Slowlane

I have read that it can go as high as 6,000.00 for an opinion.

We should get together and cut off all funding to VFW, DAV and ALL others until we get their attention.

Social Security is handling claims very much faster than VA! Hell everybody is doing everything faster than VA. Veterans should get together and protest this stupidity.

If they ever worked 8 hours in any one day actually trying to help a veteran they could take the rest of the week off. Veterans are supposed to get the benefit of the doubt on all claims and cases because they are not lawyers. This is not happening. The VA is overexamining every nickel and dime and making up the rules as they go. Totally ignoring CFR 38. We need to march on Washington. Slow

Love it!!!!!!!!! Be sure to write in insanely small letters with a burnt out ball point pen so they'll need a magnifying glass to read it. AARRRGGHHH Dont forget coffee stains, dried drool and stool samples.

I know that I got totally denied this month and St Pete used vaseoline. I have never seen them move so fast. Check this out on Yahoo news: VA withholds disability claims executives' bonuses

All this time I thought it was tinnitus but the ringing was the same old noise. Believe me, Nothing will change

It might be a "heads up" proposal letter..............to be shortly followed by the real deal where actual dates and options are printed.

Hey Berta! Its Adverse action - service connection severance. Below I cut/paste from cfr 38 Thanks SL (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5112) (i) Predetermination hearings. (1) In the advance written notice concerning proposed actions under paragraphs (d) through (h) of this section, the beneficiary will be informed that he or she will have an opportunity for a predetermination hearing, provided that a request for such a hearing is received by VA within 30 days from the date of the notice. If a timely request is received, VA will notify the beneficiary in writing of the time and place of the hearing at least 10 days in advance of the scheduled hearing date. The 10 day advance notice may be waived by agreement between VA and the beneficiary or representative. The hearing will be conducted by VA personnel who did not participate in the proposed adverse action and who will bear the decision-making responsibility. If a predetermination hearing is timely requested, benefit payments shall be continued at the previously established level pending a final determination concerning the proposed action. (2) Following the predetermination procedures specified in this paragraph and paragraph (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of this section, whichever is applicable, final action will be taken. If a predetermination hearing was not requested or if the beneficiary failed without good cause to report for a scheduled predetermination hearing, the final action will be based solely upon the evidence of record. Examples of good cause include, but are not limited to, the illness or hospitalization of the claimant or beneficiary, death of an immediate family member, etc. If a predetermination hearing was conducted, the final action will be based on evidence and testimony adduced at the hearing as well as the other evidence of record including any additional evidence obtained following the hearing pursuant to necessary development. Whether or not a predetermination hearing was conducted, a written notice of the final action shall be issued to the beneficiary and his or her representative, setting forth the reasons therefor and the evidence upon which it is based. Where a reduction or discontinuance of benefits is found warranted following consideration of any additional evidence submitted, the effective date of such reduction or discontinuance shall be as follows: (i) Where reduction or discontinuance was proposed under the provisions of paragraph (d) or (e) of this section, the effective date of final action shall be the last day of the month in which a 60-day period from the date of notice to the beneficiary of the final action expires.

1. Is a request for a "predetermination" hearing the same as a DRO review? 2. I requested a predetermination hearing and while I am waiting for it to be scheduled I am seeking Newer Material Evidence. If this evidence gets produced before the predetermination hearing should I submit it to the VARO then or just take it with me when the hearing takes place? 3. “What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?” Thankeyvarymauch Slowlane

KDM Think you left out a lot of large parts for me to understand your appeal. At least as likely as not is helpful unless the Va has a 800 pound elephant in the room that supports a denial without question. You got the right plan, appeal it further if you know you are right.

Requested mine the second time from St Pete on Feb 2012. Never got it. Never will get it. Never have even seen it. Hell, it may not exist.

RO keeps asking for information from you ......but......when you send it they don't read it or acknowledge it.

"The place just triggered my PTSD when ever I got near it"

Sorry I got off track about writing them every day. I just thought if you could communicate with your rater it would be better for everybody in the long run by saving lots of wasted time. Kinda like standing in line at the store and the guy ahead of you stops and goes to get something else he forgot.

I need for you to write my next claim

Is there some unknown rule that makes it a sin to try to communicate with your RO? If you know or think that your RO might be wasting their time on some of your claims and you could possibly clear up some questions with a simple letter then, why not send one in? Your letter may stop progress on your claim but in the long run it would possibly clarify something that would have to be appealed or claimed later. For example: You think that they are not considering a service connected thyroid condition and you write them and tell them that you have previously claimed the condition and evidence is in your records. Well, they get your letter and they really are working on your thyroid condition and already know about your records and you are wasting their time. or Yes they have overlooked the thyroid condition and find that you are right and it actually helps you and them. How about we send them a letter every three or four days just to let them know we are still alive and miss them because we have not heard from them?

My claim is at "Preparation for decision" and is about 2 years old. I have been just recently measured for range of motion at the local VAMC and it will add an additional 30% to my claim. This is new information and was not in my records before. Would it be wrong If I sent a letter to my RO with an attached copy of the new write-up? Slowlane

I was listening to some of the archived recordings and I believe I heard them say that you can get a copy of your C&P exam and send in a disagreement to it if you feel that it is wrong. I believe the hosts said that you needed to do it within a 2 week time frame. Never read anything like this before ..... if this is totally wrong please delete this thread so it wont cause mass confusion. Thanx Slowlane

Thankeyvarymauch Bronkovet I sent them newspaper headlines....pictures and articals from Airman magazine for Tet of 69. Independent Shrink letters. etc etc. slapped me like a bug...DENIED!

Carlie, I found one of them: Jun 24 2002 We made a decision on your claim for service connected compensation received on June 15, 2001. We determined that the following condition was not related to your military service, so service connection couldn't be granted: Medical Description Post-traumatic stress disorder. The main criteria missing is the credible supporting evidence of the claimed in service stressor actually occurring. That was then......this is now:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I was granted 30% on Dec 2010 for the same claim as above. Why? I dont know. I however, do now have in my possession video and audio of the actual stressor event in 1969. Slowlane