RAMP Question about Winston-Salem VARO

[Wayne TX]

Has anyone else here have RAMP working out of the Winston-Salem, NC VARO office. Just curious if any decision outcomes out of that office.  Day 77 here. Happy to know it is not at my original Waco VARO.........slow as Hell there.

[FormerMember]

Seattle (VBASEAT346) is the only Regional Office that handles RAMP. They do all  56 of the ROs . Nashville does Camp LeJeune claims etc. etc. Welcome to the National Work Queue.

[Wayne TX]

I was told via PEGGY last week that my RAMP Appeal has been with the Winston-Salem VARO since July 9th.   Nothing was mentioned about Seattle.......and I have alSO read that multi VAROS were also doing RAMP exclusively like Seattle, Phoenix, Waco, St. Petersburg, Denver and a few others.   Please explain what Seattle is about since PEGGY is telling us different info?       

Edited July 26, 2018 by Wayne TX
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[FormerMember]

As agents/attorneys, we get to use VA Change Management Agents(CMAs). They're like Chatty Cathy dolls and tell us everything. No. Seattle is the destination of all RAMP apps. You might file it at W-S, but they transship it to Seattle. A few ROs are becoming special HQs for certain types of claims. The rest do all the regular claims. I just had one of my Vets get his decision out of W-S last month. The DRO called me from there to explain what she was granting and what she was not granting. Used to be, they always did your NODs,  DRO reviews and CUE stuff at your own RO but no more. The NWQ is the wave of the future. I just had a SMC determination done on my Vet in Montana by a rater in Manila PI. Yep. It was wrong but so is about 85% of the stuff they do. If you believe Peggy, you need psychiatric help. Did they tell you the Tooth Faery is doing your appeal too?

[Buck52]

 I wanted to as  asknod a question

 

 Great information here from Asknod.

I wanted to ask Asknod a question?  being he is rare on these hadit boards (I can see why as busy as he is)

Are FDC treated differently in the RAMP Program?

OR in your opinion is it better a veteran file the  FDC Traditionally? 

and what do you think of this new RAMP program?

and what is W---S & NWQ ??

Few years ago I had a PTSD Claim   that I filed and sent it to the Janesville Wi claims intake center and I figured they would transfer it to Waco Tx being that is my R.O.....Nope I think they shopped around until they found an R.O. that was not as busy ...it ended up in Salt Lake City Utah from a senior rater.

Of course this RAMP program is fairly New,and it sounds like this is what they are doing in RAMP?.

but to me in my opinion it don't matter who decides my claims as long as they can make a fair decision and in the shortest amount of time. (When I file a claim)

I am claim free at this time and hope to stay that way.

Edited July 26, 2018 by Buck52

[Wayne TX]

AskNod......thank you for explaining......just a quick Q......if you filed a HLR  with an Informal Phone Conversation do they normally tell you then (on the call) what they are granting and denying and if you disagree is making additional arguments at that point make any real difference? I was under the impression the Phone Call was an opportunity to explain Veteran’s position more clearly and where VA has screwed up?

[Wayne TX]

Hi Buck.....to answer your Q......NWQ = National Work Queue and W-S = Winston-Salem VARO. AskNod knows his stuff......nice of him to explain.......VA prefers to keep us in the dark.