Dr. Bash knows the VA both inside and out
Dr. Craig Bash is the Veterans Medical Insider
More Than 35 Years Experience working with Veterans
Since 1986, Dr. Craig Bash has specialized in neuroimaging medical diagnosis through radiological imaging, Veterans medical benefits, second opinions, and independent medical evaluations (IMEs) for disabled veterans. An IME from Dr. Bash will correctly state the crucial information for filing claims or appeals with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Social Security Administration, and other disability programs.
NIH extended visitor
Neuro-Radiologist/Associate Professor
Board Certified
NPI-1225123318
Dr. Craig Bash knows the VA both inside and out!
Dr. Bash was injured in service in 1984, requiring a five month stay as an In-Patient at Boston West Roxbury VAMC teaching hospital (part of the Harvard teaching hospital affiliations). He spent the next seven years, subsequent his cervical spine injury, unrelentingly developing and appealing his personal 100% VA benefits. In the early 1990s, as a medical physician (Resident), at the Washington, D.C., VA hospital, Dr. Bash worked from his wheelchair as he cared for its numerous disabled veterans. In the latter 1990s, he worked as an accredited VA Claims Agent for both the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) and the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) foundations in their legal appeals sections. In the early 2000s, he trained at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, performing experimental MRI treatment trial research on patients with Multiple Sclerosis and spine injuries. These two diagnoses are prevalent among VA patients, and they both require intensive Physician/Nurse expertise.
35 years experience dealing with the VA!
Over the past 35 years, Dr. Bash has often provided his expert testimony to BVA Judges at live hearings as an Associate Professor at the Military Medical School (USUHS). He has produced numerous expert medical/legal opinions for other service organizations (American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Purple Heart, Viet Nam Veterans of America, Wounded Warriors, Veterans Insider, and state Veteran representatives) and numerous DC/national law firms. Additionally, he has provided free outreach medical opinions to homeless veterans.
CLIENT'S TESTIMONIALS
What Our Clients Say
Dr. Bash and his associates are what every US Veteran needs in their corner fighting against the corrupt and inept lower levels of the Department of Veterans Affairs. He was instrumental in any ounce of success I've been awarded over the last 6 years. His knowledge of how the VA works and looks at situations, understanding beyond a baseline of disabilities many do not consider, as well as the credentials to stand on his professional assessment of your personal situation. Many times Vets fall short of the pivotal Nexus the VA requires. Dr. Bash provides that piece as well as the persistence in dealing with the layers of the VA.