tdiu Letter From Dav

[Big Mac]

I received this letter in the mail today from the DAV today. Is there anything I need to accomplish on my end or do I continue to sit on my hands?

To: TRIAGE

As the accredited representative for the above referenced claimant, we are submitting the attached material in support of the pending claim for benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Entitlement to an increased rating based on individual unemployability.

Once all necessary adjudication actions have been completed, please advise the claimant and this Organization accordingly.

Edited July 30, 2011 by Big Mac

[handler]

Excellent advise!!!!!!!!

C file # on everything.

I also use the name and address stickers I get whenever I donate to DAV,MCA, etc.on each page.

But one could easily make these stickers themselves with a label program.

Before I ever mail anything to VA, I let it go for a day and then give it all a fresh look -particularly my evidence list, before I mail it (I always use USPS with a tracking slip so that I have a printout of the VA's acceptance of the packet from the USPS tracking site.

Since I worked for lawyers years ago I always call it the Exhibit List as a habit- same thing as evidence list - and mark each exhibit as A,B, C, etc and then I use colored yard sales stickers on the top of each piece of evidence with the A, B, or C and I check that there is a name and address sticker and C file # on each piece before I mail it.

I also did that for my IMOs- I did a specific exhibit list and tabbed the specific med recs or documents in the stack. An IMO doc needs everything but this makes it easier after they go through all of the files and then can focus on the claimed disability.

I realised the other day that I have probably 3 hundred manila folders -all containing 2 decades of VA related claims stuff.

Most just have a few things in them such as my Chap 35 stuff.

I sure am glad I kept it all however as I found I needed stuff from the 1980s for my last claim and current claim.

Once I get my AO decision (if it is correct) this stuff might get s--t canned.Then again I am almost afraid to throw some of it away.

Great advice Berta. I particularly like the idea of not rushing to send off everything before reviewing it with a fresh look.

Since my memory isn't the best I want to make sure I have my name and file number on each sheet, I took a ream of paper and printed my name and claim number on each sheet in the header. Since my printer has two trays,

I load the one with these pre-printed pages so I don't forget. Works for me.

[cooter]

Once I get my AO decision (if it is correct) this stuff might get s--t canned.Then again I am almost afraid to throw some of it away.

Berta are you sure?????...Like you said.."You found stuff you needed from the 80's"

[Big Mac]

Big Mac,

I am moving your topic to the Claims/Benefits Forum.

I have a question regarding,

" we are submitting the attached material in support of the pending claim for benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Can you tell us what specifically was the attached material ?

21-4138 & medical records

Some stuff will help and some stuff won't.