Appealing Your Veterans Compensation Disability Claims NOD, DRO, BVA, USCAVC

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1. After 50 years I received a 100% disability rating. At 73 years of age I was awarded it about a month ago.

   After 50 years I received a 100% disability rating. At 73 years of age I was awarded it about a month ago. Prior to then I received a letter from the Treasury Department stating they didn't have my banking info available if I was awarded a pension. Turns out they did. I had to call the number given to verify it. The gentleman I talked to told me how it can take 6 to 8 years for an appeal. WOW! That was depressing. He said the Washington office alone had 4 or 5 staffers and handled 30,000 claims. I wrote to Senator John McCain telling him what I had learned. With no reply necessary. I turned on CSPAN 2 weeks later to see what was going on with our committee hearings and I …

   Asked by shipdog7, May 26, 2017

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3. How Do I Appeal

   http://www.bva.va.gov/docs/Pamphlets/010202A.pdf

   Asked by carlie, April 17, 2011

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4. Vba Nod Form 21-0958

   Go to the following link and click the download button. http://formupack.com/pdf-forms/federal/va-veteransaffairs/FederalVA_VBA-21-0958-ARE.html "THE USE OF THIS FORM IS NOT MANDATORY. HOWEVER, USING IT WILL HELP REDUCE DELAYS IN PROCESSING YOUR NOD. THIS FORM HAS SEVERAL KEY COMPONENTS, WHICH WHEN FILLED OUT COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY, WILL DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO PROCESS YOUR NOD. Frequently asked questions: For what do I use this standard NOD? Use this form to indicate to your Regional Office (RO) that you disagree with a decision you received regarding your claim for disability compensation. Examples of these decisions may include entitlem…

   Asked by carlie, August 16, 2014

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5. Waiver Of Regional Office Consideration

   This link has a PDF attachment for the Waiver of Regional Office Consideration that is used when you submit additional information / evidence to the BVA. If the BVA does not get this signed Waiver from the claimant, in most cases they will automatically by regs. have to remand the additional information / evidence back to your RO for their consideration.

   Asked by carlie, November 16, 2010

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6. Update on Buck's wife

   from Buck: "She has Double Pneaumonia and her lungs are both filled as they hope the antionbiotics /durritics start to work she been under the ventilator noe 3 days. with no sign of improvement so prayers are certainly welcome. I can go up there and see her but she is sleep and unresponsevive its sad to see her this way, she was tested 3 times for covid and was all negitive..Thank God, Dr's say she should start showing improvment soon if not they are going to try some other type of antibiotics,,,,we'll see she was scheduled fore her gallbaldder today 9/16/21 but thats all canceled they did remove her drain bag and tubes MRI shows no infection…

   Asked by Berta, September 17

   • buck wife
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7. Cavc remand

   Man I am really sit here try to figure this one out. Ok here is the cavc remand. Upon consideration of the foregoing, the portion of the January 30, 2020, Board decision finding that Mr. October 2018 NOD did not encompass that portion of the July 5, 2018, rating decision granting a 70% evaluation, but no higher, for a psychiatric disorder is REVERSED and the matter is REMANDED for further adjudication; the portions of the January 30, 2020, Board decision denying an effective date before May 9, 2018, for the grant of SMC and entitlement to SMC in excess of the housebound rate, from May 9 to July 17, 2018, and at the aid-and- attendance rate from t…

   Asked by Mr cue, Monday at 11:09 AM

   • cavc remand
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8. What does "Compensation Issue" term mean??

   Hi everyone, So my appeal was closed on July 15. I haven't received my letter yet but under the issues tab on va.gov, where it used to say the items i was appealing, it now says "compensation issue." Is that normally what it says just when they close the review? Has anyone seen any other terminology in that section? Thanks for your input.

   Asked by ed33, August 23, 2019

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9. Petition for extraordinary

   Ok I got the court to have the va give a response to the petition. ? Mariano v. Principi, 17 Vet.App. 305, 312 (2003) (Court noted that it would not be permissible for VA to undertake further development if purpose was to obtain evidence against appellant’s case) Might also look at: Adams v. Principi, 256 F.3d 1318 (Fed. Cir. 2001), (in which the court stated that it would be improper for the Veterans Court to remand a case to the Board to give the DVA another opportunity to develop evidence needed to satisfy an evidentiary burden it had failed to satisfy the first time, i.e., to “attempt to introduce new evidence sufficient to make up the shortfall” in the…

   Asked by Mr cue, July 14

   • cavc remand
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10. Board of Appeals - what month are they on?

    Board of Appeals: Direct Review docket- what month are they on? I know they review appeals based on the docket of the month the appeal was started. It is possible to find out what month they are on at the Board of appeals to try and judge to see how long my appeal will take to be reviewed?

    Asked by owen99, October 14

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11. Current Appeal date

    Does anyone have any clue what the current date of AMA appeals the board is working? I know I can find the current legacy date in the appeals metrics, but they don't say anything about AMA.

    Asked by SPO, October 4

    • appeal
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12. Questions on DIC

    Trying to help a spouse who was separated from her 100% P&T husband, for 10.5yrs, at time of his death. Never divorced as reconciliation was a consideration. They paid her his final check but then denied her DIC. He died in early 2020 at a VA contracted nursing home in FL. VA never notified her of his death. Also tried to look up m21-1 but found the VA may have discontinued it?????? Thx

    Asked by namvet6567, September 12

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13. Bva remand for loss of use under smc

    Now here is another example of the bva try to delay and develop evidence to denied. After a cavc remand. Ok I have a claim for smc r higher level in home care. Now I denied get a bva decision on that and see how it say higher level smc. So now I will not get a decision for smc r until my case is send back to the board. This is crazy. Now smc and increase rating are two different thing. Smc is Based on the record and effective by the record. Well my only hope to get pass all these delays is my petition. My petition was expidate by court due to my need of in home care. And the cavc case that remand it the bva. Do u see how the judge stated…

    Asked by Mr cue, August 1

    • cavc remand
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14. Higher Level Review

    I received a 50% PSTD rating. I think that is low. Submitted an Higher Level Review. Just wondering how successful this type of appeal is. Looking to get 70%. Thanks

    Asked by Duster4-60, October 11

    • pstd
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15. BVA NEW APP

    The Board of Veterans Appeals has a new app. I have not tried it but wanted to pass it on. Track Claims: VA.gov Check your status with our new mobile app Get updates on your claims or appeals right at your fingertips using our new mobile app. Download it on the App Store or on Google Play.

    Asked by pacmanx1, October 11

    • bva appeals
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16. Manlincon remand

    Ok today I find out that the remand for 70 mmd. Was issue a soc. They say I have to do a va form 9 to continue my appeal to the board. Ok so this issue get a new docket or does it go under the same docket. How can this be now I will have this return back to board. Without other issues. This don't seem right Has anyone had a manlincon remand try to understand

    Asked by Mr cue, May 13

    • bva appeal
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