Disability Examination Worksheets
Respiratory Diseases, Miscellaneous (PVD, Neoplasms, Bacterial Infections, Mycotic Lung Disease, Sarcoidosis, and Sleep Apnea)
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A. Review of Medical Records:
B.
Medical History (Subjective Complaints):
Comment on:
- Fever and/or night sweats.
- Weight loss or gain.
- Daytime hypersomnolence.
- Hemoptysis.
- Describe current treatment such as anticoagulant, tracheostomy,
CPAP, oxygen, or antimicrobial therapy.
- If malignant disease, state initial treatment date, site of
original tumor, type of tumor, types of treatment used, and date treatment is
expected to end. If treatment has been completed, state date treatment was
completed.
C. Physical Examination (Objective Findings):
Address each of the following as appropriate to the
condition being examined and fully describe current findings:
- Pulmonary Hypertension, RVH, cor pulmonale, or congestive heart
failure.
- Residuals of pulmonary embolism.
- Respiratory Failure.
- Evidence of chronic pulmonary thromboembolism.
- If ankylosing spondylitis, is there restriction of the chest
excursion and dyspnea on minimal exertion?
- Describe all residuals of malignancy including those due to
treatment.
D. Diagnostic and Clinical Tests:
- Pulmonary Function Tests, if indicated. The FEV-1, FVC, and
FEV-1/FVC should be included. Both pre- and post-bronchodilatation pulmonary
function test results should be reported. If post-bronchodilatation testing is
not conducted in a particular case, please provide an explanation of why not. A
DLCO may or may not be done routinely as part of pulmonary function testing at
a particular facility. If there is a disparity between the results of different
tests, please indicate which tests are more likely to accurately reflect the
severity of the condition.
DLCO note: If the DLCO was not done as a routine part
of pulmonary function testing, the examiner should use his or her judgment,
based on the specific condition (e.g., whether it is obstructive, interstitial,
etc.) and other available information about the condition, as to whether a DLCO
test is needed. If it may provide useful information about the severity of the
condition, it should be requested and reviewed before the examination report is
submitted. If the examiner determines that the DLCO test is not needed, a
statement as to why not (e.g., there are decreased lung volumes that would not
yield valid test results) should be included in the report. Such a statement
could avoid a remand from BVA when the test is not done. However, in the case
of a BVA remand in which the DLCO is requested, the DLCO MUST be done unless
there is a medical contraindication.
- If sleep apnea is suspected, order Sleep Studies.
- Chest X-ray if necessary to document sarcoidosis or other
parenchymal disease.
- Include results of all diagnostic and clinical tests conducted in
the examination report.
E. Diagnosis:
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Reviewed/Updated Date: December 15, 2008 |
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