Dro Hearing

[Mr cue]

it just seem to me there are a lot of us vet on this site wait for transcipt. or a decision i believe these hearing are cost us time if u go informal does that mean its not tape and a decsion can be made or is just part of there game. and who does these transcipt are they all done one place. if so goto school to be court typer because the va will be looking for these lol

[sharon]

There is only one or two people at the RO that is/are transcriptionist.

[Mr cue]

so the va do not send them out to be transprcited i can spell so excuse me lol

[carlie]

yulooking,

There are 2 types of DRO's:

1) DRO De Novo Review - on this one the DRO is supposed to take a

complete new look-see at your claim and evidence, and form a decision

that will be sent to the claimant or the claimant's representative.

2) DRO with a Hearing - this one will be recorded and the claimant or representative

will get a printed transcript of the Hearing.

In the transcript it will be seem like the VA transcriptionist tries on purpose to make the claimant's sound like dummies.

Example -

DRO -

"Thank you for coming to assist us in resolving your claims.

I do have a few questions to ask just to clear some things up.

When did you first have this injury?"

Claimant -

" During my third year of active duty, ummmmm, while I was stationed at

Fort Hood, Texas, I was asked to change the light bulbs in the hall.

I went and got the ladder and went back up the stairs with it, (claimant coughs) as I was

turning on the second floor landing and trying to balance the ladder a (inaudiable) the next

thing I know I ummmmmm, (claimant coughs) woke up and my head was bleeding from

the (inaudiable) and I was carried to the TMC.

What I am trying to show here is that the DRO Hearing Officer's also clear their

throat's and/or coughs during the Hearing - but they don't list that in the transcripts.

I have read Hearing transcripts where the DRO was stumbling over their questions

and even forming a question wrong and immediately - re poses the question ----

but for some "strange" reason - this is not shown in the transcripts.

I base my conclusion,that the VA transcriptionist tries on purpose to make the claimant's sound like dummies, from reading a minimum of ten DRO Hearing transcript's.

They ALL read like the example I posted above.

jmho,

carlie

[john999]

Getting the transcript of your DRO Hearing is not going to speed up or slow down your claim. You want it on the record. The VA has a sneaky way of editing your hearing notes. My last DRO transcript was edited to erase the statement where the DRO agreed with my lawyer that my original rating was too low.

[slphelan]

So can you record the DRO hearing yourself?

Then you can have the transcript of the actual things that happened in your hearing.

Or is that against the privacy of the veteran?

I have a hearing scheduled in St Petersburg on 4/20/2009. I am preparing my case for presentation as though it would be done at the BVA. I will not sound like or be a dummy based on the information I have from this website.

[yoggie2]

so the va do not send them out to be transprcited i can spell so excuse me lol

Yes it will be recorded and you will be sent a transcript, at least that's how its supposed to work sometimes you have to get on them to get your trans script.

Yes, this is a way to draw your denial out futher or have you just throw in the towel, this is how it normally worded for them(RO). But since the internet and sites like hadit I can only imagine it has caused them to have to work on claims now and they despise sites like this that empowers and helps vets develope a solid or more stronger claim they used to just shut the book on and suck the life out of you.... Good luck....Yog