Awaiting MRS opinion

[jfrei]

My journey with the VA has been a long one but now I final have my TBI rated so I reopened my MH claim where they said it was major depressive disorder with anxiety. They said it wasn't service connected 6 years ago I thought when they deny it they review the files. So why do I have this MRS giving his opinion? My TBI and my deployment are both in my file just neither were mention in my first exam even though she knew about it cause I told her she just said not in file no review on the C&P. It's now going on 3 Yeats since I filed this claim and apparently they pushed my completion date 4 months because awaiting an Military Records specialist how can they deny my first claim of they didn't already review them?

[Berta]

Part of

 

   M21-1, Part III, Subpart iii states:

To create a new Block e with guidance for submitting requests to the Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC).

To specify that follow-up requests to JSRRC must be completed by a Military Records Specialist (MRS).

 

This makes me think it might be their second request (follow up) or that they never requested the info in the first place.

http://community.hadit.com/topic/48901-jsrrc-contact-info/

 

I strongly suggest that you contact JSRRC yourself and it might be possible to even contact the person who the VA sent the request to.

I do not trust VA to properly make these JSRRC requests sometimes.

I just read a BVA remand whereby the VA forgot to put the veteran's unit into the request, holding up that claim, AGAIN.

"how can they deny my first claim of they didn't already review them?"

If they didnt review them ( and they dont appear as Evidence on the denial,) there could possibly be a CUE in that denial , possibly ...the main problem is getting the pending claim resolved favorably first.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jfrei]

How does one contact Jsrrc? The rep at case management says they have it all just waiting for him to write his opinion with the facts. I was going to call just to verify he indeed has all the facts. Like I said I contacted Mr. McDonald and his office said my info was submitted to the leaders at my RO.

[Berta]

The link I posted contains their contact info

[Berta]

The link I posted contains their contact info...as far as I know it is still the current contact info for JSRRC.

here it is

"Posted May 24, 2012 · Report post

We have a lot of info here on JSRRC but I had trouble searching for their contact info so best to post it again:

 

All Branches except for Marine Corps-

 

US Army and Joint Services Records Research Center

7701 Telegraph Rd,Kingman Building Room 2CO8

Alexandria VA. 22315-3802

 

1-703-428-6801

 

Marines-

 

Go to the Marine Corps University Archive Sitehttp://www.mcu.usmc.mil/MCRCweb/Archive/

 

Or contact to the Commandant of the Marine Corps

Headquarters USMC Quantico toll free 1-800-268-3710

Fax 11-703-784-5792

 

For stressor verification- give as many details as to date and place and unit as possible.

 

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[jfrei]

I hope to post info as I was in the marines to help others.

[jfrei]

Marine link doesn't work but I will call the number soon.