CoastieJD

Hello, So I just had my rating increased from 50% to 90% in an appeal. Received a partial payment of the retro pay from the VA and a letter stating the remaining is being withheld for the CRDP audit by the CG. However, I already went through the audit process when I received my original rating (50%) years ago which confirmed my retirement with over 20 years. Ive been drawing concurrent payments ever since. Are they required to do an audit with every increase? Having my original audit paperwork, would it be worthwhile to submit it to the VA showing the results of the past audit? I appreciate any advice. Josh

Submitted for RAMP supplemental review July 9, 2018. The VA screwed me over by deciding on my original claim without scheduling my C&P exams. I am hoping that they will allow me to have the exams through the appeals process. Anyway, just checked my status at vets.gov and I am still in the received phase. My estimated time of completion went from February 2019 to September 2019 over the last month. That is well over a year from the date I submitted to go with RAMP. 125 days my arse. Looks to be just another program that has gotten bogged down by the bureaucracy. Be warned!

Hello! I recently retired from the Coast Guard in July and had already submitted my claim application for disability. I submitted a lot of medical records up with my claim. A few weeks after I officially retired, someone from the local district contacted me to set up my exams. However, at the time I was traveling and was not able to make the dates they had set up. I was told that my exams were going to be cancelled and that I should call the national number and have my exams rescheduled. Well, a couple weeks later, when I got back from traveling, I received a decision on my claim with a 50% rating for sleep apnea and a 0% rating each for my ankle and both hips. All the other 22 items I listed on my claim application were not rated due to "no service connection" even though I submitted medical documentation with the application. So my question is, how do I proceed with my appeal? Should I go to a civilian doctor and get more documentation or should I go to the VA medical clinic? I believe the reason I was rated so low was due to missing the exams. I appreciate any advice anyone can give me. Thank you! Josh

Hello, New to the site and so far I have to say that it looks very beneficial. My question is regarding my claim submittal date in e-benefits. I submitted my claim on March 3rd of this year, but when I take a look at my open claims under "work in progress", it has my submittal date as 07/02/16, which is the day after I actually retire. Should I be concerned with this, or is this normal? Thanks in advance!