ISSUE FOLDER WORKFLOW

Use this folder for one claim issue or tightly related condition cluster.

Use the same issue name in:
- folder name
- ChatGPT thread or Project title
- file names
- final packet name
- Claim Session Summary name

Suggested workflow:
1. Put issue-specific medical records in 02 MEDICAL EVIDENCE.
2. Put service records that support this issue in 03 SERVICE EVIDENCE.
3. Draft your own statement in 04 LAY STATEMENTS.
4. Draft and store buddy/witness statements in 05 BUDDY STATEMENTS.
5. Put nexus letters, DBQs, or medical opinions in 06 NEXUS DBQ OPINIONS.
6. Put issue-specific decisions in 07 DECISION LETTERS.
7. Put C&P exam notes/reports in 08 C&P EXAMS.
8. Assemble the clean filing packet in 09 FILING PACKET.
9. Save upload receipts and submitted proof in 10 SUBMISSION RECEIPTS.
10. Save AI session summaries in CLAIM_SESSION_SUMMARIES.

BuddySign reminder:
Do not sign for the witness. The witness must personally review and sign only if the statement is true and based on what they personally know, saw, heard, or observed.

Save issue-specific signed witness outputs in 05 BUDDY STATEMENTS and also save a master copy in:
07 BUDDY AND LAY STATEMENT BANK/BuddySign_Outputs/
