Hello all. I will be honest, I posted this topic on another site. However, I am not getting any consistent response. I just hope I can get some opinions on this, I do think its somewhat of a valid topic. Here goes:
Information about this first.
I filed a "informal" claim on 2/9/11. It was for an increase on Fibromyalgia, IBS, and Patellar Femoral Syndrome (Left Knee), Currently rated at 30%. I also claimed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and PTSD (under the new rules). I have medical documentation for all ailments that I claim. I completed a QTC that encompassed all the claimed ailments, minus the PTSD. I have no scheduled c&p exams or a qtc for the PTSD (It cannot be disputed it was dx'd in service).
Now I know the process takes awhile, and I understand the wait, however, I did request a hardship expedite more than two months ago, haven't worked in over 7 months and homeless for the past two months. I inquired with every level of the VA to see what kind of status update there may be due to the request of hardship, but no one would give a definite answer. I've done the congressional inquiry deal, and my POA has also attempted to contact the highest levels possible to get an idea of what's going on but there was no answer forthcoming from anyone. What I do understand is that my claim is still in "development" phase and no movement at all up to this point.
Now I finally called the VA's office of case management, and I was actually surprised by the response I got. I was told that my request for an increase for Fibromyalgia is what's holding up the process. I asked the analyst how that was, and he said "we didn't receive your request for increase until this past January". Now, I know what I submitted last February 2011, I made copies of what I submitted, so that's kind of a surprise. My question is why would it hold up the rest of my claims? How can one thing hold up the rest? Especially since the QTC is complete and I know that its been received. I'm not asking for a "WAG", I would just love to know if anyone else had a similar situation and how was it resolved?
Question
eganusn
Hello all. I will be honest, I posted this topic on another site. However, I am not getting any consistent response. I just hope I can get some opinions on this, I do think its somewhat of a valid topic. Here goes:
Information about this first.
I filed a "informal" claim on 2/9/11. It was for an increase on Fibromyalgia, IBS, and Patellar Femoral Syndrome (Left Knee), Currently rated at 30%. I also claimed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and PTSD (under the new rules). I have medical documentation for all ailments that I claim. I completed a QTC that encompassed all the claimed ailments, minus the PTSD. I have no scheduled c&p exams or a qtc for the PTSD (It cannot be disputed it was dx'd in service).
Now I know the process takes awhile, and I understand the wait, however, I did request a hardship expedite more than two months ago, haven't worked in over 7 months and homeless for the past two months. I inquired with every level of the VA to see what kind of status update there may be due to the request of hardship, but no one would give a definite answer. I've done the congressional inquiry deal, and my POA has also attempted to contact the highest levels possible to get an idea of what's going on but there was no answer forthcoming from anyone. What I do understand is that my claim is still in "development" phase and no movement at all up to this point.
Now I finally called the VA's office of case management, and I was actually surprised by the response I got. I was told that my request for an increase for Fibromyalgia is what's holding up the process. I asked the analyst how that was, and he said "we didn't receive your request for increase until this past January". Now, I know what I submitted last February 2011, I made copies of what I submitted, so that's kind of a surprise. My question is why would it hold up the rest of my claims? How can one thing hold up the rest? Especially since the QTC is complete and I know that its been received. I'm not asking for a "WAG", I would just love to know if anyone else had a similar situation and how was it resolved?
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Top Posters For This Question
6
2
1
1
Popular Days
Mar 8
10
Mar 7
1
Top Posters For This Question
eganusn 6 posts
cooter 2 posts
JR Reihs 1 post
donna68 1 post
Popular Days
Mar 8 2012
10 posts
Mar 7 2012
1 post
10 answers to this question
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now