My Claim

[marinejay]

I use to do work study in san diego, so with that your claim goes to LA, (one of the worse places to have your claim) Anyway i put in for an increase for my left shoulder and a new claim for right shoulder secondary. Anyway when i call the 800 number, they can't see any new claims for me in the system, but when i go to the DAV and they look in the system, they tell me that my claim is being worked on and how somebody look at it a few days ago.

My question is? Is the d.a.v guys lying to me, or maybe since i use to work for the va and i have a sensitive file the 800 folks can't see whats going on. I need some help with this. I would hate to not have an open claim pending.

marie jay

[Testvet]

did your DAV SO give you a copy of the round dated submission form? If not then ask them for a print screen showing it in the system if they can't produce it and you lose the months they have been screwing around I would be filing a claim against the DAV for the lost compensation Berta can tell you how it's done no copies usually means they haven't done it

The AL left mine laying in a file cabinet from July 03 until Dec 03 when I asked to see the file copy and all the oroginal paperwork was laying there, no NOD on heart problems and no initial file for PTSD I lost 6 months of compensation at the 100% rate do the math about 15,000

[Berta]

If any vet rep or service officer causes a vet monetary damages, they can be sued for negligence in state courts.

My former vet rep never sent the VARO my claims or anything else in 2 1/2 years.

I had sent all this myself too- good thing-

My POA at the RO level didnt even know they represented me during the first DRO review-

I send everything Priority with tracking slip and I print out the USPS confirmation when the RO receives it.

Certified mail can also be tracked on line at the USPS.

My new vet rep has emailed me that he did this and that in last 2 weeks regarding my inquiry response (they said they never got my IMOS- sent many times, and they even came back with the remand, Also the POA claims they presented these to RO too-)

yet the reality is- I asked for hard copy to confirm what the POA has as to the latest status of these IMOs and I have gotten nothing back from them at all--just CTA stuff (cover their a-- stuff)

I suggest that you call 800# again and make sure they check the COVER screen- this shows the physical presence of the c file and confirmation of any claims they get.

If the VARO still says it isn't there- time to put the squeeze on the rep for some answers.

[Berta]

If any vet rep or service officer causes a vet monetary damages, they can be sued for negligence in state courts.

My former vet rep never sent the VARO my claims or anything else in 2 1/2 years.

I had sent all this myself too- good thing-

My POA at the RO level didnt even know they represented me during the first DRO review-

I send everything Priority with tracking slip and I print out the USPS confirmation when the RO receives it.

Certified mail can also be tracked on line at the USPS.

My new vet rep has emailed me that he did this and that in last 2 weeks regarding my inquiry response (they said they never got my IMOS- sent many times, and they even came back with the remand, Also the POA claims they presented these to RO too-)

Most claimants would go berserk at this point- the IMOS have been submitted numerous times- but I whipped a copy of the inquiry out to the Regional counsel -"mosh kosh"-

old Marine talk for lickity split-because the VA inquiry statement supported my recent property damage claim! Whoop ti do- I love it when they perform oral pediatrics-

putting their own feet in their mouths)

yet the reality is- I asked for hard copy to confirm what the POA has as to the latest status of these IMOs and I have gotten nothing back from them at all--just CTA stuff (cover their a-- stuff)

I suggest that you call 800# again and make sure they check the COVER screen- this shows the physical presence of the c file and confirmation of any claims they get.

If the VARO still says it isn't there- time to put the squeeze on the rep for some answers.

PS -My husband was a VA employee -too- and they marked his c file a special way-

this caused him great problems when he tried to get a real PTSD shrink-

I dont know if it affected the way his claim was handled.

Edited December 21, 2006 by Berta

[john999]

If the evidence I am going to submit to the VA is really important (IMO's, medical records etc.) I drive over to the VARO and I get it hand stamped as received. I trust neither the VA or my VSO to do the right thing. The VA does throw away evidence and claims because they have done it to me before and even admitted it.

A big VARO's mail room is a mess. They get thousands of letters every day. They seem to do better if a official VA form is attached to what every you send them. I use the Statement in Support of Claim as a cover sheet.

John

[Berta]

I agree on that form John- the 21-4138-available at the VA web site-

I thought for years my POA had sent these in- but the first one they ever sent was a few months ago-

I think too that this form triggers their attention-

If I have to send in my IMOs -AGAIN -I will use this form and print the IMos on pink and chartruese paper.