I have a question (okay, 2 questions). I submitted a request for reconsideration back in June 2008. In it I put "Note: I make the election of a VARO DRO review for a de novo decision if available".
Now, my question is, does this trigger a DRO hearing, or is the hearing something different? I should be getting an answer of some sort pretty soon I would think.
I do know they reopened a claim I put in back in 2000. I have not had a C&P since the request was submitted, but I did submit a lot of medical records, both VA and my local doctors. I highlighted pertinent areas on my SMR pages, VA medical doctor pages, as well as my local doctor's records. I do know I submitted enough evidence to make a decison on ... who knows, maybe they will go on that alone! Last I knew, they were only waiting on one piece of information to satisfy my request for IU ... so I don't know if they've made any other decisions or not.
So, my other question is this: If they approve my request, it will likely be dated as of Jan 2008 when I originally made the claim to reopen. If I get rated, how do I go about getting an effective date of Oct 2000 when I first made the claim?
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I have a question (okay, 2 questions). I submitted a request for reconsideration back in June 2008. In it I put "Note: I make the election of a VARO DRO review for a de novo decision if available".
Now, my question is, does this trigger a DRO hearing, or is the hearing something different? I should be getting an answer of some sort pretty soon I would think.
I do know they reopened a claim I put in back in 2000. I have not had a C&P since the request was submitted, but I did submit a lot of medical records, both VA and my local doctors. I highlighted pertinent areas on my SMR pages, VA medical doctor pages, as well as my local doctor's records. I do know I submitted enough evidence to make a decison on ... who knows, maybe they will go on that alone! Last I knew, they were only waiting on one piece of information to satisfy my request for IU ... so I don't know if they've made any other decisions or not.
So, my other question is this: If they approve my request, it will likely be dated as of Jan 2008 when I originally made the claim to reopen. If I get rated, how do I go about getting an effective date of Oct 2000 when I first made the claim?
Thanks,
--Jim
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