The VA is no friend to the disability claimant, despite regulatory language to the contrary. They routinely deploy a bag of semantical tricks and absurd, little-known “guidelines” in order to deny your claim. And it’s not that they don’t like you- if they met you, they’d probably be inclined to have drinks with you or even name a child after you. And it’s not exactly their money they’re keeping you from.

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So why the bag of tricks? Why “develop to deny?”  Generally, it’s because their Raters have a ginormous caseload, a productivity quota that keeps them from carefully reviewing all the evidence, and they are up against an incentive to deny that is baked into the system- the fact that claims stamped with “Denied” require less justification to their reptilian overlords than claims stamped with “Granted.”
 

They are also no friend to the nascent cottage industry of Nexus Letter Providers. They have become aware of our existence, and the Eye of Sauron is upon us. Please see the following blurb from a VA bulletin:

 

“We are safeguarding against fraud. In the past few years, we have seen a growing industry of individuals and companies marketing the service of completing DBQs for Veterans. Some have provided honest, valuable service to Veterans. However, VA has made hundreds of referrals to the VA Office of Inspector General of individuals and companies who are engaged in questionable, even fraudulent, practices that include charging high prices for completing DBQs or submitting DBQs with findings that are vastly different than the other evidence in the Veteran’s claims folder. Also, it is a requirement that DBQs submitted by a private provider must be based on an exam conducted in person. VA’s OIG recently issued an audit report about providers who were completing DBQs for Veterans remotely and recommended that VA revisit its practice of making public-facing DBQs available.”

 

We take particular note of the phrase “VA has made hundreds of referrals to the VA Office of Inspector General of individuals and companies who are engaged in questionable, even fraudulent, practices that include charging high prices for completing DBQs or submitting DBQs with findings that are vastly different than the other evidence in the Veteran’s claims folder.”

 

Also, please see the attached excel spreadsheet. This is a VA product circulated internally. This is a “Naughty Doctor List”, or “Sh*tlist” if you prefer [link to spreadsheet here]. This list is a few years old, but you get the point. The physicians referenced on the sheet are accused, in some cases wrongfully we are told, of furnishing veterans with fraudulent Nexus Letters or bilking veterans out of exorbitant sums of money for their services.

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It would seem the VA is on the lookout for “hired guns”, and is compiling lists of physicians whose work is, for good reasons or bad, provoking a side-eye from their raters. We also have reason to believe the VA is sweeping the internet for websites offering services such as ours. 

 

We’re not winding up on that list. Our physicians are not winding up on that list. Their identities are kept private until your Independent Medical Opinion or Independent Medical Examination is ready for review. You have the 2Paratroopers guarantee that our physicians are Medical Doctors specializing in the area your claim falls under. They are also not under any kind of state administrative action or probation, which is not always the case in this business. You may verify their bonafides before paying the full amount. If you find out otherwise (you won’t), then you are entitled to a full refund.

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And we won’t take you on as a client unless our physicians, after review, believe they can help you without acting fraudulently (and they typically can). That’s also part of the 2Paratroopers Difference. We ensure maximum probative weight by maintaining maximum credibility.

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And by not winding up on any list.