So I Went To See My So Today...

[jecsb4]

I had received a SOC which addressed some of my issues and got a partial grant on appeal based on my NOD.

Since, the SOC didn’t address the other issues, I decided to see my SO Rep (because they almost never return phone calls) whose office is in the same building as the VARO. I showed the SO some discrepancies and he looked on the PC and all of my issues did not have a disposition status code. So he decided to try and get my folder from the VARO. He leaves and comes back and say’s my folder is between appeals and awards. He stated that he could not locate my folder and could not press the VARO person who is suppose to have my folder because they were busy and then he explained to me that they (VARO) pay the rent and the SO has to walk on thin ice.

So, here I am waiting for my “award letter” and it’s been almost a month since my SOC and even when I go in person to see my SO I can’t get an accurate status of my issues so I can do a Form 9, or request reconsideration and try and keep my case at the local level!

Is this a great system or what?

[Berta]

Someone from one of my vet orgs is taking action against the Texas Commission on Vets Affairs-

I dealt with them on behalf of a vet and I realised I was dealing with an idiot-

then again they have successfully helped otehr claimants -

if I can find that email in the stack I will update you-re: the action against them-

in any event-

I believe the State of Texas pays for the Commission and their salaries-

This vet rep has a boss named Rick Perry , the Governor of the State of Texas-

http://www.governor.state.tx.us/contact/ for email and snail mail addresses

also 1-800-843-5789 , and 1-512-463-1782

Contacting the Governor's office will get them or any state vet rep division or commission to respond to you.

Be there done that

Edited June 28, 2007 by Berta

[jecsb4]

The VA is paying his organization and thus his paycheck, need I say more?

secondly you get what you pay for, did you pay this SO or his organization, NO ! and you got what you payed for, sorry for being blunt but the truth is the truth

Correct, I didn't pay them and I only use them to tell me the status of my claim. I have managed my own efforts to get SC %. I did this by myself and of course the help of HADIT!

[jecsb4]

Someone from one of my vet orgs is taking action against the Texas Commission on Vets Affairs-

I dealt with them on behalf of a vet and I realised I was dealing with an idiot-

then again they have successfully helped otehr claimants -

if I can find that email in the stack I will update you-re: the action against them-

in any event-

I believe the State of Texas pays for the Commission and their salaries-

This vet rep has a boss named Rick Perry , the Governor of the State of Texas-

http://www.governor.state.tx.us/contact/ for email and snail mail addresses

also 1-800-843-5789 , and 1-512-463-1782

Contacting the Governor's office will get them or any state vet rep division or commission to respond to you.

Be there done that

I am thinking of waiting two weeks to see if I get my award letter as the 1-800 Rep told me. After than I will cancel the POA and make dome phone calls.

Thanks.

[Berta]

I think Jim means you have all paid for good service representation by your military service to the US of A-

NO vet org nor any rep or SO should EVER charge money for what they do-

They can ask for donations to their org or stress that you get a lifetime membership but it is prohibitied by law from anyone in this type of position to ask a vet to PAY for their services.

We have a local guy who was canned by the AL-

He actually has charged vets I know for claims help- I heard of another local vet doing the same thing-

this is against the law-

I can see paying a high school student a few bucks to do some internet research for you or asking someone to type your stuff up professionally and paying them or paying a copy fee if you need a professional service to get a fast copy of a stack of med recs-

but NO ONE is allowed to accept money from any vet or widow under the auspices of "helping" with their claim.

I am not talking about the attorney for vet law-

Attorneys as professionals have the right to charge a fee based on VA criteria- for all claims they can help with now- and this fee will most likely be paid through the retro comp ampunt- by the VA to the lawyer-

IMOs with a fee are an entirely different matter-

this is a fee paid to a professional doctor to assess all of the clinical records, SMRs, etc etc in order to opine professionally on a claim.

The fee does not guarantee what the medical evidence will reveal-

I used to hear from irate vets whose IMos did not get them what they wanted.

IMO docs do not perform miracles -they do perform a thorough assessment of the medical evidence.If that evidence supports the claim they opine on it in the best light.

Edited June 28, 2007 by Berta