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Hello everyone, is the first time I write in here I apologize if this is not the forum to post this issue. I have a claim in that was denied and I was on time to present new evidence for it. Last week I gave it to my rep and he told me that he was going to gave it directly to the rater, is this possible? He do not talk too much so I leave his office with that doubt. Can he gave my new evidence directly to the rater. and if so what will happen next? This is all my doubt. Can anyone of you give me some advice or put some light in this topic? Thanks for your attention and for any comment in this issue.

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Kewl.

You are correct, they did not state that.

You had me wondering if maybe I didn't remember the sequence of events in my particular case. My short-term memory is gone and sometimes I get all wrapped around what I thought I remembered, as opposed to actual events. It's really quite frustrating (I'm sitting here right now, debating whether I need to go see what I did with my dog, did I leave him outside in the rain or not............................?).

"It is cold and we have no blankets.

The little children are freezing to death.

My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are-perhaps freezing to death.

I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find.

Maybe I shall find them among the dead.

Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad.

From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."

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I'm just amazed that they send out a letter when a bird poops. I mean, with all the problems we have out of them concerning correspondence, and then they waste resources on sending out letters to tell vets that a avian had a bowel movement...that's just wrong!

B)

Sorry to the OP...I just had to yank Larry's chain.

BTW Larry, what do you know about Santa Claus? I thought you were a festival of lights kinda guy. B)

90%, TDIU P&T

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"BTW Larry, what do you know about Santa Claus? I thought you were a festival of lights kinda guy."

Ah, I yam, I yam........but I try to keep my comments on a level commensurate with those around me! B)

I'm joking, already, okay.

"It is cold and we have no blankets.

The little children are freezing to death.

My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are-perhaps freezing to death.

I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find.

Maybe I shall find them among the dead.

Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad.

From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."

Chief Joseph

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Can he gave my new evidence directly to the rater. and if so what will happen next? This is all my doubt. Can anyone of you give me some advice or put some light in this topic? Thanks for your attention and for any comment in this issue.

I hand-carried new and material evidence to my VARO some months ago and gave the documents directly to the individual who showed my c-file to me (he happened to be a coach/manager of the customer service team).

Although the documents were given directly to him, they were still date-stamped and given to another person to process through the system. Neither a rater or a DRO was involved in the process at that time.

Like others have said, I think it is unlikely a rater and/or a DRO would accept evidence directly from anyone other than from folks within the VA system.

Ron

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The VSO will pow-wow, up close and personal with the Rater. It's done all the time. They are allowed to see the Decision and comment before being signed off, if they are in the same building. ~Wings

USAF 1980-1986, 70% SC PTSD, 100% TDIU (P&T)

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A claimant is allowed to submit additional evidence directly to the DRO

during a hearing. My mistake in doing so was I failed to request a

date stamped copy.

The additional information I submitted was not listed as evidence nor

mentioned in the reasons and bases section of the rubber stamped denial.

carlie

Carlie passed away in November 2015 she is missed.

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