Need Board Of Veterans Appeals Fax Number, Please

[vaf]

Does anyone have a current fax number for the Board of Appeals for Veterans' Claims?

The 202-565-4720 number that's listed on the VA website doesn't pick up, we've been trying for two days to send something. Evidently, it's been changed and has become top secret information.

I'm sending something to James Terry, Chairman of the Board, so if anyone has a fax number for this gentleman in particular, I would greatly appreciate the information.

Thanks!

[vaf]

Yes- I would sure think so-

something seems really wrong here-

I forgot -I DID have CHairman Terry's phone number=

1-202-461-8001

I was referred to the Under Secretary of VBA by his sec-Ms. Mary Short.

The BVA maintains jurisdiction over a remand as far as compliance goes but -if a decision was made -the jurisdiction then lies again with the RO which made the decision.

I am not sure that the BVA could even add any help to this matter at this point as they apparently told the Congressman what the VARO had told them.

Do you have copies of the Iris you mentioned and their response?

Yes, I kept hard copies of all their responses.

[Berta]

This isnt about the polycythemia claim, is it?

[vaf]

This isnt about the polycythemia claim, is it?

No, not that one. That's on appeal too, but we just sent that in to the VARO a little over a week ago.

[JustPLS]

That policy says the paperwork must have been originally submitted between April 14, 2007, and October 14, 2008 -- we submitted the NOD on November 21, 2008 to an SSOC dated October 31, 2008. It doesn't look like we'd be considered for special claims handling.

Are these dates firm, with no wiggle room, does anyone know?

The VA has a Q&A at this site: Special Claims Handling Procedures

There may be some wiggle room if you can document it.

Pat