FRG vet

Thank you for all of that guys!! Appreciate it!

Hence the problem - there was no appeal after I received my 0% rating for the first filing. I only reapplied at my VA doctor's urgence. Had it not been for her, I wouldn't have filed any sort of claim, to include MST. Had no idea I was living through such an ordeal my entire life. But now thankful that she advised me. Just curious about the retroactive back pay since the first claim was rated at 0% and then no appeal, opened up a new claim and it's 10%.

Hi, I just received a 10% rating for a claim I once was denied for. Do you know if I am entitled to retroactive pay to the first date of my original claim? They did regard this as service connected but awarded me a 0 rating back then. Not sure if there is something I can do as I have had this pain since I left the military and didn't appeal the 0 rating in the beginning. Any advice? Thank you in advance.

I'm not really sure how this forum works - seems a bit crowded here with advertisement and other contents but I just wanted to say thank you for your explanation and hope that this is attached to your response.

I filed two claims in May and had my C& P two months later - one in July and one in August. They combined both in one though they do not have anything to do with one another. According to their timeline and what they posted on the internet (approximately 93 - 125 days from start to finish), they should have had me rated and have completed the claim. But not so. Back in the day, it took over a year or so to get a rating and completion letter. I was told not anymore...can anyone attest to the fact that they have had a claim settled in 3-4 months from start to finish - and if not, what was your timeline? Thanks for responding!