Bva Traveling Board

[chiefhouse00]

Greetings

How long does it normally take to get results from a traveling board judge? I meet a BVA Traveling Board on 16 Sep 2014. I haven't heard anything yet.

Best Regards
Chiefhouse

[FormerMember]

Yessir. An acting Law Judge. Cherry. FNG. They haven't been polluted yet. Good job. And so much for sending in microfiched documents. I send in SF 8.5 X 11 (white) in paper format. Seems yours were never viewed. We call that top-sheeting. Who would have thunk you'd be the smart one to appeal?

[me.plum]

Asknod do you think they will rate me first ,then have the c&p for secondary conditions since I'm granted for two conditions? Or have c&p then rate all and how long is expeditious manner?

[FormerMember]

VA likes to roll these all up into one ball. If the issues granted have been developed, then you would get an immediate rating within the next 90 days. It takes time to return a c-file to the RO. Remanded items, depending on the RO's backlog, will be scheduled out for a C&P. If you have a third party in your neck of the woods, like QTC Inc. doing them, you get scheduled out about three weeks. It takes 90 days from receipt of the C&P exam results to the time a rater picks it up to rate you. Some get much more rapid ratings such as the Sioux Falls RO in South Dakota or Fort Harrison Montana. The backlog there is nil. Oakland, Seattle and Houston are a swamp of old claims. St. Pete's is the worst right now because too many Vets choose to live in that area. Detroit and Baltimore are out aways too. If they are too far out, they farm it out to another RO to do it.

So yes. They will probably assemble it all and give you one grant and one SOC a few days later. AB v. Brown in 1995(?) assumed that every Vet was seeking the highest and best rating he could get so it is presumed that if they rate you at X% you may still opt for a higher rating. Rather than produce a piecemeal litigation, they will put it all in one BBE. Best of luck.

Edited March 15, 2015 by asknod

[me.plum]

Thank you asknod , I think that my RO has enough medical information to rate my claim. They just didn't look at it at all and now I have submitted more information from health care professionals who are specialist along with MRIs. I will keep you posted

[mojo13]

Done, Iu approved P and T 20 months retro as of 9/1/13. Letter dated 3/31/2015. From remand to grant in 3 weeks. From meeting with VLJ in Nov 5, 2014 too remand back to amc and approval. Good luck all, you can do it without a lawyer just listen to the board. Five years in the making, Iam beat

[FormerMember]

You folks hang around here too awful long, you'll all be teaching the others after we turn into feebs. Pay it forward always. Too many get the golden ring and we never see or hear from you again. You won because your brother and sister Vets have a "Leave no one behind" mentality. Never forget that. You belong to a very special brotherhood of less than six percent of the U.S. and carried the weight for the other 94%. Good work on winning. I salute you both. Use your new freedom wisely.