Question on FDC

[green]

I was curious if the VA is supposed to notify a Vet who submits a Fully Developed Claim if they make a determination/decision to treat it like a regular claim?  As I submitted a FDC, and it is back in gathering of evidence (and has been for quite some time) but nowhere does it show additional evidence being requested.

 

Thanks

[Navy04]

That status wont change your Claim, as I have had multiple FDCs over the last few years, and all went back and forth more then one. My recent claim was at Prep for Decision phase for almost 2 months, then back to Gathering Evidence, and in the end they just wanted the VA Exam Docs to clarify their opinions. Good luck and keep us posted

[Vync]

Regardless of the type of claim, the VA will not accept your evidence directly from either your records and/or your doc. They will need to go back to your doctor and/or look in your medical records to verify the medical evidence. If your evidence is from a non-VA doc, they might require you to send a release of medical information authorization at some point, unless you have already done so. It is pretty common for FDC's to enter gathering evidence status to some degree.