To "RAMP" or not to "RAMP"

[broncovet]

As many may know, Congress has passed new legislation which essentially requires VA to cut down on appeal backlog.  This plan is known as "RAMP".  

Currently, only Veterans who ARE INVITED by VA can elect to go with RAMP.  Im not sure it will do much good to write to VA and tell them you want RAMP, tho its POSSIBLE that VA may grant this request.  

A well known law firm has published some credible, and valuable information on RAMP.  If offered a chance to "RAMP" through a VA letter, its probably a good idea to:

1.  Just do it and go for RAMP.

2.  At least read the following before declining ramp, and discuss this with your representative.  

https://cck-law.com/news/news-cck-live-revisiting-ramp/

MY summary:

    UNLESS you have a compelling reason, opt "in" for RAMP.  

    CCK says you should not do RAMP if any of these would harm your claim:

However, veterans should fully consider that participating in RAMP means:

• not being able to appeal to the Board until at least February 2019.
• not being able to take their claim directly to the Board of Veterans Appeals.
• never going back to the legacy appeals process.

 

 

[bpweryz]

Ouch man that sucks. I put in new DBQs so we’ll see if they try to pull a fast on one me.  

[WomanMarine]

I have not received my 'brown envelope' although my bank acct. recently got a few thousand deposited into it. So I expect soon ...

Sooner the better, as I know I have to ... again, appeal. 

[bpweryz]

I wish instead of trying to get done faster with everything, I wish they would get done  correctly.  I have pretty much been in an appeal pretty much since 2008. But have won a few appeals.  Good luck. At least you got something this round. 

[Wayne TX]

Your moving along at a nice clip......good luck.

[bpweryz]

Yeah after years of the waiting game; moving this fast just makes you feel like they are going to deny everything just to clear the system 

[bpweryz]

Well checked this morning when I looked at ebenefits— I went back to Prep for Decision with and estimated completion date of 9/6 to 10/11   So the wait continues. I hope that they do not just bounce me around   ( still faster than where I was before)