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5 minutes ago, vetquest said:
Banks usually post deposits in the evening when they do their processing of accounts so your deposit only needs to be checked in the AM. The benefits letter will be updated when someone gets around to it, usually before you see your envelope. I too would be anxious if it has been six months. This is where you need to take some time away from your case and get a hobby. My hobby was fighting with the VA for many years, now I am trying to do other things as I wait for an NOD to be processed.
Thank you vetquest for the reply. The frustrating part is that my DAV rep tells me everything is complete, just waiting on a 3rd signature... That's been the story for 7 weeks now
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Will back pay be deposited at anytime during the day and will the benefits letter up date at anytime or only in the morning? Should I check morning and afternoon? I'm still here waiting trying to be patient and coming up on 1 year since the VLJ hearing and 6 months since the ROs grant of P and T.
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I have a GRANT of an appeal with the VLJ that was granted in April 2019, TDIU dating back to 2012. I am told by the DVA that I also was awarded P and T and that the completion date is October 9, 2019, tomorrow.
I know in the past I could see the Prep for Notification and estimated completion on Ebenefits but that has all been moved to Va.gov now and I see nothing there other that the GRANTED statement and a timeline for a remand that was also on appeal.
Does anyone know if you can still see the estimated completion date anywhere and if so, where do I find it.
Thank you
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42 minutes ago, shrekthetank1 said:
Buck is right on, they can see all of this where you cannot. Congrats!
Thank you shrekthetank1
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40 minutes ago, Buck52 said:
Yes they can see all this information on the VBMS via Computer.
( Veterans Benefits Managing System)
Congratulation on the IU & the P&T
You should get an ''Unofficial Letter From the DAV Before your award packet arrives at your home.
Waiting on the last Signature could very well be correct ,this must be a large Retro Amount.
Check your Bank Account daily Retro $$ it usually arrives before your Award Packet Also known as the BBE. (Big Brown Envelope)
Again Congratulations on your Win.
Yes Buck52, its 7+ years of retro. That gives my mind a little ease... I knew he had to be looking at something official because of all the info he had. Thank you much
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So I had the DAV representing me at my BVA hearing in Washington, that's been 9 months ago. The board has made their decision and my claim has been with the RO since May. I spoke with a DAV rep yesterday and he informs me that I was granted P and T on May 09 and that my case is waiting on 1 more signature before its paid out. When I ask him where he is getting this info he tells me that its all in my file that he is looking at on his computer. My question is this... Does the DAV have access to info like this in their system ?? I know I won 1 appeal for IU but was waiting to hear if it was going to be P and T and I have 1 remand still out there. According to this DAV rep, I got the P and T that I was hoping for but I hate to put much hope and excitement into that not knowing if he actually has access to that. Funny thing, he gave me effective dates, percentages, dependent info... Unless he was looking at the real thing, he could not have had this info. OPINIONS Please and Thank you
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16 minutes ago, Bwaveteran said:
It’s a procedural guidance to implement board decisions in a timely manner, in a nut shell.
My appeal grant was the AMC because I had a remand, in other words the it took 10 months to implement my award with the remand.
I submitted a FAST letter but it was ignored, as usual.
Thanks for the response Bwaveteran. So I am assuming that is what my letter from the BVA and the VLJ was. I read it again yesterday and it gives in detail what needs to be reviewed and done with my remand by the RO. I was granted my IU but I also had a remand on another claim. Again thank upi for the input
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I am patiently waiting on the RO or the AMC to process my claim... I have been told that its at 1 of the 2 places. 4 months in now but 1 thing I keep seeing in different forums is the Fast Letter subject. Particularly Fast Letter 10 02. Can some one please explain to me what this is and what does it mean?
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22 hours ago, Richard1954 said:
I had one claim at the BVA late last year... I had a video conference at my Local Regional office... my claim was partially denied and the rest remained back to the regional office ( actually I don't know were it went back too, in the old day it was back to the regional office , today I think it means Janesville WI) . Anyway the denial and remand were in the same letter, and the remand resulted in new C/P exams and award of the claims a few weeks after that.
I just recently ( this month ) had a part of a claim remanded back to the regional office for a C/P exam ( a c/p exam had never been done) I received the award letter and the remand notice in the same same letter.
Unless they changed something I suspect you will be receiving the award letter for IU very soon, along with the remand notice in the same letter......
The DAV rep I spoke with seems to think the RO will process each seperatly due to the fact that they are unrelated to one another. (the grant and denial)
I honestly think the same will be for me, I will receive the remand and grant in the same packet. I hope you are right on getting the letter soon!
If you don't mind me asking Richard1954, what was the time frame on the partial denial/remand you got until you received your letter??
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On 6/29/2019 at 10:04 AM, vetquest said:
Remands with grants are supposed to have the grant made while the remand is being processed. That is in a world where the VA follows the regulations congress puts forth. In the real world the grant is withheld until the remand is finished. It makes less work for the VA this way. Did you have a lawyer handling the case for you? My lawyer filed a writ of mandamus and the VA got right on it. Having a lawyer sometimes comes in handy.
That is the pattern I'm beginning to see vetquest. I spoke with the DAV in Nashville and they say that since the Grant and Remand are for unrelated things that they feel certain the RO / AMC will work them separate... I did not have a lawyer, only a DAV rep in Washington.
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19 minutes ago, broncovet said:
The VA put out a memo several years ago, where they required Va to "pay the Veteran" for "partial grants" right away, and not to wait for the remand results, in the event of a partial grant, partial denial, partial remand.
This said, if VA fully complied with all regulations, including this one, we would not have need of a BVA or CAVC.
I dont see the BVA or CAVC going out of business any time soon.
The Va is supposed to give remands "expiditious treatment"...remember this is when the VA messed up, and neglected to comply with one or more regulations.
Unfortunately "expiditious treatment" means something entirely different if you are a Veteran, or a VA employee.
If you are a VA employee and there is a mess up of your pay it will be corrected by the following payday (2 weeks) or else!!!!!!!!
If you are a Veteran, expiditious treatment means when the VA gets a "round tuit", which can be a year or more. Maybe you should mail the VA a "round" tuit, and tell them that now that they have "a round tuit", they need to do your claim and pay you.
I suggest you call the white house hotline. The VA is (again) in trouble with congress, this time, for firing a whistle blower against regulations. (There is not supposed to be discrimination and firings of whistle blowers). The VA currently does "exactly the opposite" of this regulation, why?
Because they can. They have 0 accountability.
Individuals really dont want to take on the VA and the powerful union.
The new Supreme court decision, Kisor, may help a little. Prior to that, Chevron defernce meant the VA "interprets its own regulations".
So, the VA interprets the court's mandate of "expiditious treatment" as maybe in the next several years or so, if they feel like it, after all VA employees are paid, and, of course, all VA parties are fully funded as well as all corrupt contractors doing business with VA are paid.
My advice is to contact the white house hotline, first.
I was afraid that they would do the remand before doing the IU. I will call the hotline today and see if they can get me somewhere... Thank you
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43 minutes ago, Bwaveteran said:
Yeah, when my BVA appeal was granted/ remanded in Sept 2018, it was sent to the AMC.
I didn’t get my award til June 6. The remand was for IU but, it was retroactive effective and deem moot since the grant put me at %100.
I thought the same thing for awhile and never got any true answers until I got my award. Whole time I thought it was sent back to the AOJ ( TX) but, it was at the AMC, go figure.
What they have been doing lately is is working the remand before implementing the grant. Which shouldn’t be that way.
what issue is being remanded?
I had 2 appeals that were heard by the VLJ. 1 was granted from my original service connected injury from 1991. I have been getting compensation from this since 1993. I filed for IU in 2012 and was denied. The judge granted the IU in November 2018.
The remand was a claim for PTSD. It was originally denied in 2012 also but the VLJ remanded it with her ruling in November 2018. So I am waiting on retro and compensation change on the 100% IU for the service connected injury and the remand on the PTSD.
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I was granted IU in April 19 after a hearing with the VLJ in Novemeber 18. 1 appeal was granted and 1 appeal was remanded. I still have heard nothing on the grant of IU but 2 days ago I called the DAV and they said that it looks like my case has gone to the AMC, Appeals Management Center. THis is where I am confused. Is only the remand at the AMC or is the grant also there??? From what I have researched it looks like only the remand goes to the AMC. Who will make the decision and do the paperwork on the grant?
I emailed IRIS today to see if they could offer any insight into the grant and maybe a time line on where it is and how much longer... Anyone that has any input please offer it up!! I know this is a waiting process but I am so frustrated with all of this. Thank you all!
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I'm still waiting on the envelope from my RO and Ebenefits / Vets.gov has yet to update my letters. I called Washington and they state it's all there for the RO to review... Hopefully sometime this week.
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So I got the brown envelope today and called Washington to confirm what the judge had stated.... The letter in the envelope was not straight forward as to P and T but Washington reports I do have P and T and I'm eligible for all 100% rated benefits!!! After 6 years of stress and worry this is finally nearing an end.
Ebenefits and Va.Gov have not updated and the retro has not hit my account yet but still such a sigh of relief!!
Thank you to all of you for your input to my questions recently
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Yes Broncovet, that's one thing I have definitely learned through all of this... Ebenefits and Va.Gov are as clueless as I am to what is going on.
Thank you for the reply and now to start waiting on the envelope
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Hello... THis is only my second post here but I visit often when I have questions to read others experiences. Today I have a question... After 5 years and 11 months, VA.Gov reads that my appeal for IU was granted. My question is about T and P though.
I have been rated at 90% since May 2013. I filed an appeal for IU and that is what the decision has been made on. However, during the hearing the judge and my representative seemed to be leading toward a T and P claim. I have seen where the veteran will file for an IU claim and when the decision comes it states IS TOTAL AND PERMANANT. I am unable to see anything of Ebenefits or VA>Gov right now, says its all being updated.
My VA.Gov states GRANTED 100% Rating for Individual Unemployability
Is it possible to be granted T and P when you did not originally file for that and it was not part of your appeal??
Thank you to all of you
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On 11/26/2018 at 9:24 AM, broncovet said:
The thing is, of course, there are possible stressors that have nothing to do with the military: A car wreck, fight, sex trauma, etc. etc..everything that can happen on the battlefield can often also happen in civilian life.
YOU have to show the stressor was from military, not your car accident 3 years later. As Berta pointed out, for combat Vets, they relax the stressor requirements. But not for non combat Vets.
Broncovet... I don't talk about it and don't want to talk about it... It is unknown to me if it was reported or not the next day, I was severely injured and flown out and never saw the desert again. I have given them the stressor and I can only hope now that after reading my records and having my primary VA provider state that my PTSD is " more likely than not " related to my military service, rule in my favor. Thank you for the input.
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On 11/26/2018 at 7:44 AM, Berta said:
The nexus statement and/or proof of the stressor (s) is the most important part of a PTSD claim-
A VA diagnosis of PTSD is only half way up the hill.
The 2010 changes to the PTSD regulations made it easier for OIF/OEF vets to succeed,- does your DD214 reflect your combat history?
Meaning is there a CAR, CIB, or PH on your DD 214? If so the VA almost aways will concede the stressor.
You dont have much time- there are many ways to prove a stressor- unless you can get a good nexus from
the doctor.
Berta, I got the letter today from my VA primary care MD that states my PTSD is " more likely than not " related to my military service. As for anything being on my DD214, there is nothing listed on that.
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1 hour ago, broncovet said:
Evidence is evidence. It should not matter if its a doctors "statement" or in his notes, as long as the doc made the applicable opinion.
That's how I see it also broncovet. But the VA judge that day was very specific that the Nexus statement was the only thing missing on the PTSD claim. They have put the appeal on hold and given me 60 days to return the letter to them.
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10 minutes ago, vetquest said:
The VA lives and dies by the nexus statement. Without it getting rated for PTSD is next to impossible. As for the back problem and IU it sounds like you have a good case. You may see the IU approved and have a remand for the PTSD.
That's what I'm thinking also vetquest.... Then it's back to the drawing board. Thanks for the reply!
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Hi, I'm new here. I just completed my VA appeal in front of the law judge last week. I'm 90% on a service connected back injury, trying to get IU and a new rating for PTSD. The judge seemed to be satisfied with the new evidence on my back injury, but she requested a Nexus letter for the PTSD. Unfortunately my VA psychiatrist left in 2017 so I have an appointment to meet with my VA primary care MD this coming week to see if he will give me at least a Nexus statement stating " more likely than not " that my PTSD is due to my combat history.
With so much emphasis being put on this Nexus statement, I also had my neurosurgeon add to his last supporting letter for my appeal the statement " more likely than not " that my chronic spine condition is related to my service connected injury to better my chances on IU.
My question is this... Since I have only a statement and not the Nexus letter format, will this still be acceptable with the VA law judge??
Thanks for any thoughts...
TMannfish
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Thanks for the response Vync. I have been in contact with the DAV for several weeks. My claim was waiting on a 3rd signature 6 weeks ago and the DAV rep had already told me I was granted P and T. It looks like all I need now is the retro and that BB envelope. After 7 years this may be coming to an end