manning01 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Congratulations on the increase! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyMista Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) Congrats on the increase... FYI: I work at the VA Hospital in North Chicago and we were told that all the claims from 2010 and 2011 are being expedited. Our medical teams; including comp and pen are working overtime to push these claims through. I don't think they are touching the appeals with a ten foot pole but yes, they are really moving the inital claims from 2010 and 2011 through. Tell everybody you know to start checking ebenefits. Seriously! I can vouch for that. My claim was filed in july 2011 and suddenly around may or maybe late april it went from gathering evidence to pending notification and just yesterday they sent notification of a provisional decision and deferred my tbi/sensitivity to light claims to gathering evidence as its taking them forever to schedule C&P for those but my ptsd, shoulder impingement and ankle laxity had been done last may. I will say that the last four phases were almost always met on the earliest date of the estimation even after my claim went back from prep for notification to pending decision approval it still ended up getting decided on and me having notification sent two months BEFORE the earliest estimated completion date so they definitely are working. Oh and congrats! Always good to see someone else finally get through the process. Edited June 20, 2013 by WhyMista Zaidon, Karmah, Fallujah Operation Southern Fire 2/2 Easy Co Warlords OIF III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDDUDE63 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 My 26 month old claim just went to complete on e-bennies. Went from 70% to 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie54 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Nice, Congrats OLDDUDE63. You can finally take a breather and relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Vync Posted June 20, 2013 Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Share Posted June 20, 2013 "By the time it is done I will be ready to send in another increase probably" John, you always make excellent and sensible points here. Although the wait for C & P exams is as bad as the wait for decisions, I bet MANY disabiIlties get far worse then they were, when the claim was filed. Sure, MANY claims could be done in an HOUR. I fully agree with you on that. Berta, you are so right! I submitted my NOD and waited well over a year as my condition got worse. Before switching VSO's, the former rep told me they would need to do a new C&P to see how bad I am now, which would add to the delay. "If it's stupid but works, then it isn't stupid."- From Murphy's Laws of Combat Disclaimer: I am not a legal expert, so use at own risk and/or consult a qualified professional representative. Please refer to existing VA laws, regulations, and policies for the most up to date information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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