostate cancer if it's already in my VA medical files that I was diagnosed with it?
Jim's Reply:
In reality, you don't. Way back in the olden days...2013...VA started the ACE Program so that folks like you wouldn't have to endure the waste of time that is a C & P exam and also to save the taxpayer some money. Those examiners don't come cheap.
But the contract companies that provide C & P exams are mostly owned and invested in by former VA officials. Since the companies are paid by each exam...piecemeal if you will...the more exams conducted the more the former VA executives earn. So everybody gets a C & P, often more than one.
This costs you, the taxpayer, for this enormous waste.
But there is nothing you can do about it but follow orders and go to the exam. If you miss it, VA will default to denying your claim no matter how much evidence is in your file.
Welcome to your VA.