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C&P stands for compensation and pension. These are medical exams that answer medical questions asked by the VA. They determine various things such as severity of your disability, whether your disability is related to service, the impact of your disabilities in the workplace, or whether one disability is caused by another disability. CNP exams can be used to determine whether a disability has improved or worsened over time, which could result in your rating being either increased or decreased. Now, CNP examiners fill out disability
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benefits questionnaires, or what we call DBQs. There’s a DBQ for each condition that they’re examining. And if you want to see what kind of information VA examiners look for in a given exam, you can find these DBQs on the internet. If you’re scheduled for a CNP exam, it’s important to speak with your representative so that you know what to expect. Your attorney can review the exam instructions and the DBQs and prepare you for the exam so that it accurately reflects your disability and
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the facts surrounding your disability so that you get the benefits and the service connection to which you are entitled.
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