Anyone Ever Req A Diff Varo?

[autumn]

it was mentioned to me today that veterans can request moving claims to different VARO.

why would one do this and is this wise?

[Philip Rogers]

My claim started w/the Manchester, NH, VARO and they were dragging their feet so bad that I got a mailbox, in VT, so I could have them do my claim. I found out later I didn't need to do that, I coulda just requested the VT VARO do my claim. I eventually won steady increases, that were moot when I won 100% thru the BVA, retro to day one.

pr

[autumn]

The "Why" is easy. If your claim is stuck someplace like Cleveland, St. Pete, Buffalo, etc...its easy to know why: The bottom line is that Veterans in some states are more likely to get awarded benefits than those in other states.

>>This explains WHY Vets would want to change Regional Offices:

http://blog.clevelan...k_vasil_of.html

exactly (see my reply to ms berta)

>>It would almost certainly mean a higher benefit level.

>>if/how Vets can switch, especially if they have not gotten a fair shake in their first RO.

if the rater /and/or RO doesn't quite understand the nature of the medical issue(s) even to the point of not being able to schedule adequate exams for secondary issues, what is a vet to do?

is there a website that lists the results for all RO's in order to compare states?

[broncovet]

I think that Pete is right. I know complicated cases are sometimes referred to the "Tiger Team" located in Cleveland.

This is part of the reason why Cleveland RO is so bad. You see, there was a "brain drain", where all the top talented rating specialists were recruited to the Cleveland Tiger team, leaving only the least experienced and least talented rating specialists to rate claims in Ohio.

It would kind of be like a new expansion football team who only could pick from ONE team and pick out all the best players for the new team, and leave all the bad or marginal players to play at the old team. The NFL was smart enough not to do that..it would take decades for the "victim team" to recover, so when a new expansion team comes in, the expansion team picks one or two players from each NFL team...its the only fair way. The new expansion team needs experience also...to become competitive...and not just all rookies.

Cleveland has never recovered from taking the best for the Tiger Team, IMHO. You see, they did not even have any experienced people to train the others..they were gone and newbies took over Cleveland....always a prescription for disaster. The pressure got to the manager, and she started shredding Vets evidence because "single issue " claims are much faster to work than "multiple issue" claims.

Here is how the VA dealt with it:

http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfdec08/nf120408-1.htm

[autumn]

My claim started w/the Manchester, NH, VARO and they were dragging their feet so bad that I got a mailbox, in VT, so I could have them do my claim. I found out later I didn't need to do that, I coulda just requested the VT VARO do my claim. I eventually won steady increases, that were moot when I won 100% thru the BVA, retro to day one.

pr

with what you say, then if the RVO is draggin there feet, i could request it be moved to say NM or AZ or somewhere?

[autumn]

I think that Pete is right. I know complicated cases are sometimes referred to the "Tiger Team" located in Cleveland.

This is part of the reason why Cleveland RO is so bad. You see, there was a "brain drain", where all the top talented rating specialists were recruited to the Cleveland Tiger team, leaving only the least experienced and least talented rating specialists to rate claims in Ohio.

It would kind of be like a new expansion football team who only could pick from ONE team and pick out all the best players for the new team, and leave all the bad or marginal players to play at the old team. The NFL was smart enough not to do that..it would take decades for the "victim team" to recover, so when a new expansion team comes in, the expansion team picks one or two players from each NFL team...its the only fair way. The new expansion team needs experience also...to become competitive...and not just all rookies.

Cleveland has never recovered from taking the best for the Tiger Team, IMHO. You see, they did not even have any experienced people to train the others..they were gone and newbies took over Cleveland....always a prescription for disaster. The pressure got to the manager, and she started shredding Vets evidence because "single issue " claims are much faster to work than "multiple issue" claims.

Here is how the VA dealt with it:

http://www.vawatchdo.../nf120408-1.htm

But, we have come to expect nothing less from the VA.

in my experience, that is true more often than not

[Philip Rogers]

To the best of my knowledge, there is no reason why you can't move it. Remember that moving it may cause you the need to travel to that RO for more C&P's or hearings, should the need arise, and they won't pay travel to the new RO.

pr

with what you say, then if the RVO is draggin there feet, i could request it be moved to say NM or AZ or somewhere?