Unreal Answer From Varo

[Stretch]

I called up the VA SCM (Service Center Manager) at Little Rock. I ask her if I needed any more IMO's (Independent Medical Evaluation).

This is what she told me:

You have diagnosis for all of your claims, no IMO's needed.

You have histories on all of your claims from end of service to present.

You have stressors to all of your claims.

She said that they are, once again, waiting for the stressors to be verified.

This was the last thing that I suspected. I was thinking about Diagnosis or Nexus documentation.

I also have six buddy letters, letters that were there, one from my X-wife (haven't seen for 30 years). Also two sworn blue ink, certified notary republic affidavits from, two squadron members, who were actually there. Both stressors, are located in my Service Medical and Dental records. VA has had this information for over 3 years. VA has copy of my recent award of MUC (35+ years late). Letter from the Captain of USS Ranger, the day of injury. I suppose that the stall is for some kind of calculations one way or the other.

So, I have gone through this for 5 years.

• VA Denial
  
• De Novo review denial
  
• VA denial
  
• De Novo review denial
  
• Video Conference BVA 2 denials 4 remands
  
• AMC stall for about 3 months
  
• VA is currently stalling before it goes to DRO again.
  

CAVC, could be the next stop on this Big Bus. Has anyone given stressors that the VA has failed to read?

[Stretch]

I agree, but ratings must be made. Ratings cannot be made at the BVA level, only decisions.

Are ratings and C&P's made at the DRO level?

[vaf]

Actually, the Board gave my husband a 10% rating for a disability, and retro'd it back 12 years to the date of his initial filing. So it appears that they sometimes do make ratings.

[Moe]

I received a 20% increase from the BVA in May of this year. It was signed by a BVA judge... and they made it retro to 2001.

Edited September 3, 2006 by Moe