Yesterday I received a letter that the VA had labeled attorney fee eligibility determination letter. The letter I received was saying that I filed a claim through the " benefits delivery at discharge " program and that according to their records I was discharged from active duty 12 days ago. After numerous calls to the help line I finally found out that this letter is what they send out when they are trying to determine an effective date for an appeal granted by the BVA. This letter days nothing about bva grants, effective dates or anything like that. Does anyone know why they send out these letters if jibberish?