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Well, it looks like I am finally going to get some relieffrom the VA on my overdue appeals.
Ifiled back in 2007 to re-open some issues and to claim some new issues.
This was in Houston,TX:
1.PTSD-reopen
2.Foot injury –reopen
3.Hearing loss & Tinnitus-new
4.Neck scar residual-new
5.Loss of sexual organ-new
All were denied from Houston VARO. Actually Houston brokered out my claim toPhoenix and then Phoenix brokered it out to Muskeegee and they denied all theclaims.
So I filed a NOD in 2009 and asked for a DRO w/localhearing. I have been waiting ever sincefor the local hearing. The Houston VAROis totally backlogged for the next 5 years on appeals.
I finally had an opportunity to relocate and did so in Aprilof this year to Las Vegas, NV. Irequested my c-file be permanently transferred and also for Reno to take overmy appeal.
In the meantime I have had plenty of time to write and rewritemy appeals for the local hearing. Ireceived help from various VSO and also from Hadit. I was also able to assemble all the neededevidence for each issue on my claims. Some of the evidence was supplied by the folks at QTC and some was fromNPRC or an IMO from private practice and of course from my own SMRs. I have learned the basics for the VA regulationsthat are appropriate in my cases on CUE, duty to assist, new and materialevidence and also how to use each one with my evidence.
I requested a new VSO from the Nevada Veterans Comm and gavehim a copy of all my appeals for the 5 issues. We decided to drop a few other issues as they were pretty weak. My new VSO was smart and attentive. He knew the two DROs in the Reno office andtheir ways of doing business. It nowlooked like I did the right thing relocating from Houston.
Apparently, he sent in my appeals to the DROs in Renoalready as my appeals are overdue for the local hearing by some 29 months sinceI first requested them. This should putthem in the top of the heap or close to it.
I waited until this Monday and sent out an email to my VSOasking what the status was so far. Hecalled me the very next day and stated the following:
The DRO in Reno read my appeals and was impressed with thework. He was going to reverse theHearing loss & tinnitus claim immediately and has requested C&P examsbe schedule for me in Vegas asap. Hefurther stated that the VA had screwed up badly in my case and he would notrequire me to testify in a local hearing, but would take care of the issuesonce the C&Ps were finished.
Today I received a nice letter from the VA in Reno statingthat they had requested documents from SS & NPRC & requested C&P examsfor me very shortly.
Two of my issues go back to an original claim filed in 1994and the rest are from 2007.
The VSO explained that the DRO didn't need to see me in ahearing as the appeals were adequate for a decision if the C&P examssupport my evidence.
At this point I am really overwhelmed with the quickattention and just hope it all gets finished soon.
I will of course post new developments as I get them.
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