Increased Disability Compensation

[Tim Brown]

On April 19th 2018 the Board of Veteran Appeals granted my increased disability from 30 to 50% for one disability and from 10 to 30% for another. I understand this totals 70% using VA's charts. As of this writing (5 Sept 18) I still haven't received any information about if or when I'll get the increase in pay. The first disability said it was back to initial and the other was back to May of 2011. I think initial is June of 2010, so I would guess I have "back" pay coming but again I have had anyone who can definitively confirm this. E-benefits and the 800 number are jokes as these sources can answer no questions. I don't blame the 800 folks they can only give out information that they have access to. So after 19 Apr it went back to my regional office (Indianapolis,IN) for processing. At the 90 day mark since I was unable to get ANY information on the status and my monthly disability compensation is still being paid at the same levels as before the BVA decision I contacted my Congressman. The looked into it and they got a response saying that on the 26th of July Indianapolis had finished with it and on the 30th of July it was sent to an "Authorizer" for "promulgation" and would be finished in a "timely" manner. Here I sit nearly 5 weeks later and still no idea if/when I'm going to see an increase in pay or "back" pay and once again have absolutely no way to track status or get estimates on completion. I understand I'm not the only veteran out there, but it's frustrating in the sim[ply not knowing or being able to get answers. We're real people with real financial issues that could all go away if I was simply payed the increase from 40 to 70% monthly as well as the concurrent receipt that the increase fro 40 to 70% gives me on my USAF retirement pay. Any information that anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. My frustration levels are reaching epic proportions.

[broncovet]

VA glitch number 367,254,351.2

The VA takes as long as they want to to implement a board decision.  "Expiditious treatment" means when ever the VA wants it to mean.  Its because, in part, of Chevron Deference, where the 1980 Supreme court decided that the agency interpretation should prevail. 

So, the VA defines "expiditious treatment" to mean "one of these days, I might get a round tuit, providing that, congress awards VA more money first."  

It took VA 3 years..and fighting with them..to get them to implement my 2012 Board decision.  They said they did implement it.  However, the Board required remand required re adjutication of tdiu under 4.16 b, and the VARO never bothered to do that.   When I contacted them, they acted as if there was something wrong with me...until I copied and pasted the page from the Board decision, which, of course, they never bothered to read.