For Quality, Timeliness, Customer (QTC) service, go to QTC Exam Track. For Veterans Evaluation Services (VES), go to . Access to vendor web sites has to be requested by Regional Important: Office (RO) management. A designated RO contract examination coordinator or liaison may be assigned to monitor contract examinations. Notes: Examinations by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) are located in a specific SharePoint site for VHA contracted C&P disability examinations. Due to limited access, each RO has designated individuals with access to the site. Print examination reports on yellow paper when processing claims in the paper environment. 2. Examination Report Requirements This topic contains information about reviewing examination reports, Introduction including who must sign examination reports ensuring examiners are qualified telehealth examinations Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs) completed by VA or non-VA health care providers DBQs completed by Veterans who are physicians/health care providers qualification requirements of examiners initial mental disorder – examinations qualification requirements of examiners review or increased evaluation – mental disorder examinations qualification requirements of examiners Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) – examinations qualification requirements of examiners hearing loss and tinnitus – requirements for examination reports requirements for Acceptable Clinical Evidence (ACE) examination reports evaluating disability diagnoses questions about competency and/or validity of examinations handling unusual cases accepting a fee-based and examiner’s report, examiner statements that an opinion would be speculative.
For Quality, Timeliness, Customer (QTC) service, go to QTC Exam Track. For Veterans Evaluation Services (VES), go to . Important: Access to vendor web sites has to be requested by Regional Office (RO) management. A designated RO contract examination coordinator or liaison may be assigned to monitor contract examinations. Notes: Examinations by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) are located in a specific SharePoint site for VHA contracted C&P disability examinations. Due to limited access, each RO has designated individuals with access to the site. Print examination reports on yellow paper when processing claims in the paper environment. 2. Examination Report Requirements Introduction This topic contains information about reviewing examination reports, including who must sign examination reports ensuring examiners are qualified telehealth examinations Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs) completed by VA or non-VA health care providers DBQs completed by Veterans who are physicians/health care providers qualification requirements of examiners – initial mental disorder examinations qualification requirements of examiners – review or increased evaluation mental disorder examinations qualification requirements of examiners – Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) examinations qualification requirements of examiners – hearing loss and tinnitus requirements for examination reports requirements for Acceptable Clinical Evidence (ACE) examination reports evaluating disability diagnoses questions about competency and/or validity of examinations handling unusual cases accepting a fee-based examiner’s report, and examiner statements that an opinion would be speculative.
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