C&P Exam Preparation Checklist

Prepare a symptom timeline, treatment records and accurate daily-impact notes for a VA claim exam.

C&P Exam Preparation Checklist is a 4-page PDF field guide. Symptom timelines, treatment records and daily-impact notes.

• Know the exam purpose: A compensation and pension exam gathers medical evidence; it is not treatment or a guaranteed decision.

• Review the timeline: Dates of onset, treatment, changes and flare patterns help keep the account consistent.

• Describe function concretely: Explain observable limits in work and daily activity rather than relying only on adjectives.

• Report variability honestly: Good days, bad days, frequency, duration and recovery can all matter.

Action checklist: Confirm exam date, format and location; Review the claimed conditions; Create a short symptom timeline; List medications and relevant records; Note flare frequency and functional limits; Attend and answer truthfully.

Do not rehearse false answers; an accredited representative can address claim-specific questions.