Iu Claim

[JayBrown1]

Call today to check the status of my claim for IU and was told that they are still waiting on information from the Social Security Administration. I was granted SSDI a little over a year ago with information they got from the VA. My claim for IU has been in for two and a half years. Can anyone tell me why they need information from the Social Security Administration to make their decision?

I was also told my 2004, appeals on other issues are still being reviewed. How much time do they need to review an appeal?

[jbasser]

They want to verify the condition you are receiving SSD for is a SC condition.

J

[Meddac]

Call today to check the status of my claim for IU and was told that they are still waiting on information from the Social Security Administration. I was granted SSDI a little over a year ago with information they got from the VA. My claim for IU has been in for two and a half years. Can anyone tell me why they need information from the Social Security Administration to make their decision?

I was also told my 2004, appeals on other issues are still being reviewed. How much time do they need to review an appeal?

Your Appeal is in line...a long line from the sounds of that. They may also be holding for the SSDI information.

You must have said something on either your claim or your VA Form 8940 or something else that led them to know that you had applied or were expecting to receiving SSDI benefits or had SSA treatment. They had to get that idea from somewhere. At that point the VA has the obligation to go after those records. That being said...it takes a VERY good while to get records from SSA, and where they get the records from depends on your age (over 55/under 55, I believe). I HATE it when I have to go through the SSA for records. They slow a claim up like nobodies business.

Anyways, if they are requesting those records, they cannot cancel the request unless you tell them so in writing, or they get a negative response from SSA for the records. It's like I was telling livingrock21 on the phone last night. When we have to go after Federal records and we cannot quit until we get one of those two things.

Somehow the VA got the idea that they should request those records. We can see your SSDI, your spouses SSA/SSDI, etc. payments on our system, but that is about all. That is the best thing I can tell you. I DO NOT go after SSA records for any reason unless the veteran mentions it (and it doesn't even have to be a direct mention for us to be obligated). It can take up to 6 months to get those things.

[john999]

Send you SSA records to the VA yourself.

[sharon]

Contact SSA and ask them what is taking so long for them to send your records. The squeeky wheel gets the oil!

[Berta]

I strongly suggest that you contact SSA and see if the VA actually asked them for these records.

Did you VA send you a formal SSA authorization form to sign, copy and then send back to them?

VA in turn sends that form to SSA with their request.

The local office which handled the SSA claim could possibly still have your SSA records right there-sometimes they hold onto the files.

If not I suggest that you call the SSA in Baltimore (maybe the local SSA office can give you a contact person) and see if they had formal request from VA and where the records are.

VA told my COngressman and my 2 state Senators that the SSA had refused to release my husband's SSA records.

SSA for PTSD

It wasnt true- SSA in Baltimore had never received any authorization form at all from VA for those records.

The form was in the C file -never followed up on.

It got straightened out right away when I called SSA in Baltimore.Those records can be criticl to a SC TDIU claim.

[JayBrown1]

No the VA never sent me a formal SSA authorization form. I will call SSA today to see if I can locate my records and get a copy of them myself and send them to the VA.

Thanks for the information. I will let you know what I find out about this situation.

I strongly suggest that you contact SSA and see if the VA actually asked them for these records.

Did you VA send you a formal SSA authorization form to sign, copy and then send back to them?

VA in turn sends that form to SSA with their request.

The local office which handled the SSA claim could possibly still have your SSA records right there-sometimes they hold onto the files.

If not I suggest that you call the SSA in Baltimore (maybe the local SSA office can give you a contact person) and see if they had formal request from VA and where the records are.

VA told my COngressman and my 2 state Senators that the SSA had refused to release my husband's SSA records.

SSA for PTSD

It wasnt true- SSA in Baltimore had never received any authorization form at all from VA for those records.

The form was in the C file -never followed up on.

It got straightened out right away when I called SSA in Baltimore.Those records can be criticl to a SC TDIU claim.