ptsd Does Your Va Claim Transfer Out Of State?

[mountain tyme]

Good Afternoon,

I have been reading post here for a few months...trying to learn how to handle my VA claim and I have made some mistakes along the way and I am trying to keep any further mistakes at a minumum. At the present time I am a resident of Mo. have been for about 15 years due to my Husbands job it brought me back to the base where I was attacked while in the military. I have come to a point in my life that I can no longer stay in this area and thinking if I moved back home to Maine that the nightmare's will stop...

Now the question I have is...I filed my VA claim here in Missouri...and when I move back to Maine I will be living within the Togus VA hospital...do VA claims transfer? right now my Claim is "supposely" up at the review board it was sent there after the Dr. fininshed his report after my C and P exam for PTSD, prior to going for the C and P for PTSD I was already diagonised by a private physican as having PTSD...but to make a long story short...when I called again to the 800 number the VA rep. on the other end said the same thing as the guy told me last week when I called that my file is up at the review board and that there has been no decision...I asked him for a ball park figure on how long it may be before I hear of there decision he told me it could take up to 2 years...I know I can not last 2 more years here....due to the stress.

So if I do get denied can I send a NOD and have my case tranfered to Maine?

thank you

MT

[LarryJ]

yes

either before, after or in between

[Philip Rogers]

Good Afternoon,

I have been reading post here for a few months...trying to learn how to handle my VA claim and I have made some mistakes along the way and I am trying to keep any further mistakes at a minumum. At the present time I am a resident of Mo. have been for about 15 years due to my Husbands job it brought me back to the base where I was attacked while in the military. I have come to a point in my life that I can no longer stay in this area and thinking if I moved back home to Maine that the nightmare's will stop...

Now the question I have is...I filed my VA claim here in Missouri...and when I move back to Maine I will be living within the Togus VA hospital...do VA claims transfer? right now my Claim is "supposely" up at the review board it was sent there after the Dr. fininshed his report after my C and P exam for PTSD, prior to going for the C and P for PTSD I was already diagonised by a private physican as having PTSD...but to make a long story short...when I called again to the 800 number the VA rep. on the other end said the same thing as the guy told me last week when I called that my file is up at the review board and that there has been no decision...I asked him for a ball park figure on how long it may be before I hear of there decision he told me it could take up to 2 years...I know I can not last 2 more years here....due to the stress.

So if I do get denied can I send a NOD and have my case tranfered to Maine?

thank you

MT

Your claim transfers when "you" request it be transferred, file a new claim or appeal a current claim at the new states RO or the VA can illegally transfer it when you notify them of an address change out of your current state. It is best to allow the claim to be completed where it currently is. Should they need more C&P's you'll need to return at your expense but if you move the file prior a decision, your actual claim work usually starts from the date received, at the new RO. The actual original date the claim was received remains the same. Togus is fairly nice. They have a nice gym and pool you can probably use or at least they used to, in 1990, when I was there.

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[Guest jangrin]

MT,

We just moved from one state to another with my husbands 1st comp claim pending. It is a mixed bag.

Husband filed claim in Feb 2006- did research and sent records-signed 3 VCAA forms-told VA to rate the claim-went to C & P exam in Sept-

In October, We moved to another state-put in change of address to continue recieving medications- went to SO in new state-signed papers to have claim moved-

we recieved phone call from VA that they we NOT going to move claim as it was in the rating board so would not move cliam until rated-

called to check on claim 2 months later - 800# people said the claim had been sent to new state- also said that claim was never in rating board-

called new state and they found claim-called again in 2 weeks-they said claim in rating board in new state-

Honestly, if you really need to move I would plan on having the file transfered to your new state after you move and are settled in. I would not do anything until you get settled in and start your treatment at the new RO and get your meds and new doctors at the new location. Then if your case has not been rated I would contact a local SO and have them check on the case. Then make a decision to move it or not. Your case will not be moved unless you request it.

The problem is you cannot believe the people at the 800#-they do not know what is going on. The SO can call the RO and talk to another SO located at the VARO, and maybe he can really find out what is going on. The 800# people in my opinion just make up stuff because they don't know what is going on. They base what they tell you on what ever notes were last put into the computer by the last person to move or work on your file. They do not have current information. Their statements are very unreliable.

They only reason we had asked for our case to be transfered after we moved was because my husband was probably going to have to have more C&P exams and we could not afford for him to travel back and forth for the C&Ps. So we moved the case to us.

If your case is at the rating board, there is a very good chance that within 6 months you will have heard something.

Hope this helps,

Jangrin

[calnight]

MT,

I moved about 6 months ago my appeal transfered from oakland to reno without a problem.I like reno better they seem to be on top of things better than oakland but they still suck.

[Guest rickb54]

When I moved from texas to georgia, I had my claim transfered and it only took three months before I was rated. You claim doesn't go back at the bottom of the list. It depends on how far your claim has been processed before it is transfered. If it is waithing a C/P exam then it will be waiting one when you move to the new state. If it is waiting medical evidence then that is were it will be at the next ro. If it is waiting adjucation that is were it is going at the new ro. At least this has been my expierence with the va, I have moved 5 times in the last 20plus years and never found thought it was a mistake to have my claim moved with me.

[mountain tyme]

MT,

We just moved from one state to another with my husbands 1st comp claim pending. It is a mixed bag.

Husband filed claim in Feb 2006- did research and sent records-signed 3 VCAA forms-told VA to rate the claim-went to C & P exam in Sept-

In October, We moved to another state-put in change of address to continue recieving medications- went to SO in new state-signed papers to have claim moved-

we recieved phone call from VA that they we NOT going to move claim as it was in the rating board so would not move cliam until rated-

called to check on claim 2 months later - 800# people said the claim had been sent to new state- also said that claim was never in rating board-

called new state and they found claim-called again in 2 weeks-they said claim in rating board in new state-

Honestly, if you really need to move I would plan on having the file transfered to your new state after you move and are settled in. I would not do anything until you get settled in and start your treatment at the new RO and get your meds and new doctors at the new location. Then if your case has not been rated I would contact a local SO and have them check on the case. Then make a decision to move it or not. Your case will not be moved unless you request it.

The problem is you cannot believe the people at the 800#-they do not know what is going on. The SO can call the RO and talk to another SO located at the VARO, and maybe he can really find out what is going on. The 800# people in my opinion just make up stuff because they don't know what is going on. They base what they tell you on what ever notes were last put into the computer by the last person to move or work on your file. They do not have current information. Their statements are very unreliable.

They only reason we had asked for our case to be transfered after we moved was because my husband was probably going to have to have more C&P exams and we could not afford for him to travel back and forth for the C&Ps. So we moved the case to us.

If your case is at the rating board, there is a very good chance that within 6 months you will have heard something.

Hope this helps,

Jangrin