If the CPD folder is a CEF, use the Link Folder hyperlink in EDCS, that appears as
the first hyperlink in the CDR folder left navigation tree to electronically associate
all of the evidence from the most recent favorable medical decision to the eCDR. For
a folder to be electronically linked, it must be a CEF and a medical allowance or
continuance.
The Link Folder hyperlink only applies to initial CDRs. If a CEF with a favorable
disability determination is not available, the Link Folder hyperlink does not appear;
instead the first link under the CDR folder is CDR Information.
To link the folder select the “Yes” radio button for the question “Is this the folder
that contains medical evidence for the most recent favorable disability determination?
(If this folder contains an adopted decision, does the folder contain the necessary
medical evidence?)”.
If the “No” radio button is selected for the question “Is this the folder that contains
medical evidence for the most recent favorable disability determination? (If this
folder contains an adopted decision, does the folder contain the necessary medical
evidence?)” the folders are not linked.