Echoes made me think about another point.

Echoes is right, many neuropathies are not treated with analgesics but with anti-seizure meds.

They will also look at your medications. If someone claims extreme pain but are not taking any type of medication for pain, that is a flag.

I can not tolerate oral pain meds. I have to use pain patches, otherwise, I get terrible nausea.

I made sure I stated that so there would be no questioning about why I was not taking any oral pain meds. My medication list was long but none were analgesic oral meds. I made sure my patches were listed.

Not everyone sees a pain mgt. doc, but if your claim is based upon PAIN due to a condition, having a pain mgt. doc would be a plus in my opinion.

I would probably have self amputated my leg had it not been for my pain mgt. doc.