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My claim says, administrative review on ebenfits. What does that mean? I had my 100% unemployeability but it was taken from me because of a VA mistake and I have now had to reissue everything. Everyone I talk to from my VSO to the regional office say, "we can see it was an error on our behalf and should be done any day now". My claim date on ebenefits says Jan 22. I had to do another C&P exam the first of April and have had all my documents turned in since March. Ebenefits says everything was closed in May but I still haven't received anything other than the phone call I got 2 weeks ago from my VSO saying "any day now". Im stressed and dont know what to do. I have 3 kids going back to school in 2 weeks and another child who has been going to college the past 2 years on ch. 35 but I don't know if he can continue to use ch. 35 or not. If anyone has ever had this happen or has knowledge of this, please let me know. Thanks!!

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Have you filed an IRIS complaint on this?

GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !

When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief

Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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I don't know what a IRIS is. My representative called today and said she talked to someone at my RO and that person said it was in the last stage of the rating phase, whatever that means. I'm at a loss of words at the moment and don't know where to go from here.

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Infantry, IRIS is the email system used to communicate with the VA via Ebenefits, log on to Ebenefits and search it's there, I've never used it. I checked Ebenefits at 2:20 a.m. and noticed I too had an Administrative review going on, they closed my case July 22nd and made a boatload of errors saying there going to reduce me from 100% to 40% after 15.6 years at 100%, I'm hoping they realize they made a mistake, but it's the VA you never know.

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Ohh man!! I sure hope that doesn't happen to you. I know 1st hand how much it affects a vet and family. Someone told me that when I get mine back to put in a claim for P&T so they wouldn't be able to do that anymore. You may want to consider the same. Good Luck to you and thanks for letting me know what it was.

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I did a IRIS yesterday morning and hopefully I hear back from them soon. I want to thank you guys for letting me know about it. I hope it helps!! Have a great weekend everyone!

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