How Much Can I Trust The Benefit Letter On Ebenefits?

[midnight340]

Today I come home and check ebenefits to find my claim "Closed" and the download VA letters showing two new letters.... one is a Benefit Verification AB8 letter showing 100% disability payment amount, with a effective date of Dec. 1, 2011, the other is the Disabled Veteran Civil Service Preference AB4 .

CAN I TRUST THIS?

My bank is not yet showing the retro, and I have not received my decision packet yet either. I have read many times to not trust ebenefits..... But what about the letters? ....the benefit letter states:

"This letter certifies that xxxxxxxxxxx is receiving service-connected disability compensation from the Department of Veteran Affairs.

I don't know whether to stress out even more, or to consider celebrating.

Edited July 29, 2012 by midnight340

[bm6546]

I have never had a problem with the letter generator. I does show early most of the time. It used to show $ amount and % of disablility, however they dropped the disability % from the letter.

You can go to the benifit Explorer and it may show you at 100% also. That would help quantify your 100%.

Anyway, congradulations,

Hamslice

Whre do you find Benefit Explorer? Is that on E Benefits somewhere?

[midnight340]

yes, you find it when you click on "your personal dashboard" then below and to the left you will see a link to benefit Exlplorer. Apparently your current rating will show up there as default setting.... so this will show you what your rating is... sometimes before you know from the mail or deposits. This is what I am told anyway...

[deanbrt]

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  • Service Connected Disability: None
    
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  Posted 29 July 2012 - 07:03 PM

  YES, there was a commissary letter stating:

  "This total disability is considered permanent. You are not scheduled for future examinations."

  I am starting to believe this might be real!!!!!!!!

  You hit the home run, buddy!!!!

  You hit the home run, b

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[deanbrt]

There should have been a download letter for a Uniformed Services ID card, too. I got mine today. Start working on CHAMPVA application for your wife.

If the retro is large is may take a little while. I think over $25,000 it needs a lot of sign offs...

[mags1023]

Did your official letter come yet?? Looks like you are going to get to 100%. Congrats!!

[deanbrt]

Yes. And my retro,too....