Jim,
I filed a claim for IHD in October of 2009 on the advice of the VFW. With that claim went all the paperwork I had for a number of hospital visits to more the one hospital in which it stated IHD as a cause. Over the last 17 years I have had two angioplasties and two open heart surgeries.
Nehmer has been an issue as I filed in 2003 on heart disease, that one was turned down at that time. I recieved a C & P exam at the beginning of November 2010. Since then I have neither heard from nor recieved anything from the VA. Normally after a C & P the claim is finished pretty quickly. Should I be doing anything to check on this claim?
Reply:
No. There is nothing that you need to do at this point. The fact is that anything you may attempt would be likely to slow down your claim.
Most Nehmer review claims are a bit bogged down. There were some significant errors in the adjudication process that were discovered late last year and many claims are now required to be reviewed a second and even third time.
That you got your C & P exam is good news. You're correct that in a usual sort of claim that would signal that you were close to the end of the process...not so this time.
If you'll save this email and reply to me in May if you haven't heard anything, I may be able to check the status of your claim for you then. With luck though, you will hear before then.