Great news..finally got the letter in the mail, they continued my husband's 70% rating. The letter says although recent evidence shows some improvement in the condition, sustained improvement has not been definitively established. The VA examiner opined that your condition has progressed and it is concluded that there is not likelihood of improvement. In addition there are some additional symptoms including insomnia, anhedonia, social isolation, lack of interest, lack of energy, feeling worthless that show that the severity of your condition remains at your current benefit level.
We reviewed the evidence received and determined that your service connected condition hasn't increased on severity sufficiently to warrant a higher evaluation. There is no evidence of record that shows you are unable to manage your financial affairs
So first thing: it doesn't say anywhere that there would possibly be a routine future exam like this one..he is coming up on 6 years of this rating. Does that and them saying no likelihood of improvement mean we shouldn't expect an RFE in the future? I know it's the VA and you can't count on anything though...
Second: there WAS evidence that he can't manage the financial affairs because the buddy statements that we're listed as evidence clearly stated first thing that he is irresponsible with money. Now we aren't looking for an increase, we were fine staying at 70, but do I need to somehow make record that he CANT manage his financial affairs? Or just leave things as is and not rock the boat? I mean not that I can just call up and say oh by the way make a note that he can't handle the money, I have to.
Just a few curious things. I'm glad to have this behind us.