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Spoke with Peggy today. My appeal was sent from the RO back to the BVA. I'm guessing that means the RO is done with my case? can anyone post some insight? Been at the RO since December 2015, the remanded portion specifically.

I have a claim appeal date of 2009. I was granted 0% for a hydrocelectomy in 2009 which I appealed. I was granted in December 2015 with 10 percentage increase as of 2009 and 40% increase as of 2014. The condition was renamed for a urologic disorder. Not the hydrocelectomy I had. The second portion was the remand. I filed for anxiety and depression in 2009 and was denied. In 2014 I applied for PTSD and was granted at 70%. I'm fighting that PTSD was anxiety and depression in 2009 as well. So the remand portion is to see if they can backdate my PTSD to 2009.

Now I just received this from VAVBAWAS/CO/Office of the USB VBA. Mr., Your inquiry to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was referred to the Office of the Under Secretary for Benefits. We have contacted the Director of VA's Appeals Management Center (AMC) to assist with your inquiry. A representative of the AMC will contact you in the near future. Best Regards, Amy

With the great help from Flores97, I decided to email the secretary of the VA today and already received a response. See below and let me know what you guys think!? Dear, The Secretary received the e-mail message you sent this morning. He forwarded your inquiry to VA leadership for review and direct feedback to you. Thank you for your communication. Office of the Secretary Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave., NW Washington, DC 20420

I agree. I'll give it 2 weeks to see if payment has processed and percentage has changed. Is their email public?

Having a 2.5 year old and an 18 month old at home, I can definitely attest to that! I'll give them (2) weeks and give Peggy a call back as a follow up. I'm curious to see what they sent me regarding my appeal that was remanded. Apparently that was sent out on Monday.

You are so spot on. I was just calling to ask where my back pay and new percentage is. They create these letters but don't adhere to them. In your opinion, Peggy said they've updated and noted this in the system, messaged it to the RO. Do you think this will help!?

The lady I spoke with didn't know about the FAST letter but was happy to learn about it. Still unsure how long it'll take the RO to be notified and backpaid? Not sure what info AMC sent me about my remanded portion but I will update as soon as I get it!

Berta, Thanks for the info. Everyone, I called the VA (Peggy) and chatted with them about the FAST Letter. They uploaded the letter and notified the Regional Office of my partial appeal grant and to back pay me ASAP. This is good. Peggy told me to keep an eye out on bank and ebenefits in the future. No specific time frame. Second, the VA said something was sent out on 4/25/16 regarding my appeal, specifically the part that was remanded. I should get that soon.

Hey! Mine doesn't have an estimated completed date. It shows an update of 4/25/16 but only says remanded appeal.

Awesome!!! IRIS is through ebenefits correct? I usually end up calling.

My claim shows that it has been remanded to AMC or Regional Office. This was back in September. The granted portion hasn't showed up anywhere.

I will do this today!!!! Thank you!

Found a good link for the fast letter.

Thanks so much Berta. Do you recommend I send it to the VA or to AMC? If either, what's a good fax/snail mail, email, or ebenefits contact? Thanks!!

Lol, the closet!? I actually believe it! Yes, the BVA awarded me a partial win, which should change my sc'd from 70% to 80%. It's been about 5 months since my approval letter.

Ahh that stinks. I was granted half of my appeal while the other half went back to AMC. I'm currently 70 SC'd and with the new "win" I am suppose to be 80%. I was notified in December 2015. At this point, no retro pay and no percentage change yet. Do I just keep waiting? Secondly, the part then went to remand is for a date of service connection change. Haven't heard or seen any movement at all on this part. Waiting game...

All I can do is laugh at this point. I suppose I am happy with the positive part, but the second half is being remanded to AMC. The remanded appeal has been there since December 2015 (AMC), does anyone have any contact info for AMC? All I can find is a fax number. I am trying to find out where my retro pay is, new percentage change, and what's going on with the other half of my appeal. Thanks all, SF03

Hi Everyone, My wife and I both have acting claims pending. I went on and checked mine, no problem. I went on and checked hers, I can see that it's in the preparation for decision phase. However, when I click further to check the dates, it shows this error icon: his feature is currently unavailable. Please try again later. If you need immediate assistance, contact VA at 1-800-827-1000 Monday-Friday, 8am to 9pm EST. We apologize for any inconvenience. The following error occurred: NullPointerException: Could not retrieve claim status. Anyone ever see this before? Should I try back in a few days? The estimated completion was March 1st-April 1st, 2016. So I guess we are checking a lot these days. Thanks All!!

Sorry to hear. I'm dealing with the BVA as well. 3/4 of my claim was remanded to RO and the other 1/4 was approved. Which was a no brainer. Nevertheless, keep after it, don't give up. I'm a Patriots fan so I have really nothing nice to say about the Broncos. Lol.

That's where I'm at. Government employee, but my conditions are getting worse. My current VA clinic doctor said I should be rated at 100% PTSD without a doubt. I'm holding off because I'm not sure if financially, it would be a good decision.

That's where I'm at. Government employee, but my conditions are getting worse. My current VA clinic doctor said I should be rated at 100% PTSD without a doubt. I'm holding off because I'm not sure if financially, it would be a good decision.

Gotcha. I'm currently employed. As you know, things that you may be rated for can become worse. I was curious if you apply for IU, is it best to have left your job before applying for IU? Thanks for the great response!

Curious. What happens if you are working and have claimed IU? I have not, but I do know of some people that are 100% IU and are still working. I know P&T at 100% you can still work, with no problem.

Hi All, Where, how, or what form do I use to submit for an SMC-K claim? Can I do it on ebenefits? Or do I have to send it in to my VARO? Thanks All!