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]

7 hours ago, Buck52 said:

Are FDC treated differently in the RAMP Program? >>> No difference whatsoever.

OR in your opinion is it better a veteran file the  FDC Traditionally? >>>> I always file my claims for Vets as regular claims rather than FDC so I can keep adding evidence I obtain.

and what do you think of this new RAMP program?>>>>>> RAMP sucks unless you have absolutely nothing else to submit. I try to avoid going to the BVA

and what is W---S & NWQ ?? W-S is Winston Salem, North Carolina Regional Office. NWQ is National Work Queue. Basically, they throw all the claims in a huge bucket and the first RVSR or VSR who is idle picks it up and "works" it. Nowadays, there are a bunch of small pre-claim things they need to accomplish such as CAPRI records retrieval from the VAMC you use. Hey, you guys know the VA. It takes one hundred employees to change a light bulb. You probably have to get three signatures to go to the bathroom.

 

[Buck52]

Roger That!!!

 

[Buck52]

Roger That!!!

Asknod,

I've notice some of these claims where the Veteran opt to the New RAMP program the claims seems to be moving faster or being process faster , do you think if the veteran never opt to RAMP his/her claim would have still started moving along?

or is it that you just want to make sure all evidence is presented into a veteran claims  even before a decision is made?  I mean there is enough evidence to have a claim approved , why want more evidence?

Also it depends on what lane of processing the Veteran chooses in the RAMP program as to when a veteran can add evidence into his claims.

My point is I can't see much difference between the regular filing/processing or Opt to RAMP?

I personally don't think RAMP takes priority over Regular processing of Claims?

When a Veteran submits a claim its first come first serve type of thing  right? and who ever grabs this claim out of the basket...its just a matter of when.

Now of course the BVA is a horse of a different color.