How long from C&P to decision

[dolfanbls]

My C&P has been received by the Atlanta VA Regional Office already. Exam was Monday April 10th. What is the estimated time frame for a decision. This was escalated to a high priority after contacting the Secretary of the VA for review of appeal. I have been waiting for 9 years for a decision.

[Cajun]

Since I had gone to see military doctors for anxiety while on active duty, they had military medical record history for my PTSD claim and so after my initial C&P exam it only took them about three weeks to make a decision and finish my claim.

My sister on the other hand applied and didn't have any military medical history.  They asked her to come in for a few more tests so it took them about three months after her initial C&P exam before they made a final decision.

[broncovet]

"How long" questions are best answered with a coin toss..since VA will take "exactly" how long they want, and not one second earlier.  Or, you can try reading tea leaves.  

Seriously, the VA world's "claimant friendly" system means that VA can take as long as they want, but Veterans must adhere to a strict deadline policy.  (Try appealing your claim after 1 year and one second later and see what happens.)

It took VA 8 years to decide my claim, and its been in appeals another 7 years.  Mine is not, by far, the longest.  However, some Vets get their claim decided in as little as 6 months.  Its a crap shoot to know where yours will fall in that range.  

There are some things you can do, however, to make sure yours is not one of the many which gets "stuck" in some sort of glitch:

1.  Send an IRIS email asking if there is any additional information needed from YOU, that your claim is many years old and has apparently been escalated.  

2.  Call once a week and inquire the status.  You will get a different person (likely) each week and one of them may care enough to actually ask why its been delayed 9 years.  

3.  Keep the pressure on, by not forgetting about it.  The VA can just simply misplace your file..sometimes for years..and just forget about it.  

4.  Email the VASEC, and Trump, too.   

[saxman]

I agree with Broncovet that you have to keep the pressure on the VA, because they will forget about those who are silent and not complaining .  I send an inquiry to IRIS every month as well as calling peggy every week about my current claim.  I also call the Office Of Case Management every one in while. I always print out every response that IRIS send me just in case I need to use it in the future.  I once email the VA secretary because my claim for a copy of my c-file was over the 2  1/2 year mark.  2 weeks later I get a call asking how I want my c-file on a cd or paper.  keep on them!