killemall Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Ive been doing VA claims for 11 years. At first they were two plus years Then a year and a half to two years Then my last one in 2013 was 14 months..Well I put in a quick claim for 7 contentions on August 10 2015..... I checked ebenifits and just 3 weeks later it says they are in the decision phase??? My estimated claim close date in Sep 15 2015.. We are talking 1 to 2 months.... Is it really this awesome now? vern2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Navy04 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 The claims have gotten a lot faster over the last 2 years, but then again my last FDC filed Nov 14, was prep for decision phase for over 2 months, then went back to Gathering of Evidence, multiple C&Ps ordered, and VA decided to Review all of my high conditions in Feb 15, even though there were not up for Review until Feb 16. Good luck and keep us posted 100% PTSD 100% Back 60% Bladder Issues 50% Migraines 30% Crohn's Disease 30% R Shoulder 20% Radiculopathy, Left lower 10% Radiculopathy, Right lower 10% L Knee 10% R Knee Surgery 2005&2007 10% Asthma 10% Tinnitus 10% Damage of Cranial Nerve II 10% Scars SMC S SMC K OEF/OIF VET 100% VA P&T, Post 911 Caregiver, SSDI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rootbeer22 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 FolksI made a prediction that this would happen as we get towards the end of this FY. The VBA has been promising congress for 3 years they would get the claims backlog down substantially by the end of this FY. So, all of those promises are now coming due. The good news is that claims are flying off the shelf right now to get them done. So, right now is the best time to have a claim pending, especially if it's not very complicated and only a few contentions. I would imagine that the claims adjudicators and staff right now are pretty tired as they work overtime. As a result, there's a tendency to make mistakes now and hopefully, most of the mistakes are favoring the Vets and their claims? Also, I would imagine that a lot of money is being spent now by the VBA for claims. That said, I think there will be a time where VBA is going to increase the claims reviews to see how accurate the claims have been during this big claims Push to get the claims backlog down to where it is right now....take care...Rootbeer22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator broncovet Posted August 29, 2015 Moderator Share Posted August 29, 2015 Berta So as to not hijack this post, I do think claims times at the RO are getting faster, but only by compromising quality. They simply "top sheet" the claim, or dont read it at all. One big problem for you (and me, and other Vets), is the Chevron deference. It means, that, absent Clear unmistakable error, the "agency" gets to interpret their own regulations, and the courts will "defer" to agency interpretation. In my case, the VARO interpreted 4.85 b "horizontal" to mean "vertical" and "vertical" to mean "horizontal". NO kidding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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killemall
Ive been doing VA claims for 11 years.
At first they were two plus years
Then a year and a half to two years
Then my last one in 2013 was 14 months..
Well I put in a quick claim for 7 contentions on August 10 2015.....
I checked ebenifits and just 3 weeks later it says they are in the decision phase???
My estimated claim close date in Sep 15 2015..
We are talking 1 to 2 months....
Is it really this awesome now?
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Ive been doing VA claims for 11 years. At first they were two plus years Then a year and a half to two years Then my last one in 2013 was 14 months.. Well I put in a quick claim for 7 contention
Chuck75
Don't make any assumptions unit the "fat lady sings". It may bounce back and forth between the VA doing this or that for some time. That said, it's true that the VA has the impetus to speed things up.
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I agree. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
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