Claim closed now reopened under reconsideration

[seminoles]

Has anyone had a claim closed (August of this year) and now it is reopened, I was called by the regional office yesterday and it is under reconsideration.  I am assuming this is good news as this was a few deferred items left on my claim and they were all denied or left at the current sc I had. 

[allansc2005]

Seminoles, did you request a reconsideration? Sure it's not secondary conditions that were initially overlooked?

 

Allan

2-2-0 HUAH!

[MikeHunt]

Did your VSO file or complain on your behalf?

Quality does go through a small percent of claims. Sometimes they actually do their job.

[Berta]

It sounds like maybe the VA caught an error they had made.

By 'closing the claim' do you mean they denied, but you filed a NOD right away????

Odd.... to re-open means they had new and material evidence that they might have overlooked when they 'closed' the claim.

 

[seminoles]

This was part of a claim that closed but these items were deferred, I never received the award package but had sent an email out with a complaint about the denial.  The regional office called me  and also had me speak with the VSO at the RO office that day, he let me know that he had typed of a reconsideration and that it was going to move very quickly the woman who called me on the phone from the regional office had walked into his office and asked him to write the reconsideration and why.  I initially thought the phone call was because I had asked for a new award letter to be sent out as I hadn't received one and had asked for another.  The VSO at the regional office told me to sit tight and wait a week or two and that things should go favorably......why the heck the RO doesn't do things right the first, second or even 3rd time I have no idea.  This is the second time on this claim I have had to call bs.  The last time I just got a new award letter with an apology in 2 weeks and the other items went into deferred (which is what these items are now being reconsidered, they were all denied after being deferred) after the claim had been closed.    Now with Irma hitting I am sure it will take longer but we shall see, what a mess.   I do write very compelling emails to folks who happens to be situated in high places apparently, that is all that has stopped me from having to go to hearings (which would be very difficult for me) or waiting years in appeals.  Not quite sure why the rater doesn't look at the exact same evidence that I sent out in the emails?  That gets the attention and makes them have to reconsider?  THAT is the question, isn't it :)

Edited September 8, 2017 by seminoles

[allansc2005]

Seminoles, trying to figure out why the VA doesn't do things right the first time will drive one further into depression, and have you standing on your head in a corner, stacking BB's with your tongue!

Sounds to me like a review of your case was done, either by a random audit or something else, and errors were found.

Did you "officially" ask for a reconsideration?

Allan

2-2-0 HUAH!

[Berta]

I like your style- you dont sit back and accept their crap.

Deferred means just that, so someone screwed up by closing the claim.

I bet this stuff happens more than we know.