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ErinNick
So, long story short.. my husband filed an Intent to File in September of 2015. He spent a year collecting medical records and everything he needed to submit his PTSD claim. He finally sent his claim in in September of 2016. He was finally awarded 70% disability in October of 2017, and with that award, he was backdated from September of 2016, when the claim was filed. Our thoughts were, he should have been awarded backdated pay to September of 2015 (when the Intent to File was received) so he sent in an appeal on the effective date. We converted to RAMP mid-March and have anxiously been awaiting the decision which should have been a no-brainer to me since the VA has his Intent to File. I can see on E-Benefits that a decision letter was mailed on August 1, but he did not receive back pay for that year in his bank account. We have taken this as a bad sign and that he didn't win his appeal. We think this way because when he got the original backpay, we were unaware until it just showed up in his bank account. What do you guys think? And if he didn't win, the appeal, why the hell not?! Doesn't an Intent to File start your claim when you file it?? I just can't see how it's not cut and dry.. Thanks for the help!!
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Sorry guys! Jumped the gun.. Woke up this morning with a pretty hefty lump sum on the day we closed on our new home! He was awarded is back pay after all!!
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