wysiwyg1965 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I just filled out a privacy form to have my state congressman inquire into my appeal that has been going on for over 3 and half years. Is it likely this will help? They said that it will be expedited but wanted to know if this really works? Thanks everyone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlie Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I just filled out a privacy form to have my state congressman inquire into my appeal that has been going on for over 3 and half years. Is it likely this will help? They said that it will be expedited but wanted to know if this really works? Thanks everyone.... IMO - NO, it will not expedite any action . . . other than a lower level congressional aid sending a little inquiry, someone at VA pulling your file and sending the lowly aid a little letter stating how big the backlog is and that they are assuredly working all veterans claims as quickly as possible. Then the congressional aid will send you a copy of that letter. Your file - HOPEFULLY - will go right back into the same slot it was pulled from, or might get tossed anywhere - no way to know other than what's SUPPOSED, to happen. JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDDUDE63 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 No. It will not help. I had my congressman check on my claim 3 times now in the past 2 years. My claim is still pending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder john999 Posted February 16, 2013 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted February 16, 2013 Yes, it may help if the congressman is your brother-in-law. Other than that it probably won't help since your congressman or senator has other things to do like raising money from bank lobby in D.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wysiwyg1965 Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Thank you everyone, that is a bummer!!! I just hope my file doesn't end up under a desk or something now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71M10 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 When you say "state congressman" are you indicating a member of your "states" government vs the federal governemnt? If it truly is a state congressman (non-fed), I would expect they will ignore it. Best regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkInTexas Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I used a U.S. Senator, and to be honest it only slowed me down. They did inquiries, and I received notices, but with each of their "follow-up" inquiries (which they do automatically) my file got pulled, and sat on a desk until some VA clerk wrote a status response. Didn't help me on expediting, nor on the rating. A State Representative won't hold any swing at all, except maybe to stall you a few weeks in a quick response to that Rep. They won't take him/her seriously though, and even if he/she called personally, it wouldn't affect the final results. Just my thoughts. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I just filled out a privacy form to have my state congressman inquire into my appeal that has been going on for over 3 and half years.
Is it likely this will help? They said that it will be expedited but wanted to know if this really works?
Thanks everyone....
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