My Claims ?

[waltbarb]

REVIEW OF EVIDENCE Compensation

Evidence Requested is Past Due

Development Letter Sent FOR 3 WEEK NOW

Degenerative changes of the PIP joints second and 3rd MCP
joints.

There is deformity of the 5th metacarpal. Appearance consistent
with remote trauma

XR. left wrist and left hand.

was 6/20/11 to 5/13/13 now 6/13/13 to 5/4/14

Edited July 30, 2013 by waltbarb

[Slowlane]

The VA doesn't intentionally delay claims though. You make it sound like they are out to make our lives hard or something. They process as fast as they can so they can move on to the next one. When you're speaking about numbers like millions and hundreds of thousands then of course there will be countless examples where people get screwed over. The government is pouring money into the system we should be glad to live in a country that does such.

If a claim is delayed over 10 years it means you have a very weak case for compensation. My claim took 4 months because the evidence was obvious and straight forward. The system works it just has a to filter out fraud and rightly so.

Your sweet little song about how great the VA is will change when they revisit you for reduction and severance. You will think they are the Mafia then.

[Jaluluah11B]

I don't base my view of the VA as a whole based on individual cases. I'm saying the system as a whole is working to help Vets and not intentionally treating them "like dirt". If you believe the whole system is intentionally working to spite Vets then you are a conspiracy theorist who complains about any and everything.

[meghp0405]

I agree with Jaluluah 11B, and this is based on my experience as a veterans service officer, but if you have a claim that is 10 years old, your missing something and something big.

As you read the comments by broncovet throughout this site you will find nothing positive about anything by him. It's like the whole world (to include VA) has only one mission and that's to screw him anyway and everyway.

I am the first one to say that I believe each and every veteran deserves to be awarded what they deserve. But to argue and argue over what the definition of is is and how it applies is bogus....JMHO!!!!

[cham1968]

WOOO! I'll stear clear of this one. Everyone has their opinion and we could argue apples and oranges all day long. The objective here is to ensure we are helping VETS regardless of our opinions. Even in negativity we can still learn something. If you see who wrote it and don't like it don't respond to it. See how easy that was LOL.

Love you guys man reqardless of your OPINIONS!

oooh RAAH

[john999]

The longer you deal with the VBA the more jaded you get. For me it has been 42 years and they have pulled every dirty trick in the book, and a lot of just "don't give a shit". I am a RVN vet so I am used to shit from the VA. They are better than they used to be I can say that. The VBA is a big machine. It is not like the PCP you see who knows your name and cares a little bit.

[carlie]

If a claim is delayed over 10 years it means you have a very weak case for compensation.

My claim took 4 months because the evidence was obvious and straight forward.

The system works it just has a to filter out fraud and rightly so.

I have to completely disagree with your post about

"If a claim is delayed over 10 years it means you have a very weak case for compensation."

I have no idea what hat you've pulled this rabbit out of ?

If the statement held any truth then we wouldn't have VBA claimants

in receipt of compensation retro's for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Do you equate 'a weak case' with:

a) claims and evidence that va employees purposefully shredded

in order to meet quotas and improve statistics thereby perhaps receiving bonuses.

b) claimants not having C&P exams scheduled in a timely manner.

c) C&P exams that are required to be done by a specialist -

not being scheduled with a specialist.

d) evidence not being included in the record - but contained within

the claimants c-file

e) hearing request not being acknowledged and scheduled prior to

a SOC or SSOC.

etc . . . etc . . . etc . . .

Your claims ONLY took 4 months because everything needed was there

and you WERE - VERY LUCKY !

And for you to even mention,

"The system works it just has a to filter out fraud and rightly so."

is nothing more than a slap in the face to the majority of veterans.

That's like trying to blame the vets that receive convalescence compensation

for getting overpaid past say their 6 months or so - - -

because va failed to schedule a timely re-exam.

VA has done some very fine work - but as any large agency, they've had some bad apples

and done some shoddy work as a dis-service to veterans.

I'm sure you've not bothered to notice that when va disallows a claim issue and a NOD is filed

and a DRO De Novo Review or DRO hearing is held, and a form 9 is submitted resulting in the

claimant waiting another 2-5 years for an outcome from BVA, and the BVA's decision is to grant the issue -

several years have passed, many times as mine more than a decade . . .

plenty of money is involved - and va pays no interest - no interest and claimants have lost homes,

vehicles, families, etc . . . - yea - the vba is just wonderful all of the time - I call BS on this.

JMHO