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In 2014 I put in a claim request for A&A due to housebound and secondary seizures to PTSD. I request a legacy appeal to move to RAMP and now am in A Higher Level of Review. It was in the Decision Review Stage in March 2019. It now is back to Gathering evidence. I had requested Feb 2019 for the VA to make a determination of the appeal based on all evidence currently in the case fine. It is now end of July 2019. I just saw the estimated completion date of May 20, 2020 changed to August 2020. The Modernnization/RAMP said that it would take approximately 120 days Its now been 5 years since I submitted my claim and part of that has been in appeal for close to four years. How can I even tell if my appeal is being worked. I am 65 years old and know I may have to send my appeal onto BVA, I may be dead before a conclusion is made. I am also single so have no dependents that could receive back pay. Is the VA playing me? I have no representation or VSO