diabetes No Word From Va On C&p Hearing Yet

[devildog 71]

Hi All;

My American Legion VSO (and myself) filed and completed VA form 0781 as well as VA VCAA on July

31st,2006 for SC PTSD (Gaf of 45) ; emphysema ; Type 2 Diabetes ; Low Back Pain ; MDD ; Dysthmic

D/O ; and Other dyspnea and respiratory abnormality - sent my "Statement in Support of Claim" along with

ALL SMR AND med records from the VA Outpatient Clinic and the VA hospital as well as records from my

private Doc - I've been told by my VSO NOT to expect to haer anything until AT LEAST SIX MONTHS ...OR

LONGER. Is this the 'norm' ?? Or is it just here in the State of Fla ( I believe my RO is in Bay Pines , Fl).

Thanks for any input and/or advice ---

God Bless ALL Vets

[john999]

I think that if the VA sends your claim some place else besides your local VARO you can tack on an extra six months to a year. Sending the claims around the country is just a shell game to let the VA seem like they are really doing something when , in fact, they are just doing nothing. I had a claim for an AO condition and secondary conditions. It took about 2 years including the DRO Hearing. The VA dragged their feet on everything ,and low balled all my ratings and gave me effective dates that were based on the date of the C&P exam. Since I already had IU I did not get too pissed off but this is typical VA.

[Tower_Rat]

Hey Kenny, your in the same boat im in. I filed back in 2005 and 20 months later got my first C&P for my primary claim I was filing for. This was due to lack of evidence of stressors and such. Once they confirmed everything than I was granted a C&P. Before this happened though I was denied like 5 times. Usually after the C&P goes to the RO you hear back pretty quickly. It usually takes at least a few weeks after the C&P as the doctors have to logg all information and than it gets sent usually off VA property to get dictated or transcribed. Next it goes to the RO but, is usually sent in two different packets. Your C&P in one and your actual claims folder or C-file (201), they are sometimes a few days apart. since you have been waiting this long yours should be in the short pile. The VA doesnt like to have outstanding claims over a year long after the C&P. The Ratings board consists of teams that organize your claim and then a claims manager looks at it and assigns it to a ratings specialist who then decides your claim. If your claim is over a certain amount of back pay or retro it might take a little longer due to the signitures needed for claims over 25k. Then after that just wait for the letter or envelope in the mail.

Good luck

[Michelle]

Question For anyone that may know. I had my C&P in Sept 2006. My claim is for an increase due to IU and being T&P. I'm currently at a total combined rating of 70% but I have Polyneuropathy rated at 60% and PTSD rated at 30%.

Anyway on November 8, 2006 I got a return IRIS email that stated my claims folder was with a Supervisor and then I got another IRIS email on Nov 24, 2006 that a Supervisor took my claims folder to the Supervisor of the Rating Team to be rated. My claim is over a year old and I asked a few months ago if they could ensure that a Supervisor reviewed my claim before a decision was made ( I really don't believe the Rating Specialist knew what they were doing, because he/she kept asking for the same documentation) anyway does anyone knows how long it might take once it's at this final stage. Like I said my claim is over a year old and I have done everything C&P, forwarded my private doctors records, that my conditions have worsened, etc. Also, I haven't worked since Oct/05

Michelle

[Tower_Rat]

its not supposed to take very long once it goes from the team to the manager (supervisor) to the ratings specialist. The team organizes the claim and the supervisor looks at the claim after that. Then the ratings specialist rates the claim. They dont like to have a bunch of outstanding claims so I would guess shortly after your C&P usually you get an answer fairly quick. Recognize that they do have many claims to go through but, if your claim is older it shouldnt take as long, since they are first on the list to get closure on. To give you an idea how many raters there are at a VARO, the one Im going through there are 30 of them rating claims after they receive them from the manager or supervisor.

[calnight]

Question For anyone that may know. I had my C&P in Sept 2006. My claim is for an increase due to IU and being T&P. I'm currently at a total combined rating of 70% but I have Polyneuropathy rated at 60% and PTSD rated at 30%.

Anyway on November 8, 2006 I got a return IRIS email that stated my claims folder was with a Supervisor and then I got another IRIS email on Nov 24, 2006 that a Supervisor took my claims folder to the Supervisor of the Rating Team to be rated. My claim is over a year old and I asked a few months ago if they could ensure that a Supervisor reviewed my claim before a decision was made ( I really don't believe the Rating Specialist knew what they were doing, because he/she kept asking for the same documentation) anyway does anyone knows how long it might take once it's at this final stage. Like I said my claim is over a year old and I have done everything C&P, forwarded my private doctors records, that my conditions have worsened, etc. Also, I haven't worked since Oct/05

Michelle

Michelle,

I had my c&p on oct 18 2006 and I am also still waiting for my rating. I to have given all my evidence to the ro and even wrote aletter stating I have no further evidence to give. This has been going on for 2 years for me. I have been told so many differnt things about my claim from the va. I have been told it was at the rating board and the next week it is not at the rating board. And the last one was a descion within 45-60 days. This is how the va works and dont see it ever changing.