My general question is: Is there normally some forms of communication between the VSR and the Veteran if they would otherwise deny your claim for lack of evidence?
My claim just recently hit preparation for notification. This wouldn't concern me, but I have had zero requests for anything at all from anyone at the VA. The only thing that I had even seen was the automated response letter that went out once (which I told them on the phone I never received the request for). I have also never been scheduled for any follow up or sort of Dr. appointment to be evaluated for my specific contentions.
This said, I think I did a fairly good job on laying out my contentions and evidence. I did specific memorandums for each contention with citations to all the relevant evidence, statutes, federal court precedents, personal testimony and buddy letters. I submitted DBQ's for one of my contentions.
Is this normal? I'm not sure what experience others have, I don't really get a chance to talk to too many people about it.
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My general question is: Is there normally some forms of communication between the VSR and the Veteran if they would otherwise deny your claim for lack of evidence?
My claim just recently hit preparation for notification. This wouldn't concern me, but I have had zero requests for anything at all from anyone at the VA. The only thing that I had even seen was the automated response letter that went out once (which I told them on the phone I never received the request for). I have also never been scheduled for any follow up or sort of Dr. appointment to be evaluated for my specific contentions.
This said, I think I did a fairly good job on laying out my contentions and evidence. I did specific memorandums for each contention with citations to all the relevant evidence, statutes, federal court precedents, personal testimony and buddy letters. I submitted DBQ's for one of my contentions.
Is this normal? I'm not sure what experience others have, I don't really get a chance to talk to too many people about it.
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In my opinion, the inability to communicate with a live person at the VARO causes most of the problems experienced by veterans filing disability claims. You can go to the SSA and talk with a live pe
broncovet
Exactly. The VA takes the position that The Veteran and the VSR should (mostly) not communicate. The VA does not want Veterans communicating with anyone who has anything to do with the decision. W
Berta
"My claim itself was 'different' so to speak. It was a NOD that turned into a request for reconsideration, which turned into CUE, that then terminated the appeal and started a new claim reopening eve
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