The Veterans Administration (VA), recently signed contracts that allow for the scheduling of Compensation and Pension Examinations (C&P Exams) with private physicians outside of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), see the news release at VA Makes Contract Awards Totaling up to $6.8 Billion Dollars for Medical Disability Examinations. We hope this will create significant improvements in fighting the ever increasing VA backlog of appeals. Almost every veteran who files a claim for … [Read more...]
Compensation and Pension Examination
What is a VA C&P Exam? Within the VA there are two separate and distinct departments, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA). The VHA deals with providing medical care and treatment to veterans, while the VBA determines compensation and monetary benefits. A Compensation and Pension Examination, or “C&P”, is a strange hybrid of both the VHA & VBA. They are conducted by physicians within the VHA or privately contracted physicians, … [Read more...]
