LAW TO PROTECT VETERANS SLOWS DOWN CLAIMS PROCESS -- 07-11-2008

[Tbird]

"Something's going on here that isn't right, that needs to be fixed. I don't know what the hell it is."

http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf071108-6.htm

[allan]

Dr shopping, hiding/distroying evidence and ignoring evidence is causing the remands.

You can hire a million raters and if their trained to violate current laws designed to assist veterans, nothing will change. This is an example of that.

It's not the VCAA law, it's the agency wide qoata set at 4%

Somethings going on? No duh!

Edited July 11, 2008 by allan (see edit history)

[danang_1969]

This is not all of the problem. I have waived the 60 days to submit additional evidence on all claims, other than what has already submitted, which is much, and well grounded. The waiver form was sent by VA, signed dated and returned and also spoken verbally to the RO. I was told multiple times by the 1-800 people, they say we have made a note as to such a waiver and in your file and we will move forward. When I call the next time I get a different person who says I guess we are waiting on C&P exams. I say I have completed all sheduled C&P's months ago. This has been going on for 8 months and I don't see any moving yet. I have three claims , one award granted out of 11 years of filing and the rest denied all in the same letter. After I appealed all my conditions, the claim became three separtate claims??????? Out of those 3 claims, all of which have much convincing evidence medical by the VA themselves and the claim with the most convincing compelling evidence to raise my percentage on the granted condition, is pending and the others appeals with the appeals team supposedly.

[Pete53]

There is always something that slows down claims. Aby kind of protection is better than what we had.

[Ricky]

It is this damn not accepting treating doctor statements that is slowing down the process. I have help many veterans who have submitted well grounded medical statements from neurologist, cardio docs etc...... each of these were met with a VA exam from a NP or gen practice doc that did not even cover the areas of the claim which the rater used to deny the claim. That my dear friends is the problem. I can see them being leary of a statement/opinion from a non-treating doctor like DR. Bash (not saying bad things about him) but when all of the evidence submitted is from a vet's treating doctor then there is no need for a C&P and surely no room for a rater to be able to weigh and assign a probative value to such a statement. With guys like Dr. Bash, although he is good, very good, there are many who will write anything for 500 dollars just my opinion.