Dro Hearing

[71M10]

Greetings all:

Will VA schedule the DRO hearing at the beginning of the review(to establish/clarify issues) or will they essentially do the Denovo review than have a hearing for your 2 cents, then finalize the decision?

Second, how long does it usually take to get a DRO hearing? My first appeal they made a decision deffered one item, wanted to give me a hearing between the SOC and SSOC (which they never issued). I cancelled that hearing (they called it a post-decisional hearing) and asked them to work the new claim and provide the SSOC on the original appeal. I now am appealing the Nov 08 claim for increase and waiting for a DRO hearing. They never have decided the deffered item from the first appeal and I am going on two years now of getting an 18+ year old added to the claim.

I suspect that most of my problems stem from a limitation of VA's ability to keep track of multiple actions. It seems the system is only set to keep track of 1 action at a time. whan a new action surfaces all other pending actions are forgotten?

Can anyone confirm this?

Best regards,

Tyler

[carlie]

The claimant is NOT ALLOWED to record the DRO Hearing.

carlie

[71M10]

The claimant is NOT ALLOWED to record the DRO Hearing.

carlie

If I was going to do it, I would do it in full view. Do you know if they are required to keep the recording to back up the transcript?

Best regards,

Tyler

[Pete53]

I doubt that the DRO could really object to a Veteran taping a hearing but a witness is also a good thing and I always had witnesses at my hearing the transcripts I got back were a joke.

[john999]

The VA does edit those DRO transcripts. My DRO agreed at my hearing that I was low balled in my original claim. My lawyer was there as a witness. That statement by the DRO did not appear in the transcript. It would not matter anyway because the VA was not going to grant a CUE that would cost them a few hundred thousand dollars at a regional DRO Hearing. They kick that kind of stuff upstairs to someone with a higher paygrade so they can evade responsibility.

[yoggie2]

If I was going to do it, I would do it in full view. Do you know if they are required to keep the recording to back up the transcript?

Best regards,

Tyler

I don't know how they handle it where you at, but he did ask me if I minded if it was recorded. I wish I said to him, "why no sir I don't mind at all I brought mine to record it as well" lol.. But truthfully I can't see them not letting you record on what's "point of record" and being that it is recorded any how...Rich

[Quint7]

I think I remember them asking me if I had a recording device and I know from reading posts on here pre-hearing that people have actually posted the law or regulation that states that it is illegal to bring a recording device into the hearing.

I am so sick of dealing with these people, even the nice ones I have spoken to. I have a VocRehab meeting on thursday and my "6 month PTSD followup" with my VA psych primary on friday. I can't wait to go see him. "So how are you doing since we last met"? Um.............. I had my spine pinned together, hate work, am waiting on a hearing from over 3 months ago and spent all day yesterday taking tests to see if I can get a job somewhere............ oh, I still sleep like crap and don't talk to people.

Oh joy.............