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[68mustang]

I had file an IRIS inquiry to check on a deferred claim and the following is on the hard letter I got today:

"Our records show that your claim for ED is established and we are reviewing your file"

Does anyone know what is meant by VA language "established"?

My claim started in the Houston RO, went to Oklahoma, and now is in Salt Lake City,UT. Just last week I got a call from the Houston RO that my file was being used for an FOIA and that it would take a while before I received a response on the deferred claim because the file was not available. It is kind of confusing to hear from two different offices within less than a weeks time with two different responses.Thanks.

68mustang

[JamesBreckenridge]

I had file an IRIS inquiry to check on a deferred claim and the following is on the hard letter I got today:

"Our records show that your claim for ED is established and we are reviewing your file"

Does anyone know what is meant by VA language "established"?

My claim started in the Houston RO, went to Oklahoma, and now is in Salt Lake City,UT. Just last week I got a call from the Houston RO that my file was being used for an FOIA and that it would take a while before I received a response on the deferred claim because the file was not available. It is kind of confusing to hear from two different offices within less than a weeks time with two different responses.Thanks.

68mustang

It means the VA has received your claim for ED and it has been datestamped, put in the claims folder, and a database record created for it in our tracking program. An interesting question would be to know where your claims file is; it may be located at a VAMC for a doctor to do a medical opinion on your ED, in which case, they can't do the FOIA on it till the file returns.

[68mustang]

It means the VA has received your claim for ED and it has been datestamped, put in the claims folder, and a database record created for it in our tracking program. An interesting question would be to know where your claims file is; it may be located at a VAMC for a doctor to do a medical opinion on your ED, in which case, they can't do the FOIA on it till the file returns.

Thanks James, Great to hear from you again. Will try to find out just where the file is at.

68mustang