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How many years does it take the BVA to render a decision after hearing?

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How long does it take approximately to get a BVA decision after the hearing?

Hard to believe that no one has asked this question before.

All I want to know is if you had a BVA hearing and got a decision, how long did it take?

 

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I am not disagreeing with the above statement but rather adding that exceptions have and are made if your in some sort of hardship and or you have a congressional inquiry flagged on your file....

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Update. Had hearing March 13, 2018 for 9 contentions Transcripts made of record June 9, 2018 Decision July 24, 2018 So about 4 months from hearing to decision and I  had 9 contenti

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@Hammer46, nothing at the VA gets done quickly.  I know after many years you just want the darn decision, my case took ten years and when I knew a decision was made it only made it worse.  Now is the

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going on 4 years here at bva (after bva hearing) (had 2 remands back to the R.O. as they refused to do what bva judge asked them to do)... it took 6 to get to the bva

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Not in appeals, since I got 100%, and some of it was winning an 1151 negligence, which the VA turns out does not give ful benefits if you win 1151 negligence they squirm and legal loophhole you and your family out of many benefits, really crapp nasty bunch running the va benefits, they wil backstab and scre wyou even if you win you lose. May 2021.

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These are excellent reasons to RAMP.  I just dont want to wait 5 or more years for legacy appeals to the BVA.  No, ramp is not proven but anything is better than waiting 5 years..even a denial that I can appeal.  

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Claims filed Jun 2010

Claims denied 2012

NOD 2012

Certified to BVA Mid 2013 

Transferred to BVA Nov 2017

BVA Hearing March 2018

Transcripts of hearing returned Jun 2018

BVA Decision granting service connection for 5 out of 9 contentions Jul 24 2018

Ratings complete Aug 28, 2018

Attorney Fee Withheld Sept 10, 2018

Nov 20 Still waiting for Rating Decision, Retro Deposit and Implementation. 

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At this stage many veterans are waiting up to 18 months to see the retro and rating decision. This is unacceptable.

You should expect 4 months from BVA Hearing to BVA Decision.

Then approximately 2 months from BVA Decision to Rating Decision.

If you have not seen any progress by then, do the following. 

Call the AMC and demand to speak with the service manager.

I had been calling the 800 # and the AMC getting the same lame runaround.

Nov 20 It wasn't till I called and spoke with the AMC Service manager that my Ratings in Benefits changed to reflect correct ratings, and I was assured that I will see retro within 1 - 2 weeks followed by the actual rating decision. I never saw e-benefits update so fast in my life. Had I not called and spoke with the manager the wait for retro and ratings would have been indefinite like so many others. The break down was with the Attorney Fee Coordinator not communicating to the VSCM that the case was ready for final authorization.

The VSCM cannot authorize what he doesn't know needs to be authorized.

202-530-9000 is the number the VSCM called me back from.

If that don't get you thru

the AMC num is 202-530-9455 ask for the service manager, then make sure it is actually the service manager you are speaking with once you get someone on the phone.

 

 

 

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