It Pays To Be

[Berta]

I have just been advised by VA (higher level than RO) to file Request for Administrative Review of my retroactive AO money under Nehmer Court Order -with VA Central in DC.

I was on the phone for quite some time with a VA employee who handles these types of reviews.

She was the first person in over 6 years except for OGC and the BVA who understood my situation completely.And who fully conprehended VA case law and the Nehmer Court order.

I have taken numerous steps at the VARO level to get my award letter resolved as well as my ancillary benefits and accrued SMC.

But this will be different.

I have a highly legitimate basis for this review and the woman was shocked at the 3 erroneous awards letters I received so far- and stunned that VARO Buffalo failed to even rate the veteran at all.

As soon as VACO gets my request they will call Buffalo and get the C file shipped to them overnight.

I had past experience with an Administrative review at VACO in 1996.

They can read.

[Wings]

I have just been advised by VA (higher level than RO) to file Request for Administrative Review of my retroactive AO money under Nehmer Court Order -with VA Central in DC.

I was on the phone for quite some time with a VA employee who handles these types of reviews.

She was the first person in over 6 years except for OGC and the BVA who understood my situation completely.And who fully conprehended VA case law and the Nehmer Court order.

I have taken numerous steps at the VARO level to get my award letter resolved as well as my ancillary benefits and accrued SMC.

But this will be different.

I have a highly legitimate basis for this review and the woman was shocked at the 3 erroneous awards letters I received so far- and stunned that VARO Buffalo failed to even rate the veteran at all.

As soon as VACO gets my request they will call Buffalo and get the C file shipped to them overnight.

I had past experience with an Administrative review at VACO in 1996.

They can read.

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Very good! This might be your X-Mas present this year: to have someone at the VA actually read your case, and do the right thing! Here's hoping! Make sure to take Notes on these phone conversations so you can quote them verbatum ;-) HUGS! ~Wings

[Bonzai]

You go Girl! Get em!

Louis

[Berta]

You bet!- I just found out from REPS that this is what is holding up my REPS benefit as well as my funeral expense benefit- REPS needs a rating from VA and is waiting for it.

VA never rated my husband's AO disabilities at all when I got the award letter.

They dont know how to- his heart disease and DMII were never diagnosed or treated but his stroke was.

All of these were due to AO.

I told the REPS man I guess I better prepare the rating sheet myself and send it to them I have blue PC paper.

[broncovet]

Berta...

I hope this works well for you. However, remember that VACO is where Christine Alford (former manager at Cleveland RO) was promoted to, shortly after the shredding scandal erupted and Cleveland RO was found to be one of the top 5 worst in the country at shredding claims, according to the VA oig report.

Of course, this indicates, when someone gets caught with their hand in the cookie jar, then gets promoted instead of jailed, that the corruption is not just at the RO level, but is widespread at VACO also. Somebody had to cover up Christine Alford's mistakes else she would not have gotten promoted, and that SOMEBODY could not be at the RO level..it had to be at the VAOIG level or VACO level where her mistakes were covered up.

I am not too sure you will fare much better at VACO than you did at the RO level, except now they can blame Dunne who was fired, and the VACO can point to Dunne and say, "We fixed that problem".

[Berta]

Thanks for your supportive words.

I am finally going to get my money.

My contact person at the VA in DC said this could go much faster than I think-

They fully understood my situation and already have accessed some of the evidence.

I spoke to someone who actually makes these retro awards under Nehmer when the ROs screw the retro awards up.

I have to prepare a formal statement to send to them Monday. They will get my C file fedexed overnight.

[Pete53]

Berta:

I am very happy for you.