Va Adding Junk Claims To Ebenefits To Lower Their Averages

[Slowlane]

There was another discussion about ebenefits "Authorization Review" which was in my file and other members here as well. Most everyone was confused as to why the RO was posting Authorization Reviews on ebenefits. Also, about a year ago I posted that the RO had entered a claim for me to send me my C-file.

I'm not sure this is happening but if they are getting credit for these ITEMS (not claims) its like cheating.

RO's should not get credit for copying and mailing a C-file as a Claim.

RO's should not get credit for putting in Authorization Reviews as a Claim.

Usually I'm wrong and the VA is just doing this as an act of kindness to keep the veteran informed.

Edited February 3, 2014 by Slowlane

[Navy04]

Slowlane,

I agree with you bud. I had an Authorization Review claim started last summer that closed in January. Now I have an FDC that I filed in Sep 2013. VA finally decides to work it today, and what does Ebennies say, that my claim is in the Gathering Evidence phase. The VA has everything that they need, my claim should have gone to Prep for Decision phase, WTH. I was medically retired last Feb, and I do all my Mental and Physical care thru VA, so that they don't have to do any extra leg work, Lol, and yet they still find ways to complete Authorization Review bogus claims, yet screw us on legitimate claims. Sorry I rambled on bud. Good luck and God Bless!

[JT24usn]

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JT24usn

18 Aug 2013

The tracking or claim does not go to the whole. They have to monitor timeliness somehow on FOIA request. The tracking is under a nonrating end product. Totally separate than a claim. Claims are either 110, 010, 020 ( and a couple of others but for example reasons this should suffice). FOIA is a 501 end product. Again does not count on the rating end products so it won't skew the numbers. Just like a dependency claim is a 130 end product a non rating end product. That is why the va is taking forever on them because it doesn't affect there numbers or rating end products. Jmho

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harleyman

18 Aug 2013

The VA does get credit for a denpendecy EP 130- because there is an Award involved but it does NOT require a rating decision. The VA gets credit for all the work it does it is like T8r said, it is tracked under a specific traking code called an End Product (EP) with a 3 digit number following the EP.

This allows everyone to know what is going on with your case by lookin at the VOR report. This report list all pending EPs for all claims within certain dearch criteria. The report tells them your name, file number, how old the claim is, location of the claims file, and more.

At our RO we do not generally stop everything to send your file to the FOIA team for copying. Once all action is complete it goes, or once there is a break in waiting for evidence it goes. There is usually about a 4 to 6 month wait for copying files.As we go papaerless it will be easy to get copies as you will be able to print them yourself through eBenefits. (hopefully).

Edited February 3, 2014 by JT24usn

[stillhere]

think of it this way when you used to do something at work you got credit for it. Hell even with doing that the VA has a lousy % record!

Stillhere

[NavyWife]

JT---

Thanks for explaining this!

I wish you would post more. I always learn a lot from you.