Provisional Denial Passes 1 Yr Mark, Still No Action

[Motoman172]

Update:

Still no change... I have since passed the so called 1 yr mark from my provisional. The "Administrative Review" is still showing but below where it shows completed claims the Provisional rating doesn't show the Appeal link anymore. VA has not scheduled the 2 C&P exams needed in the provisional, so I don't see how they can deny me appeal when the final rating comes down...

Anyhow I had another issue come up.

I required back surgery on my SC back and was out of work for a month.

I called Peggy and she stated that I could not apply for the Temporary 100% until I was discharged. So I did that, that was June 24th... I am scheduled to go back to work tomorrow but my claim has not been looked at yet. I once again called Peggy and for a financial hardship rush i would have to be in foreclosure on my home.... Seriously??

Anyone else have any luck with the Provisional denials?

Been interesting watching the VA squirm in congress...

Its all totally unacceptable...

Delay Delay Deny Deny Until they all Die!

[Alishape]

Hey, I'm in the same boat. I have a post on here where you can look up the most recent info I found online after an OIG audit/report concerning the backlogged claims. It just came out last month. I think you can find it if you look click on my name. Here is a link to the report in case you haven't read it yet : http://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-13-03699-209.pdf. According to the report, the interim VA Sec says all the provisional claims will be either closed or added back into the backlog so they can be tracked by Sept 1st. I haven't been able to get peggy to comfirm or deny this. I also spoke to my rep at the PVA, and there is a note in my file that says they hope to have the claim completed by Oct 1st. It's probably not true, but some kind of tracking would be nice. No one has done any work to my claim either.

Oh, incidentally, my year was up in May of this year. Also I sent additional information in within a week of receiving my provisional rating in 2013.

[Alishape]

I have gotten some movement in the last week or so. I got a big brown envelope that requested I fill out a an unemployablity form and a pension request form. I also got a call from a person at the VA who I assume is a rater asking me for clarifying information. I used to be soo jealous when I read a person got a call from a real live person! Ebenefits has been especially unhelpful during this same time frame though, strange claims opening and closing or old claims disappearing and reappearing. Hopefully you will get some movement soon too. Good luck! -Alisha

[carlie]

I have gotten some movement in the last week or so. I got a big brown envelope that requested I fill out a an unemployablity form and a pension request form. I also got a call from a person at the VA who I assume is a rater asking me for clarifying information. I used to be soo jealous when I read a person got a call from a real live person! Ebenefits has been especially unhelpful during this same time frame though, strange claims opening and closing or old claims disappearing and reappearing. Hopefully you will get some movement soon too. Good luck! -Alisha

If your profile here is correct and you are 40% SC'd, I think any pension portion will be moot

as it is income limited.

Pension and TDIU are separate issues.

jmho

[Motoman172]

Update...
Things began moving quickly in August with my final 2 C&P exams handled the same day.

Well it is now Sept 17th 2014. I received a "unofficial" letter from the DAV dating September 3rd stating my rating was increased to 80% total with one contention defered.

I would be happy with that if my claim were finalized.

According to the letter the Baltimore VARO rated my claim on Sept 2nd. eBenefits showed me in "Preparing for Notification" but then the next day it was back to "Pending Decision Approval."

So here I am still waiting.

I am glad to see my claim is finally making some movement after sitting stagnant for so long...

I also came across this today which maybe why Provisional claims are finally starting to move http://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-13-03699-209.pdf

How are the rest of you fairing?

My original claim was entered May 23rd 2011.

Please relay your experiences

"Is that Light I see at the end of the tunnel or an oncoming train?"

[Motoman172]

Update!!

Well I have just passed the 1209th Day and counting...

My claim is still sitting in Pending Decision Approval... The only thing that has changed is the "start date"

Originally it began on 9/9/2014 but was restarted on 9/19/2014 and yesterday it had a new start date of 10/6/2014

All that has been going on in the news and still no forward momentum

I received a letter from the DAV at the begining of September showing me rated at 80% but still my claim bumps back and forth and dates change in ebenefits with no end in sight.

I found this today for those interested in the behind the scenes complaints

http://nebula.wsimg.com/188245fc577daf891c016eb9efa4260f?AccessKeyId=1FBD76F67BF87C8DD859&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

[Navy04]

My claim is at Pending Decision Approval too bud. This process with definitely drive us crazy. I wish the VA had a way to inform us of the progress thru ought are claim. Instead we sit around starring at the Dang Ebennies Website, watching it only update in the wrong way. Again good luck and keep us posted.