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DVBCQPD4 ;;ALB-CIOFO/ECF - PARKINSON'S QUESTIONNAIRE ; 10/6/2010
 ;;2.7;AMIE;**159**;Apr 10, 1995;Build 5
 ;
TXT ;
 ;;
 ;; Your patient is applying to the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
 ;; (VA) for disability benefits.  VA will consider the information you
 ;; provide on this questionnaire as part of their evaluation in processing
 ;; the Veteran's claim.
 ;;
 ;; 1. Diagnosis
 ;;
 ;;    Does the Veteran now have or has he/she ever been diagnosed with
 ;;    Parkinson's disease?    ___Yes    ___No
 ;;
 ;;    ICD code: _____________________________
 ;;
 ;;    Date of diagnosis: ____________________
 ;;
 ;; 2. Dominant hand
 ;;
 ;;    ___Right    ___Left    ___Ambidextrous
 ;;
 ;; 3. Motor manifestations due to Parkinson's or its treatment
 ;;    (check all that apply)
 ;;
 ;;    Stooped posture
 ;;      ___None   ___Mild   ___Moderate  ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;    Balance impairment
 ;;      ___None   ___Mild   ___Moderate  ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;    Bradykinesia or slowed motion (difficulty initiating movement, "freezing",
 ;;                                   short shuffling steps)
 ;;      ___None   ___Mild    __Moderate  ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;    Loss of automatic movements (such as blinking, leading to fixed gaze;
 ;;                                 typical Parkinson's facies)
 ;;      ___None   ___Mild    __Moderate  ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;    Speech changes (monotone, slurring words, soft or rapid speech)
 ;;      ___None   ___Mild    __Moderate  ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;^TOF^
 ;;    Tremor (characteristic hand shaking, "pill-rolling") 
 ;;
 ;;    __Yes  __No
 ;;
 ;;      Extremities affected:
 ;;
 ;;      __ Right upper
 ;;           ___Not affected   ___Mild   ___Moderate   ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;      __ Left upper
 ;;           ___Not affected   ___Mild   ___Moderate   ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;      __ Right lower
 ;;           ___Not affected   ___Mild   ___Moderate   ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;      __ Left lower
 ;;           ___Not affected   ___Mild   ___Moderate   ___Severe
 ;;                          
 ;;    Muscle rigidity and stiffness  
 ;;
 ;;    __Yes  __No
 ;;
 ;;      Extremities affected:
 ;;
 ;;      __ Right upper
 ;;           ___Not affected   ___Mild   ___Moderate   ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;      __ Left upper
 ;;           ___Not affected   ___Mild   ___Moderate   ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;      __ Right lower
 ;;           ___Not affected   ___Mild   ___Moderate   ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;      __ Left lower
 ;;           ___Not affected   ___Mild   ___Moderate   ___Severe
 ;; 
 ;; 4. Mental manifestations due to Parkinson's or its treatment
 ;;
 ;;    Depression
 ;;              ___None   ___Mild    __Moderate  ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;    Cognitive impairment or dementia
 ;;              ___None   ___Mild    __Moderate  ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; 5. Additional manifestations/complications due to Parkinson's or its 
 ;;    treatment
 ;;
 ;;    Loss of sense of smell
 ;;
 ;;              __None  __Partial  __Complete
 ;;
 ;;    Sleep disturbance (insomnia or daytime "sleep attacks")
 ;;
 ;;              ___None   ___Mild    __Moderate  ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;    Difficulty chewing/swallowing
 ;;
 ;;              ___None   ___Mild    __Moderate  ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;    Urinary problems    __None   __Incontinence  __Urinary retention  
 ;;
 ;;      Absorbent material required, specify pads/day:
 ;;
 ;;              __0   __1   __2-4   __> 4
 ;;
 ;;    Use of an appliance required?
 ;;
 ;;             __Yes  __No
 ;;
 ;;    Constipation (due to slowing of GI tract or secondary to Parkinson's
 ;;                  medications)
 ;;
 ;;      ___None   ___Mild    __Moderate  ___Severe
 ;;
 ;;    Sexual dysfunction
 ;;
 ;;      ___None   ___Mild    __Moderate  ___Severe (precludes intercourse)
 ;;
 ;;      __Erectile dysfunction precludes intercourse
 ;;
 ;;    Other manifestations/complications:_____________________________________
 ;;
 ;; 6. Financial responsibility
 ;;
 ;;    In your judgment, is the Veteran able to manage his/her benefit payments
 ;;    in his/her own best interest, or able to direct someone else to 
 ;;    do so?  ___Yes  ___No
 ;;^TOF^
 ;; 7. Functional impact
 ;;
 ;;    Does the Veteran's Parkinson's disease impact his or her ability to
 ;;    work?
 ;;
 ;;    ___Yes     ___No
 ;;
 ;;    If yes, describe impact, providing one or more examples:
 ;;
 ;;    __________________________________________________________________________
 ;;
 ;; 8. Remarks, if any __________________________________________________________
 ;;
 ;;    __________________________________________________________________________
 ;;
 ;; Physician signature: _____________________________________ Date: ____________
 ;;
 ;; Physician printed name: __________________________________ Phone: ___________
 ;;
 ;; Medical license #: __________________
 ;;
 ;; Physician address: __________________________________________________________
 ;; 
 ;; NOTE: VA may request additional medical information, including additional
 ;; examinations if necessary to complete VA's review of the Veteran's 
 ;; application.
 ;;
 ;;                           
 ;; ^END^
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