Prepare for the exam:
Write out the text of what you need to tell the physician about your disability and your medical condition. It is very important that you get across all symptoms of your disability to the examiner even if not asked. Even better, you should write out the symptoms you have and give a copy of those symptoms to the examiner at the VA benefits examination.
Please give the physician a list of your medications and a service-connected rating list to place in your Veteran’s claims folder (C-File). Please use these documents as an opportunity rather than a burden so that you can enhance your chances of the physician actually knowing your condition, your medications, your symptoms, whether you work or not, and any abnormal sensations such as pain or limitation of activities of daily living.
There are honest and capable physicians who candidly tell the VA about the veteran's service connection or disability limitations. Regrettably, the VA medical questionnaires used by the VA are not sufficiently detailed for VA adjudicators to know the seriousness of a veteran's disability.