Va Claim Closed Out ? On A No Brainer ?

[drkestlight]

I just got off the phone with the NYC office and I was told that my claim was closed out? A year and a half later of waiting and they cut me off?. They said waiting for my info? Are they on crack here??? I am horrified by this and in shock. I have done everything they asked and more. The VA has dirrect knowledge of my VA treatment and I have had 29 medical appointments this year alone. they have put me in TBI/ brain injury clinics ? I am on 16 medications for my daily life what kind of BS is this. I have submitted book binders of documents to them. I was evlauated and treated a year at Walter Reed ? I am on social security and Army disbaility this is just wrong. My claim is legit What is the deal here anyone have any suggestions. What do I do now ? What does Closed out mean ?

NY Steve

[drkestlight]

I think you nailed it right there. My family jumped on the congress and senator e-mail and letter writing band wagon as you guys said ":"Holy S--t, I ain't getting tied down with this mess." I called the OIF coordinator at the VA who oversees OIF cases and she informed me that the Regional Office will be showing up in the am for a Veterans support fair and it would be a good idea to show up with documents in hand. You are so right the anxiety attack is here for sure. I am just tired of being screwed over wish me luck ..

I just hope you saved the originals and sent them copies.

This looks like a case where somebody has not met their quota, saw how extensive your claims are and said;

Then they send you something stupid that makes no sense at all, knowing that the file will go to someone else when it comes back.

In the meantime, you get an anxiety attack, they get praised for pushing more paper and the Senator gets to score points for helping a combat vet.

The stats look great, what's the problem?

sledge

[Vike17]

Don't get your congress critter involved too fast. After reading your reply, it sounds like the VA may have recently made a decision on your claim. You said;

"I have had my P&C over four months ago at the VA, So when was there a decision made...I needed to write them a letter." "

I'm wondering if the VA just made a decision on your claim and that whoever you spoke to misused the word "closed out" as to mean that they finished the rating on your claim. And then when they said you need to send a letter, they meant a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) to iniate the appeals process if you didn't agree with the rating the provided.

If I were you I would send a message to the VA through the IRIS inquiry system and ask them for the status of your claim. The IRIS inquiry gives much more accurate information. Also I would hang tight the next couple of weeks and maybe you'll get a rating decision in the mail. Normally, when a decision is made by the Rating Activity on a claim, it can take a minimum of at least 2-3 weeks for them to get the decision out to the veteran. It takes even longer if the retro is over $25,000.00 because the claim needs a third signature.

Vike 17

[allan]

drkestlight,

You need to put it back in their hands as soon as possible.

Request a local hearing. At the hearing, explain your situation, write down you never recieved the notice & sign it. Give it to the hearing officer.

Don't get into another writing campain. THey will likely bury your claim in a pile.

Claim? What claim?

You can expect some type of retaliation & possibly sitting here with me 10 years from now, wondering when it will be finalized.

Its a two year wait, once you write the congressperson. Do not expect, anything to come of it, except the passing of time.

It a good idea to get a script for .

Two side effects from doing bussiness with such a seamless & smooth operating agency of such high quality, is anxiety & depression.

They care so much about your mental status, they will load the gun & tape it to your head.

If your wife & family members don't back off, its likely to dig you a hugh hole. I know vets are encouraged to & need to try to put a stop to this stuff. But the truth is, If you don't have an attorney & a team of news agents trampling all over the VA, asking questions, it's not likely to help you. But it is likely to delay your claims process. The more heat you bring them, the more they will be determined to keep you quite.

The only thing Nicholson is focused on, is the bad rap the people are giving him for such an "outstanding" effort on his part. He will do all he can for the decider. Keeping the whiners heads down & the noise from the media down is going to be a new goal.

I watched Nicholson on TV the other day. You could see he had absolutely no interest in what Vets need. His reputation & what all these liers are saying about him is where his thoughts are. He looks to me like he turns in all this stuff to the prez, & thats as far as his skills take him.

Im not trying to say everyone needs to keep their mouths shut. But its ot going to hurt anyone to bite their lip & get into a hearing & try to get the "claims" issues resolved first.

PS.......nothing at the VA is a slam dunk. Except the sound of your evidence hitting the round file.

[Stretch]

Do you have a VSO (Veteran Service Organization)? Did the VSO file claims on all of your illness's?

Did you personnaly write up your claims or did someone help you in sending them to the VA? Do you have a C-file?

It is hard for me to see if you are still working for the DoD or retired, with the VA as a civilian now, or caught between the two with treatment being done at the VA.

[Berta]

Yeah- after I read Vikes post I realised -how could a claim be "closed" 4 months after a C & P-

Sometimes it takes them 4 months to prepare a SOC after a C & P-

Vike is right-try the Iris page- as a regular inquery-

I have been given wrong 800# info many times-

Go to:

https://iris.va.gov/Scripts/iris.cfg/php.ex...p_sp=&p_li=

follow the menu stuff and ask them for the exact status of your claim.

Tell them when the last C & P occurred. and where.

[SLEDGE]

I believe it is only fair to comliment the good stuff that I have experienced from the VA.

The same day that my claim was finally approved I received a letter

continuing the previous denial

on the claim that had just been awarded.

sledge