Lookie What the VA Emailed Me

[green]

As of today I am at day 247 for my FDC, I sent an update request from IRIS and received the following.  Only thing I don't really understand is the "waiting for approval by a VA authorizer"?

Thank you for your service to our country.

We apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry. We are currently experiencing a large volume of inquiries and are working as quickly as possible to respond to each in a timely manner.

Your claim is currently in the final stages waiting for approval by a VA authorizer.

Your claim's status may change if additional information is required.

At this time, it is estimated that your claim should be completed by May 16, 2016.

Please understand that this date is an estimate and that your claim may take longer based on the specifics of your claim and VA's pending workload.

Thank you for contacting us. If you have questions or need additional help with the information in our reply, please respond to this message or see our other contact information below.

Sincerely yours,

[brokensoldier244th]

Claims have to be finalized for their decision from the raters, they don't work in a vacuum, so your 'authorizer' is the finalization of the claim. Ive never seen that wording before though, so I can't opine if it is a positive or a negative. Claims above certain amount threshholds need to be finalized by more than 1 person at different seniority levels. You are getting close to done, you may get a note from DAV or other VSO (if you have one) with an unofficial breakdown of what the result is before you get the final letter from VA. 

[broncovet]

Well, beleive it or not this may be an improvement.  It means "at least the claims the VA admits to" they are trying to get those done (maybe) in the first year.  

Of course, I have a claim from 2003 that has not been adjuticated yet.  When I complained, the VA told me to send in a "new" claim.  I did not.  I can see VA hornswaggling me on the effective date now.  Its in my attorney's hands now.  

[Buck52]

Green

I would be happy  to me this means your approved...but wait to get that official letter.  anything can happen with them bad boys at the RO.

[green]

I just thought it was strange that they are waiting for an authorizing signature, not an approver?

 

brokensoldier, I don't have a VSO, did this FDC for secondary conditions on my own (after learning much from hadit members).

broncovet, that is unacceptable, they should clear the backlog first.

Buck, thanks, appreciate your well wishes.

Edited March 26, 2016 by green

[Gastone]

I hate to play Devil's Advocate, but "waiting for a Decision Authorization Signature," doesn't automatically indicate an Award.

Semper Fi

[green]

I understand Gastone, and I appreciate your words of caution, I'm not counting my chickens before the eggs hatch but I am a pretty positive guy.  I learned a number of years ago that being well prepared and choosing to believe and expect a positive outcome equals less wear and tear on my noggin.