Why Does It Take Sooo Long For A Decision

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I have been waiting a year for a decisions on a c&p comp.claim why so long and why do they make it sk hard. Just when I thought everything was in they ask for more paper work. I checked the e benifits page daily and it said no action needed then wham they ask for something else. I had even called and asked if it was all in and my packet complete and thy said yes and boom we news this or that. I didn't ask for anything when I served but thy ask for everything it just seems wrong.

[carlie]

Cases can have 1 issue or 100+ issues, depending on how many conditions you claimed (right knee, right ankle and anxiety is 3 issues).

donna,

Good informative post.

I do see it a bit differently though.

I see the 3 issues above as 9 issues to be adjudicated.

SC for Right knee - Right ankle - Anxiety = 3

Percentage Level (Evaluation) for each = 3

Effective Date for each = 3

[carlie]

I have been waiting a year for a decisions on a c&p comp.claim why so long and why do they make it sk hard. Just when I thought everything was in they ask for more paper work. I checked the e benifits page daily and it said no action needed then wham they ask for something else. I had even called and asked if it was all in and my packet complete and thy said yes and boom we news this or that. I didn't ask for anything when I served but thy ask for everything it just seems wrong.

Checking ebenefits daily only leads to more frustration, anger and anxiety.

Doing this will take a toll on your health.

JMHO

[carlie]

DO NOT CALL THE 800 # AS IT IS NOT ACCURATE ON MOST OF THE

INFO PROVIDED ON YOUR CURRENT CLAIM ISSUES - - -

ebenefits - is not much better.

At least with iris you get something you can print out, but don't count on

actually getting your specific question answered and don't bank on the accuracy of it either.

JMHO

[Papa]

The last IRIS response I got was the exact same response I got from a totally different inquiry that I had submitted months ago. This is from the Houston RO. They are having a "Supervisor" look into it. The first supervisor must have retired, died, or fell out the window. Or, was replaced by the second supervisor..........

Papa

[COOL BREEZE]

All 3 are totally worthless. Now if you get a call like I did from the local VARO, that is entirely different story. They pay them to call you to inform they have made a decision. However what they can't tell you is how much longer before it is signed off. In my case it was another 6 weeks, and I am still waiting on retro.

[Harv]

In looking at times it takes for different claims, I think it depends on the VARO handling the claim. At present,

I believe they are concentrating on Agent Orange claims and Nehmer. When they have those to a

decent level, then I think they will be handling other claims. My agent orange claim for IHD took only

5 months from beginning to end, but thanks to Hadit Elders and members, I had, or made sure, that the VARO

had all evidence I had, or they would need. My first claim, PTSD, took almost a year, even with them having

all the evidence they needed. And it was done in Hartford,CN. The others were out of Pgh office.

And with all claims, I never called or used IRIS. Just my experience only.