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My Honest Recommendation?
Start with the free VA option. You'll need to file your disability claim with the VA either way.
If you receive a denial or an inaccurate rating through the free route, that's when my services become most valuable. We can complete an IME and/or Nexus Letter at that point - when you know you need it.
However, some veterans choose to include a Nexus Letter with their original claim for these reasons:
- The VA might approve your claim without requiring an additional C&P exam
- If they still require a C&P exam, your documentation helps ensure all your symptoms are properly identified
- Your documentation can help streamline the exam process
If you've already been officially diagnosed, you don't need to do an IME to get Service Connected, but it may be helpful in determining the rating percentage.
What makes my evaluations different is my ability to identify symptoms you might not recognize or that other examiners often miss. I understand both military culture and how mental health symptoms can be misinterpreted or downplayed.
You can get service-connection for a mental disorder secondary to a Service Connected disability, or a diagnosed disability secondary to your Service Connected mental disorder, if:
You have a diagnosable mental disorder AND evidence indicates that it was caused or aggravated by your existing service-connected disability (like Tinnitus, Chronic Pain, or Sleep Apnea).
OR
You have a service-connected mental disorder and another diagnosed disability AND evidence indicates that the second disability was caused by or aggravated by your service-connected mental disorder.
My Process:
Phase 1: We start with a Records Review and a Medical Literature Review. This is to determine if there is a reasonable medical connection between your two diagnoses. If there is not enough evidence, we would stop here.
Phase 2: If there is indication of a nexus, you can choose to move ahead with a formal Nexus Letter.
Standard VA Disability Claim Process
The VA will provide:
- Free medical examination
- Free records review
Your Fieldstone Service Plan:
Estimated Total Cost:
$1,750
Phase 1: $700 (due at booking)
- Records Review: $350
- Forensic analysis of up to 50 pages* of records.
- Medical Literature Review: $350
- A detailed examination of medical and scientific literature to determine if there is scientific evidence supporting a connection between a veteran's service-connected primary condition and their claimed secondary condition.
If no nexus is found, the process concludes here.
Phase 2: $1050 (billed only if nexus is found)
- Nexus Letter: $1050
- A formal independent medical opinion (IMO) supporting a secondary service connection.
Timeline:
Phase One
- Sign-up & Pay: Secure Phase One of your plan and access intake packet.
- Intake & Upload: Complete intake forms and upload medical/service records.
- Confirmation & Analysis: After you confirmed a complete record submission, you will be informed within 2 weeks if there is enough evidence to provide a positive Nexus Letter. If there isn't, the process concludes here. If there is, you can choose to move on to the next phase.
Phase Two
- Pay: Secure Phase Two of your plan.
- Lock-in Delivery Date: Upon paying, you will be redirected to a scheduling calendar where you will "lock in" the date by which your Nexus Letter will be emailed to you.
- Deliverables: You will receive your Nexus Letter by secure email by End of Business on the date you reserved.
*Files exceeding 50 pages will incur a fee of $100 per 50-page increment.
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