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Does anyone know how many BVA decisions are made per month or a year?
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Try using the chat option on Eben. They might know.
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In my sc award letter that I got during the appeal process, It stated that I initially sought treatment 3/11. I filed my claim 4/10. Guess what retro date they gave me? Effective date nod is a year old and still at RO. The whole thing is a numbers game. Incompetence or being done purposefully?
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All or most vets need to protest at their local regional offices and make some noise. We need to be seen as a force against our down right unfair and illegal treatment.
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People are not doings these illicit things on their own. It's a governmental system that is run like a for profit business and we are getting the worse of both worlds. It's too easy for them to munipulate and adjust their numbers to benefit themselves for bonuses etc. Waiting times are ridiculous. They don't want to fix whats been working for them all this time. I'm not asking for perfection. I wonder if government politicians were treated like military veterans, how long would that last?
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An excerpt of sc award letter:
VAMC treatment records show you sought initial treatment 3/11, and that you underwent a mental health screening with reported trauma exposure when serving in Iraq. Although you met some criteria consistent with PTSD (i.E PTSD screening was positive),the examiner said your symptomatology is more indicative of major depressive disorder. Review of subsequent mental health documents showed continued treatment for anxiety and depressive disorder.
In support of your claim, you underwent a VA examination 4/11. Upon completion of the evaluation, the examiner concluded that PTSD was not found.
In support of your appeal, we requested and you underwent a second VA examination. Per VA examination concluded on 6/14, a diagnosis for PTSD is confirmed. You were last seen 3/14 for med management. He goes on to state you have described symptoms consistent with PTSD throughout VA treatment records despite the primary diagnosis being depressive disorder. I initially sought treatment when I originally filed my claim 4/10. I didn't receive evaluation and treatment until a year after filing initial claim.
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My appealed sc award letter stated that the examiner miss dx me. I've always heard an emphasis on getting retroed from your initial file date. Misinformation, I guess.
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Hello again everyone.
I filed nod for my sc effective date being wrong. I filed initial claim 4/10 and received a sc effective date of 3/11. My initial claim was denied (under dx c&p) and was granted sc during the appeal process. The effective date given was my dx date and not my initial file date.
So, which is the correct effective date?
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To marine0816:
Do a web searche to find the link. It shows only limited appeal info though.
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This is just FYI. If you need to check your Appeal status via E-Benefits and cannot, you can use the mobile app to check for updates.
It's https:// m.ebenefits.va.gov / ebenefits-portal / portletHtml / Mobile / index. html. This link doesn't work. Do a internet search for the ebenifits mobile app. The Appeal status works on the mobile version.
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Are these conditions connected to eachother? Does PTSD lead to SA and migraines? Anybody have these conditions secondary to their PTSD? Thanks for any input.
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To asknod
I filed nod 9/2011. I rec. the appealed decision granting me sc for ptsd only 7/2014. Eben movement for remaining portion of appealed claim (SA) was: vso to vlj then back to vso. Last movement was 1/2015. Hopefully went back for more development to connect my sa to my sc ptsd and not denial. If denial, wouldn't they have denied it in the same decision granting sc ptsd? Mainly me and some help from a vso rep. are steering the claim boat. I'm gonna call bva and see what is going on. Thanks for the help. Hurrying up and waiting.
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To Buck, my initial claim was for Ptsd and SA. I went to c&p's for ptsd and sa. Did sleep study and dx with OSA. All of my MO's for ptsd and sa are from VA doctors. That claim for ptsd and sa were denied in same decision packet. They under dx my ptsd and I had no in-service treatment records. My sa also denied for no in-service treatment records. I began my appeal and filed 1 NOD containing both ptsd and sa. Years pass,I won my appeal and rec.blue award letter granting SC for ptsd. That award letter doesn't say anything about sa at all. I do have other separately filed claims that were all denied and are currently in appeals. On Eben, last movement was from vso to vlj then back to vso.
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It's gonna be hard to change a system like this. It's been working for them this long and is not stopping anytime soon. VA is run like a business trying to turn a profit. It's inexcusable the process that we are put through. What real solutions can change years and years of abuse. IJS
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My claim for ptsd and sa were denied together in the first decision. I filed nod for both ptsd and sa together. Rec.appealed decision for SC ptsd. The appealed decision didn't say anything about the OSA. The only SOC I rec. was with my initial claim denial decision. Do initial claims & appealed claims with 2 or more contentions always get decided tobether?
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I have a VA dx for SA. I did have C&P for SA. I received the docs report showing I have SA. Award letter only mentions ptsd. I've been checking Eben, remaining claims are in appeals. I filed them together on same claim, but not as a seconday specifically. I have only VA dxs for both. My SA was dx first and denied. My ptsd was miss dx and denied. I received another C&P then awarded from appeal. My VSO rep says she can't help me over the phone. She is really of no use unless we are face to face. It's to far to just go there, need apointment as well.
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Hello everyone. I have an appealed claim with 2 issues (ptsd and sleep apnea). I only received a decision for the ptsd portion of the appealed claim, which was decided to be service connected. The decision didn't say anything about the sleep apnea portion. Is it normal to have a claim/appeal that has multiple issues decided separately? Should I expect a denied appeal or what? Thanks for any help.
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I filed my NOD 6/2011.
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Today, I recieved (from appeal, original claim filed 4/2010) SC for PTSD 30%. I just talked to my VSO yesterday and news was bad about my appeals and that I need more evidence to support my claims and another 2 - 3 year wait. Still a little shocked about some success. I'm still contending appeals for Sleep Apnea, Migraines and others. Thanks to all my fellow veterans who didn't stop fighting then and now. Please continue the individual battles and don't stop, even when "they" tell you No!
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Hello to all Veterans and thank you for your service. Filed claim for PTSD and Sleep Apnea 4/2010. Did C&P's and VA sleep study a year later dx with OSA and recieved denial packet for both claims. Filed NOD/ appeal 6/2011. Recieved new PTSD c&p 6/2014 that I didn't ask for. Is this protocol or for my appeal? Thanks for any help.
How long until a decision after appeal is finally with VLJ?
in Appealing Your Veterans Compensation Disability Claims NOD, DRO, BVA, USCAVC
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My appeal has finally made it back to a VLJ after almost a 2 year wait for a remand. How long until I receive a decision back? Also, I requested an in-person hearing and have not received any notice to appear. When does the hearing suppose to take place during the appeal process? Can a appeal be decided in your favor without one? Thanks for any help provided.