issues to herbicides because those can be some pretty
thing to know is that IMOs are separate from VA. It's possible
orthopedic condition, you might go to an orthopedicist, not an
hella full if the Comp and Pen exam, the CMP exam, in your
disability, the full severity of your disability. So, another
something you don't like in the IMO, you have 60 days to
medical evidence to support your claim, just make sure that
exposure, they should know about your diagnosis, history
finding. So, if you're gonna get someone to help you provide
based on a review of the evidence that's currently in
respond with your own evidence or argument that um either
MD or a nurse practitioner as you might for your comp and pen
medical opinions to help prove their claim. Um this might be
medical opinion can help do a few things. It can rebut a
that evidence in deciding your claim. So, it's really
were often in your case were inadequate. When this happens,
it's an orthopedic condition, service connection for an
the veteran and the representative are supposed to
gonna have to go and actually be examined uh in order for the
connected disabilities. So, how do these help? The doctors who
opinion didn't really capture the full essence of your
case. They need to understand the facts in the record. So,
Those are sort of generalist VA practitioners nurse. So, if
adequate explanation of their severity or cause. Um you know,
important that you make sure um that you're choosing the
important. This is not like a comp and pen exam where you're
so, what's the process when the board or VA goes about getting
effect. You really should be getting medical evidence from
than what you're gonna see when you go to a comp and pen exam.
the board might request an IMO from a doctor of a specialty
negative comp and pen exam, a CMP examination, it can help
exams because they're specialists, they might have a
better understanding of your condition, and provide a more
that the opinion may be more objective because of that. Um
they written? So, the IMO is required to know about your
establish a medical nexus um in elements of your service
connection claim. I see this a lot in my practice in exposure
uh opinion to issue. So, What happens uh in an IMO? How are
show an increase in your the severity of your service
that is relevant to the the pending appeal. So, IMOs are
sometimes which are sometimes referred to as IMOs are medical
request in your case. Um when the board is be reviewing your
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