How Long Does It Take

[jeffclem3639]

I put in my va appeal does anyone know how long it generally takes to hear back from them?

Would my gallstone's be able to be service connected? i put in for it but i do not know?

One last thing is there any tax credits for a 80% disabled vet in Minnesota?

"The army is the true nobility of our country." Napoleon Bonaparte

[Rob m]

I put an appeal in (NOD) in Aug 2011 and still have not heard anything. Ebenefits shows it as recieved and nothing else. From what I've read around 4 years seems to be average.

[71M10]

Appealed January 2011, DRO Hearing March 2011, C&P physical June 2011...............March 26, 2013 eBenefits states Decision and Claims file Dispatch. To date have not recieved the Decision (Decision not SOC). This was through Detroit VARO.

[Philip Rogers]

My guess would be forever. But seriously, there is no way to guess accuritely, based on the current backlog. Just try to be patient in knowing your day will come, e v e n t u a l l y!!! jmo

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[meghp0405]

gallstones can be service connected. just depends on the frequency of these in a year.

[Philip Rogers]

http://www.ehow.com/list_6871894_tax-benefits-minnesota-veterans.html

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[JT24usn]

If there wasn't treatment in service it can be considered under this:

3.309-​§3.309Disease subject to presumptive service connection​ ​ 3.309-

§3.309 Disease subject to presumptive service connection.

​(a) Chronic diseases. The following diseases shall be granted service connection although not otherwise established as incurred in or aggravated by service if manifested to a compensable degree within the applicable time limits under §3.307 following service in a period of war or following peacetime service on or after January 1, 1947, provided the rebuttable presumption provisions of §3.307 are also satisfied.

​Anemia, primary.

​Arteriosclerosis.

​Arthritis.

​Atrophy, Progressive muscular.

​Brain hemorrhage.

​Brain thrombosis.

​Bronchiectasis.

****​Calculi of the kidney, bladder, or gallbladder.**

Cardiovascular-renal disease, including hypertension. (This term applies to combination involvement of the type of arteriosclerosis, nephritis, and organic heart disease, and since hypertension is an early symptom long preceding the development of those diseases in their more obvious forms, a disabling hypertension within the 1-year period will be given the same benefit of service connection as any of the chronic diseases listed.)

http://www.benefits.va.gov/WARMS/docs/regs/38CFR/BOOKB/PART3/S3_309.DOC