Hi! My husband is a Combat Veteran. He is currently at an 80% rating from the VA and also receives SSD. We filed a fully developed claim for an increase to 100% and IU. I submitted every last shred of documentation possible to the VA via EBenefits. We file on 6/3/14. On 7/16/14 it went to Prep for Notification, than got bumped back to gathering of evidence because they needed his SSD file. I obtained the full disc of all of his records from SSD and uploaded every single one to EBenefits. There honestly wasn't much there - SSD made their determination using the VA's evidence from his first claim (he didn't go to a single appointment for SSD or have a court hearing and the whole thing was done from start to finish in 10 weeks). I am wondering how long I should expect something to happen with the VA.... if they were ready to give a new rating pending his SSD files, I am assuming it will happen pretty quick?
Here is what has been submitted:
C&P Exams
College transcripts showing poor attendance and poor grades due to his PTSD
A statement from him, myself AND some family friends that have known us since before his disabilities.
His SSD award letter
His SSD file
Any and all medical doctors from civilian doctors since he got out of the military
His active duty medical record
His VA medical record
Is there anything else possible I can send in to prevent it from getting kicked back again? His first claim took almost 3 years (mainly because we had NO clue what we were doing and we trusted the VA not to lose paperwork, which happened frequently). This time, I have been following everything very closely, calling and sitting on hold for hours at a time every few days to make sure things were being uploaded into his file. Any suggestions or insight for a fully developed IU claim would be very greatly appreciated!