rabaum123

I was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma Sept. 2017. Underwent surgery and they removed gall bladder and a large portion of liver as well to remove the tumors. I filed a claim in march 2018, the completion date is set for 10/04/2018 which was yesterday. I am 62, married and raising our grandson. The pathology report declared the tumors were of the epitheloid mesothelioma cell of the peritoneum. I keep reading on pretty much all the web sites that my kind or type of cases are completed in about 120 days give or take,,, I'm closing in on 180 +. I have an attorney who filed my fully developed claim for me. I guess my question to anyone who has gone though this is, Since the VA lists the disease as 100% disability rated, what other evidence do I need to submit? A death certificate? They have all of my med records and the pathology report. is it because I went through a non VA hospital and tumor institute for the surgery and waited until march the following year to file a claim or????? I'm not getting any younger and the surgery really set me back physically and consequently, because of this I was let go from my job because I couldn't perform the job duties that my job required. I know that the survival rate for this disease is 5 years or less so they say. In conclusion, thank you for letting me vent and if anyone can throw me a bone, I would appreciate it.