Todd Finnerty, Psy.D.

09/05/2026

💼The VA should cease and desist using their flawed insomnia disorder disability guidance -

I'm a psychologist in Columbus, Ohio who offers nexus letters to Veterans located anywhere worldwide via a records review. I can also write nexus statements and DBQ's based on telehealth exams to most of the states in the United States (the list of states keeps growing and some international locat...

09/05/2026

The VA should cease and desist using their flawed insomnia disorder disability guidance.

How did the VA get insomnia disorder disability claims so wrong?

In this blog post I show how the VA's disability guidance for insomnia disorder misquotes and misrepresents the DSM-5 and is just plain wrong. This policy hurts Veterans.

https://nexusletters.com/2026/09/05/the-va-should-cease-and-desist-using-their-flawed-insomnia-disorder-disability-guidance/

Columbus, Ohio Licensed Clinical Psychologist

09/04/2026

The sample nexus letter for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD on my website was quite a few years old so I went ahead and updated it for you; you can see it here: https://nexusletters.com/sleep-apnea-secondary-to-ptsd/

06/11/2026

The Take Care of America’s Veterans Act reflects potential revised Sleep Apnea VA rating criteria (that are different from the 2022 proposed changes):

Take Care of America’s Veterans Act reflects potential revised Sleep Apnea VA rating criteria tfinnerty June 11, 2026 Nexus Letter This is not a law or guaranteed to happen as of 6/11/2026 when I write this, but it is interesting that the proposed sleep apnea criteria in this bill are different th...

11/27/2025

🦃 Nexus Letters Newsletter November 2025 -

I'm a psychologist in Columbus, Ohio who offers nexus letters to Veterans located anywhere worldwide via a records review. I can also write nexus statements and DBQ's based on telehealth exams to most of the states in the United States (the list of states keeps growing and some international locat...

09/05/2025

The latest nexus letters newsletter

I'm a psychologist in Columbus, Ohio who offers nexus letters to Veterans located anywhere worldwide via a records review. I can also write nexus statements and DBQ's based on telehealth exams to most of the states in the United States (the list of states keeps growing and some international locat...

03/17/2025

☘️ Newsletter from Dr. Finnerty (Nexus Letters) -

I'm a psychologist in Columbus, Ohio who offers nexus letters to Veterans located anywhere worldwide via a records review. I can also write nexus statements and DBQ's based on telehealth exams to most of the states in the United States (the list of states keeps growing). Here is a list of PSYPACT ...

01/28/2025

📌Newsletter from Dr. Finnerty- VA disability changes and/or clickbait -

I'm a psychologist in Columbus, Ohio who offers nexus letters to Veterans located anywhere worldwide via a records review. I can also write nexus statements and DBQ's based on telehealth exams to most of the states in the United States (the list of states keeps growing and some international locat...

11/28/2024

The latest newsletter from Dr. Finnerty about nexus letters and VA disability claims (including the timing of the VA's proposed changes to the sleep apnea rating)

I'm a psychologist in Columbus, Ohio who offers nexus letters/ medical opinions to Veterans located anywhere worldwide via a records review. I can also write nexus statements /medical opinions and DBQ's based on telehealth exams to most of the states in the United States (the list of states keeps...

07/17/2024

📌 Dr. Finnerty's Nexus Letters Newsletter -

I'm a psychologist in Columbus, Ohio who offers nexus letters to Veterans located anywhere worldwide via a records review. I can also write nexus statements and DBQ's based on telehealth exams to most of the states in the United States (the list of states keeps growing and some international locat...