..So you’ve finally received notice of your C&P exam in the mail or by phone or email and it’s through a VA contractor company called QTC. QTC is a legit company that has been around for quite some time (Other known companies are LHI and VES.) It is essential to the success of your claim that you attend the appointment(s).
Likely, included with your exam notice in the mail from QTC is a questionnaire or set of questionnaires asking questions about the conditions you claimed. Answering the questionnaire is very close to just as important as attending the exam. The doctor uses what you write to gauge the history and severity of your condition. The questionnaire is your chance to tell your story whereas there may not be time during the exam for you to explain every detail. Take advantage of this opportunity. You will be asked for the questionnaire first thing when you enter the exam facility.
The questions are usually simple and go something like this:
Date the condition started?
History of the condition?
The course of the condition: Has it gotten better or worse?
Functional limitations(work limitations) the condition causes?
What is a flare-up of the condition like?
We suggest that you answer in as much detail as possible. Give the doctor or one of his scribes as much information to work with as possible. If you have your c-file(claims folder) the. Go back and document the exact history of the condition but if not do the best you can from memory. Your answers should be more than one sentence and very thorough.
Whatever you do, don’t ignore the questionnaire or put it off til the day of the exam. Start filling it out when you get it. The exercise of filling out the questions will likely help jog your memory which will help you better prepare for the exam. Bottom line: treat the questionnaire like a letter from the IRS and handle it likewise!
I competed all my C&P Exams with Veterans Evaluation Services (VES). Today I received an email from QTC Medical Services <appointments@remindersvcs.com> stating: This letter is to inform you that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has contracted QTC to conduct the examination(s) related to your VA claim. QTC has provided disability and occupational health examination services across our nation for more than 35 years. For more information on QTC and the services we provide, please visit us at www.qtcm.com.As a veteran living outside the United States or in the territories, QTC has partnered with International SOS to help facilitate your VA compensation and Pension exams. International SOS will reach out to you to capture any necessary information required for the…
My last c&p exam all the doctor was axing me was what else tell me more tell me more I don’t think he actually ask me one question from The DBQ questionnaire it’s more like he wanted me to remember everything that was going on with me, and it wasn’t easy to talk about he kept cutting me off saying what does that have to do with what I’m asking. like they try to rattle you.
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During my last two C&P exams with QTC there were NO questionaires included in the packet of information. There were also no "feedback" links available to report feedback to the VA. I had no idea the fifteen minute session with the QTC "examiner" was going to consist of. My first C&P exam had the questions filled out for me (I obtained a copy from a VA associate) with answere I would not have made. It even had the wrong last four of my SSAN!