the eFolder is accessible through Virtual VA or VBMS (whichever applies). MSCs must alter their request for notification, according to the instructions in M21-1, Part III, Subpart i, 2.D.16.b, if the participant is a member of the Reserves or National Guard who is on active duty. not MSCs must select as a priority code when submitting a request IDES for examination to VHA one of the following higher-priority codes is unless applicable or Terminal, (former prisoner of war). FPOW MSCs must upload examination requests into the IDES participant’s eFolder, g. Uploading Examination as described in the table of instructions below. Requests Into the eFolder If ... Then the MSC ... VHA will conduct submits the examination request through the examination CAPRI copy and pastes the examination request in a Word document saves the document as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file, and uploads the PDF into VBMS. a contract submits the examination request through examiner will CAATS conduct the clicks then from within the exam File, Print, examination request selects the option from printer Send to OneNote options clicks (this will send the request to Print OneNote) from OneNote, saves document as a PDF, and uploads the PDF into VBMS. If Adobe Acrobat Pro is available, then print the Note: request as a PDF instead of using Microsoft OneNote. h. Tracking After an MSC requests all the examinations an IDES participant requires, Examination he/she must make updates on the MSC tab in VTA by Requests entering the date the MSC submitted the request(s) for examination in the MEDICAL EVALUATION START DATE field, and selecting the entity (VAMC, or MTF, QTC/Contract Provider) responsible for completing the SHA DBQ in the EXAM PROVIDER field.
the eFolder is accessible through Virtual VA or VBMS (whichever applies). MSCs must alter their request for notification, according to the instructions in M21-1, Part III, Subpart i, 2.D.16.b, if the participant is a member of the Reserves or National Guard who is not on active duty. MSCs must select IDES as a priority code when submitting a request for examination to VHA unless one of the following higher-priority codes is applicable Terminal, or FPOW (former prisoner of war). g. Uploading Examination Requests Into the eFolder MSCs must upload examination requests into the IDES participant’s eFolder, as described in the table of instructions below. If ... Then the MSC ... VHA will conduct the examination submits the examination request through CAPRI copy and pastes the examination request in a Word document saves the document as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file, and uploads the PDF into VBMS. a contract examiner will conduct the examination submits the examination request through CAATS clicks File, then Print, from within the exam request selects the Send to OneNote option from printer options clicks Print (this will send the request to OneNote) from OneNote, saves document as a PDF, and uploads the PDF into VBMS. Note: If Adobe Acrobat Pro is available, then print the request as a PDF instead of using Microsoft OneNote. h. Tracking Examination Requests After an MSC requests all the examinations an IDES participant requires, he/she must make updates on the MSC tab in VTA by entering the date the MSC submitted the request(s) for examination in the MEDICAL EVALUATION START DATE field, and selecting the entity (VAMC, MTF, or QTC/Contract Provider) responsible for completing the SHA DBQ in the EXAM PROVIDER field.
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