Your appointments & VA C&P exams
These are two completely different things — do not confuse them. A VA C&P exam is not a Woobie appointment, and it is never on your checklist.
VA C&P exam (Compensation & Pension exam)
- Who schedules it: the VA — not you, and not Woobie.
- Who runs it: a VA-contracted examiner from the VA's own network.
- Purpose: to collect evidence on the VA's behalf so the VA can decide your claim.
- Is it on your Woobie checklist? No. A C&P exam is never part of your checklist, and you do not book or reschedule it through Woobie.
- What to bring: nothing is required. Bringing your evidence is optional — it can sometimes help, but there's no guarantee the examiner will review it.
- What to expect: the examiner will ask about the condition you're claiming, when it started (onset), and how it affects your day-to-day life. C&P exams are a great opportunity to gather evidence, so plan to attend.
Your Woobie provider appointments
- Who schedules it: you do, from your checklist in app.woobie.io.
- Who runs it: a doctor in Woobie's vetted private network, well-versed in VA law, language, and requirements.
- Purpose: to build supporting medical evidence for your claim.
- Rescheduling: submit a support request and a rep will help you get rebooked.
- If you miss one: you may be subject to a no-show fee from the provider. Submit a support request and a rep will help you reschedule.
Quick way to tell them apart
- If the VA told you to attend → it's a C&P exam (VA-run, not on your checklist, you don't book it).
- If you booked it from your checklist → it's a Woobie provider appointment.
Why did the VA's examiner complete a DBQ and not Woobie?
A DBQ (Disability Benefits Questionnaire) is a standard VA form, and the VA routinely has its own contracted providers complete one as part of a C&P exam — so receiving a DBQ from the VA's examiner is normal and expected, not a gap.
Woobie doesn't automatically generate a separate DBQ for every condition. Our approach is to add the evidence that best fits your situation — sometimes that's an appointment with a Woobie provider you book from your checklist, and sometimes the strongest evidence is what the VA's own exam produces. The goal is a fully supported claim using all of it together — the VA's evidence and ours, not one or the other.
If you'd like to add supporting evidence from a Woobie provider for a condition, you can book that from your checklist, or submit a support request and we'll help.