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I, too, have "Need from others" VA facility on my claim. They are waiting for the reports from 1 contracted doctor out of 3. The other 2 got their reports to the VA within 2 weeks. For this last 1, it's been well over a month. I called VES on Friday, and they said the VES also has a QC program, and they have asked the doc questions on his report, even up to 6:30 Friday morning. EBenefits just automatically puts the date back out when documents are overdue, or so I've been told. My claim is (only) 8 months old, and in those 8 months I have yet to see the "benefit" part of EBenefits.

Well, I called my VSO yesterday. She said the VA still has not received the DBQ from my neck/back/feet exam a little over a month ago. She advised me to not call the place where I had the exam done, and said my RO would be following up with them. She also told me they've been having some timeliness issues with contract exam reports. These documents are now 6 days over-due, and the only thing holding up my claim from being worked on. Another interesting comment from her...their average claim time is now 144 days, and because i'm at 127 days, she thinks there's plenty of time. Ugh.

I've seen this a few times over the past week. I'm thinking it is either me mis-typing or a glitch in the system (imagine that lol). Each time, I've been allowed in, once right away, the others I had to wait a bit...but I did get back in.

90 days...wow...you are living a charmed life! Congrats!

JWS, you were lucky, indeed! Rather than be frustrated that my claim seems to be bogged down at the scan center, I will take a positive from your post, and hope that mine will be completed soon :-)

Thanks, Buck. From what I've been told, the only report waiting to be "scanned" into the VA system is for my back, neck and feet (same doctor, same day). It has now been a month and a few days...I'll be patient lol

pwrslim and Buck, thank you so much for the responses. My exams were indeed sub'd out. I get along well with my VSO, so after reading both of your recommendations, I think the best route is to call and ask them for the reports...I'll do that tomorrow. Thanks again...that's why this site rocks!

I will try to be brief. I have 5 new claims in GOE since I filed 27 Sep 2016. My primary claim is for PTSD related to personal assault. DVSO has told me my stressor has been accepted, and my DBQ appears very favorable. That exam was on 13 April 2017. I also have claims for upper back and neck, related to auto accident while on active duty, and bilateral foot problems (bunion surgeries and pin implants done several years after retirement), caused or exacerbated by the military not having my size shoes for the first several years of enlistment (I'm 6'2" female, and shoes were 1-1 1/2 sizes too small). The exams for these claims were done 10 April 2017. There was also a hearing exam, more of a baseline for me because I wore headphones for the majority of my career. Since the completion of my exams, my claim has remained GOE. DVSO says they are just waiting for the neck/back/foot exams (same VA contracted doctor, same day) to be uploaded by the scan center. My expected due dates have changed only by a matter of days, now Jul-Oct 2017. I have watched the red flags for documents past due come and go...they are back now. None of my exams reports show up anywhere, EBenefits or MHV. I just passed the 125 day mark, but that is from the date EBenefits shows, not the date I filed paperwork with my DVSO. My questions: Is it normal to wait this long for reports to upload? Should I be seeing the completed PTSD DBQ? Is there anything else I should be looking for? Thank you!

First, I'd like to thank Hadit...this site has been a God-send in many ways since I filed my PTSD claim in October 2016. Making this as short as I can, my now ex-husband almost killed me while we were both on active duty, overseas, with 2 small children. I reported it. After a short time of him being out of the house, I was told that unless I could afford to fly to the states and get a divorce I had 2 options: 1. Pursue charges against him, in which case, because he had more rank, I would have to move out of base quarters and leave my 2 kids...unless I could afford a car and place to live with them and daycare alone. Not a possibility. 2. I allow him to move back into the house. To be honest, I didn't even remember this ultimatum until after I'd filed my claim...and I've been retired for 16 years, and this happened some years before retirement. Over the years, I functioned, some say well. I took care of my kids like the momma bear that wouldn't leave them alone with an animal. After retirement, I pursued divorce, and started feeling like life might be looking up. But, as time went on, little signs of the effect of his almost killing me turned into big signs. I've become somewhat of a loner, even distancing myself from the family I moved 'cross country to be near. Focus...yea, can't do that. Sleep...only after hours of laying awake or copious amounts of wine. I've had a hard time keeping a job because I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop. So, now I'm waiting for my claim to be completed. The doctor who saw me for PTSD (there are other physical claims unrelated) said he can see the effects, and "will do everything he can to help me." I learned the other day that the VA has accepted my stressor. Beyond that, I keep waiting for some sort of update. None of the 3 medical reports show up anywhere, and E-Benefits list medical paperwork as over-due. It's OK...I know there's a process. I'm writing all of this just to say thanks, and to ask if my feeling like I'll never be myself again (whoever that was) is normal. Thanks.

OK, gentlemen, let's set the record straight. I have only changed my mind once in my entire life. Well...maybe twice. Wait, there was that time in Italy, so that makes three times... Laughin' with ya!