tdiu Please Help If You Have Any Knowledge

[infantry10]

In 2008 I was awarded my unemployability and have been receiving payvat 100% rate (with benefits) ever since. I was sent a questionare form in Sept 2012 (so they say) but never received it. In early Jan 2013 I got a letter in the mail saying I never returned the qyestionare form and my pay would go hack to 60%. I immediately called the 800 number and the form was faxed to me. I faxed it back the same day (which it shows in VA system) but was given a fax number to the PA office which I later found out was a huge problem. It was supposed to be faxed to my regional office in WV not to PA. I have filled out all the correct forms, even had to do a new C&P exam. My local state office says, they've never seen this happen before. When I log onto the ebenefits site it shows I have a new claim as of Jan 22. My pay is currently less than 1/3 of what I've been receiving and it's put a huge problem on me financially. The ebenefits site shows I'm at preparation for decision phase which ive been at for 2 months. If anyone has any advice to give, it would be grately appreciated.

[TiredCoastie]

I'm afraid to call any senators ect. Ive heard lots of stories that it only slows down the process of a claim. My wife is friends with a senator here in my home state. Im just not sure if contacting him would help or hurt me.

There are a couple of different opinions on Congressional inquiries, and the one you've heard is certainly one of them. There have been stories of C-files misplaced and not rerouted back into the workload for months. With more electronic processing, it's difficult to be sure if that's still as big a risk as it undoubtedly once was.

I've also had a couple of NSOs tell me that only a Congressman or Senator can reorder the stack to place yours toward the front.

In reality, the NSOs were wrong. The VA can reorder your claim to the front of the line if you have a significant financial crisis. It sounds like you're working with your local state office as a Veterans Service Organization. You might want to bounce your situation off of them and ask if they can assist with the RO in getting them to understand the urgency.

[infantry10]

I talked to my representative (American Legion) two weeks ago today. She said she talked to the guy at my RO which is in Huntington WV. He said that he can see the VA made a mistake and everything would be reinstated and it should be any day now. My question is...What is their "any day now". My "any day now" was 6 months ago. I don't know how long I should wait to contact them again.

[sambo808]

I talked to my representative (American Legion) two weeks ago today. She said she talked to the guy at my RO which is in Huntington WV. He said that he can see the VA made a mistake and everything would be reinstated and it should be any day now. My question is...What is their "any day now". My "any day now" was 6 months ago. I don't know how long I should wait to contact them again.

Any day now could mean another 6 months as I speak. VA is working on claims with date of claim 10/01/2012.