VA Disability Tips for Navy Divers | All You Need To Know
Download MP3Physician Assistant and prior C&P examiner Leah Bucholz discusses about VA disability tips for Navy divers.
Leah discusses VA disability tips for Navy divers and divers from other branches. She highlights a VA directive from 2007 that discusses the medical consequences of diving and aims to inform VA decision-makers about these consequences to help veterans who were divers receive proper consideration for benefits claims. Leah covers various diving-related disorders and disabilities, including decompression sickness, musculoskeletal issues, skin problems, neurological abnormalities, hearing deficits, and more. She emphasizes the importance of divers being knowledgeable about these issues and suggests downloading the directive for reference when interacting with medical professionals.
Leah discusses VA disability tips for Navy divers and divers from other branches. She highlights a VA directive from 2007 that discusses the medical consequences of diving and aims to inform VA decision-makers about these consequences to help veterans who were divers receive proper consideration for benefits claims. Leah covers various diving-related disorders and disabilities, including decompression sickness, musculoskeletal issues, skin problems, neurological abnormalities, hearing deficits, and more. She emphasizes the importance of divers being knowledgeable about these issues and suggests downloading the directive for reference when interacting with medical professionals.
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Leah Bucholz
Leah Bucholz is an Army combat veteran, board-certified Physician Assistant, former VA C&P examiner, and the founder of Prestige Veteran Medical Consulting. Through her work in medical evidence review and veteran education, Leah helps veterans better understand the medical side of the VA disability process, including nexus letters, DBQs, C&P exams, and complex medical opinions. She is also the host of The Veterans Disability Nexus podcast, where she discusses VA disability medical evidence from an educational and evidence-based perspective.
