C-file And Letters From The Va

[Vync]

While looking through my C-file, I see a number of different letters and correspondence from the RO and the BVA. I don't recognize some of the letters.

How do we verify/confirm what the VA says they sent me?

[carlie]

Vync,

Supposedly if it's in your c-file then VA sent you a copy.

carlie

[Chuck75]

There may be things in your va file that they have not sent you. On the other hand, stuff has been known to vanish from a "C" file, most noticeably when the "stuff" might be favorable in determination of a claim or retro pay. Two such items vanished from my file between 2006 and 2009. One was an old denial that is "CUE"able. another was a more recent copy of correspondence concerning an NOD.

While looking through my C-file, I see a number of different letters and correspondence from the RO and the BVA. I don't recognize some of the letters.

How do we verify/confirm what the VA says they sent me?

[Vync]

Carlie,

I understand, but there is a LOT of things in my C-file that I never received. I'm going to do some checking to find out how the VA confirms that they sent us something. It sounds like a dual standard here. If you submit something, you have to have a way to prove that it was received by the VA (like having it date stamped). But if the VA says they sent you something, they get full benefit of the doubt unless we can prove otherwise. I wonder if relative equipoise also applies to the mail system...

Chuck,

I know what you mean. I found two items in my C-file that do not belong to me. That means it probably disappeared from someone else's file and magically appeared in mine.... Scary....

[carlie]

Carlie,

I understand, but there is a LOT of things in my C-file that I never received. I'm going to do some checking to find out how the VA confirms that they sent us something. It sounds like a dual standard here. If you submit something, you have to have a way to prove that it was received by the VA (like having it date stamped). But if the VA says they sent you something, they get full benefit of the doubt unless we can prove otherwise. I wonder if relative equipoise also applies to the mail system...

Vync,

If you search, research and study some BVA Decisions on DTA and notification

you will have your answers.

carlie

[john999]

VYNC

You know if you find some other vet's stuff in your file then some of your stuff is probably in some other vet's file. Comforting thought is it not?

[Vync]

Comfortingly scary...