Dr. Lee’s nexus letter services are exclusively for psychiatric and mental health conditions. VetNexusMD does not provide medical opinions for physical injuries, orthopedic conditions, musculoskeletal issues, cardiovascular conditions, hearing loss, or other non-psychiatric medical issues.
Meet Dr Ronald Lee, MD
Founder & Lead Physician, VetNexusMD • Board-Certified Adult Psychiatrist
Dr Ronald Lee is a Harvard-trained, board-certified psychiatrist who specializes in crafting Independent Medical Opinions (“Nexus Letters”) for U.S. veterans, and psychiatric VA Disability Benefit Questionnaires (DBQs) for veterans with verified current residence in Massachusetts or Florida. Over the last decade he has translated complex clinical findings into clear, defensible medical-legal reports—skills refined through:
Education
M.S. Human Physiology & Biophysics – Georgetown University
M.D. – Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency training – Harvard-affiliated psychiatry residency (PGY-2 through PGY-4)
Credentials
Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Former staff psychiatrist in outpatient, inpatient, ER, addiction, and forensic settings
Experienced expert witness in state & federal proceedings
Why Veterans Choose Dr Lee
Board-Certified Psychiatrist Expertise
Every Nexus Letter and DBQ is personally authored and signed by Dr Lee—never delegated to mid-level providers.
Evidence-Based Opinions
He pairs meticulous record review with peer-reviewed research and VA guidance, producing opinions that hold up under the toughest adjudication.
Mental-Health Insight
As a practicing psychiatrist, Dr Lee understands how combat trauma, chronic pain, and service stressors lead to PTSD, depression, sleep disorders, and secondary conditions—then explains those links in VA-compliant language.
Currently serving veterans in 44 states with records-based psychiatric nexus letters and record reviews (psychiatric DBQs via secure electronic platform for verified Massachusetts and Florida residents only).
Mission-Driven
After witnessing deserving veterans lose claims for lack of credible medical evidence, Dr Lee founded VetNexusMD to ensure no veteran is left behind.
When you partner with VetNexusMD, you work directly with Dr Lee from first record review to final signature—gaining the advantage of a psychiatric expertise and a steadfast advocate dedicated to strengthening your VA disability claim.
Service Area:
Nexus letters and record reviews are available to veterans residing in any of the 44 eligible U.S. states.
DBQ completion — via a clinical interview on a secure electronic platform — is available only to veterans with verified current residence in Massachusetts or Florida.
Services are not currently available to veterans residing in Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, or Tennessee
due to state-specific medical licensure considerations.
Full service area details.
