Can a Private Medical Opinion Beat a VA C&P Exam

Podcast: The Veterans Disability Nexus · Leah Bucholz

Opublikowano: 2026-06-30

Can a private medical opinion outweigh a negative VA C&P exam? In this episode, Leah Bucholz — Army combat veteran, board-certified Physician Assistant, former VA C&P examiner, and founder of Prestige Veteran Medical Consulting — discusses how VA evaluates competing medical evidence and what actually makes a medical opinion persuasive. Leah explains: Whether VA must consider private medical opinionsWhat gives a medical opinion probative valueCommon weaknesses seen in some negative C&P examsWhy rationale matters more than conclusions aloneThe difference between disagreement and a true medical deficiencyWhen a rebuttal opinion may be appropriateWhy strong clai...