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I was rated last April and began to recieve pay for myself only.
My wife and children, who were listed and had verification provided for on the forms, were not included in the compensation.
They all live in the home with me and have done so for over 5 years. They are supposed to be counted as my spouse and dependants.
After loosing our paperwork between last April and last December, we finally recieve word in December that VA needs more information to verify our common-law marriage.
We send in the statements requested. Statements from people who know us and we have been "married" around. VA already has our tax returns.
Still nothing. I call at least weekly.
We began working with an OEF/OIF represenative in Dallas VA. She calls to check on this and now they said they need for US to sign a statement.
So we fax her the requested statement (VA provided sheet). She calls them to check again. Now they say we EACH need to send in a statement. We say OK. We later realize that this statement has a signature space for "veteran" me, and "spouse" my wife. They would be getting an exact copy of the same paper if this were the case. So we inform our represenative in Dallas over voicemail and have not heard back yet due to it being the weekend.
They owe 12+ months in back pay for my wife, my daughters and my mother-in law and they seem to be dragging their feet. Loosing things, not knowing what they need, etc.
The OEF/OIF represenative from the Dallas VA seems disturbed that this has drug on for over a year. We have been faxing her info and she has been getting answers within days. She says she is speaking with someone who is working on the claim.
Any advice? We've been waiting for this for a very long time.
Thanks
Draggin'
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