Filed an HLR when a supplemental was needed
- What they did
- Thread on a ChatGPT-suggested HLR for an insufficient-evidence denial; replies explain HLR can't consider new evidence.
- Reported outcome
- Lesson: supplemental (20-0995) with new evidence for evidence gaps.
- Tool
- ChatGPT
- Source
- r/VAClaims thread
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