Tap anything below that matches your exam. You’ll see which part of the rating regulation covers it — and what to write down today, while you still remember it.
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Because the rating decision can take months, and by the time it arrives the exam is a blur. An account written the same day is specific — how long it lasted, what was measured, what was never asked — and specific is what makes a statement worth reading.
Not on its own. The regulation sets no minimum length. What matters is whether the report contains enough detail to rate the disability, which is what § 4.2 is about.
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