Look How Fast The Va Says It Will Process Your Claim

[wjack12412]

<H3 align=center>VA Disability Claims and Appeals Process</H3>1. Application: The veteran begins the process by completing and submitting an application for disability compensation benefits with the VBA.

2. Triage: The triage team has the responsibility for reviewing, controlling, and processing all incoming mail. Team members are responsible for deciding whether a claim can be processed immediately or it will need additional development.

3. Pre-Determination: (Development Initiation): The pre‑determination team’s primary function is to develop evidence for disability compensation claims. At this time, a VA examination may be scheduled if medical evidence obtained by such an examination is necessary for a fair determination of the claim

4. Pre-Determination: (Evidence Gathering): During this phase, team members obtain all pertinent military medical records.

5. Rating: VA rating specialists make decisions on claims that require consideration of medical evidence.

6. Post-Determination: After a rating specialist has decided a claim for disability compensation, members of the post-determination team process awards for disability compensation benefits and they notify claimants of decisions.

7. Appeals: The primary function of the appeals team is the expeditious processing of appeals and remands. The team is responsible for establishing and monitoring appealed claims, developing issues on appeal and preparing revised ratings when a review indicates that the appeal can be favorably decided based upon the evidence of record.

8-9. Appeals: If the veteran is not satisfied with adjudication of their claim by the VBA, the veteran can file an appeal with the Board of Veterans’ Appeals

10- 11. Appeals: If the veteran is not satisfied with a decision rendered by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, the veteran can file an appeal with the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Not shown on the chart is the public contact team. VA conducts personal interviews with, and answers telephone calls from, veterans and beneficiaries seeking information regarding benefits and claims. VA directs claims and evidence to triage via personal interviews, telephone calls, e‑mails, and other outreach activities.

[john999]

Then there is the stage where the claim sits on someone's desk for a year gathering dust. Next there is the stage where no one actually reads your claim. End stage is where they put your claim in some other vet's file and forget it for ten years. Then you die.

[LarryJ]

I see no reference to how long it takes, only the process whereby our claims are handled.

[Josephine]

Then there is the stage where the claim sits on someone's desk for a year gathering dust. Next there is the stage where no one actually reads your claim. End stage is where they put your claim in some other vet's file and forget it for ten years. Then you die.

John999,

I think that I have just about covered everything, but the dying. Maybe they will make it before I get to that part.

Hope so anyway,

Always,

Josephine

[Pete53]

On paper its a beautiful system?

[yoggie2]

yeah right, it looks good on paper. I ask the other day on how long it usually takes not the paper way but realistically and all I got was this link so I just didn't bother asking again. RC

[jimmy]

You have to go to the link to see the picture.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1201/635000847_39816c08f2.jpg