Hi Bronco, Hi Sixthscents,
Thank you so much for the very thorough and detailed answers, I can't thank you both enough...I am working on a NOD claim for my best friend and brother (same person), a man I admire and have strived to be like all my life. So, getting him to allow me to help him is my honor to him...That said, it really is disappointing that the VA still has not done a thing to "fix" itself...I am gonna use the info y'all provided to destroy the DRO that has the misfortune of hearing my brothers case, as there have been several procedural already perpetrated for this single claim that it's time to embarrass them again...
Again, thank you both,
Bergie