I requested an increase / IU to my valvular heart disease due to an aorta aneurysm after having my aorta valve replaced. The request was written up wrong, by not mentioning the aorta aneurysm on the VA Form 21-4138. Only the aorta valve was re-evaluated and was found to have some improvement, request for increase denied , service-connected disabilities will drop from old combined 60% to 30%. Just received my denial letter went to my DAV rep and we requested a Personal Hearing, and re-submitted a claim for aorta aneurysm, I Live in the Dallas-Ft Worth area. My question is; do these types of hearings take place in 30 days, or are they backlogged like the rest of the system where it might take 6 to 12 months or longer before this takes place? My second question has to do with obtaining an IMO, I am not satisfied with the VA doctors note in the progress report with the comment on the aneurysm stating (“likely part of the spectrum of by bicuspid valve and aortophathy“). I understand that the wording needs to be “more likely than not”. Should I try to obtain an IMO before the personal hearing do I have time, or should I wait until I get a second C&P for the new claim
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I requested an increase / IU to my valvular heart disease due to an aorta aneurysm after having my aorta valve replaced. The request was written up wrong, by not mentioning the aorta aneurysm on the VA Form 21-4138. Only the aorta valve was re-evaluated and was found to have some improvement, request for increase denied , service-connected disabilities will drop from old combined 60% to 30%. Just received my denial letter went to my DAV rep and we requested a Personal Hearing, and re-submitted a claim for aorta aneurysm, I Live in the Dallas-Ft Worth area. My question is; do these types of hearings take place in 30 days, or are they backlogged like the rest of the system where it might take 6 to 12 months or longer before this takes place? My second question has to do with obtaining an IMO, I am not satisfied with the VA doctors note in the progress report with the comment on the aneurysm stating (“likely part of the spectrum of by bicuspid valve and aortophathy“). I understand that the wording needs to be “more likely than not”. Should I try to obtain an IMO before the personal hearing do I have time, or should I wait until I get a second C&P for the new claim
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