RAMP DEVELOPMENT

[Jaydog]

I originally filed my claim 24 August 2014 and the denial came about 15 Sept. 2015. I filed a NOD right away contesting the results. In march of 2018 I got a notice to opt in the the new RAMP program which I did without hesitation. I figured why not i have already been waiting this long and what else could happen. Ill be the guinea pig to see how this works. I have nothing to loose. So a week ago I got a Call from V.E.S. scheduling a new C&P Exam for next week on a Saturday. Needless to say I was quite surprised about this development. I am happy this process is moving forward and I hope the results are positive. Im a little nervous about the exam as well. I will update the progress of this process as it develops..... 

[killemall]

Keep us posted

[Jaydog]

I received an update... They completed one of the claims I received a rating on some, but i am a little confused on one on the PTSD ( in remission ). They did not service connect me for PTSD and that in Remission wording is confusing me.... I still have the one claim open I posted in an above post and will repost at the bottom...

posttraumatic stress disorder with depression and anxiety with alcohol use disorder (in remission)

Not Service Connected-PTSD 

right wrist sprain-Not Service Connected

chronic sprain of muscles/tendons of supination and pronation of right forearm/elbow 10% Service Connected

07/11/2016

chronic sprain of muscles/tendons of supination and pronation of left forearm/elbow 10% Service Connected

07/11/2016

left shoulder strain with rotator cuff tear 20% Service Connected 08/12/2012

left wrist sprain 10% Service Connected 07/11/2016

 

This is the 2nd Appeal in RAMP

 

This is the status of the other claim in which they split my original appeal into 2 The strange part is that 2 of the contentions are the same as the one above just different dates. I'm pretty confused on why this was done

 

Status of Your Claim

REVIEW OF EVIDENCE

• Submitted: 04/17/2018 (Appeal)
• Estimated Completion: 01/09/2019 - 03/12/2019
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• Disabilities Claimed: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety with alcohol use disorder

[Jaydog]

My 2nd Appeal in RAMP moved to Preparation for Decision. I did notice they reworded or added different description of the disabilities......I just hope this one is as favorable as the other one.... Ill keep updating as it goes

[Jaydog]

Update on my RAMP Claim. Looks like it went back a few steps. It went from Review Of Evidence and then today it went to Gathering Evidence. In a Matter of a week it went from Prep for Decision all the way back to Gathering Evidence. I understand That Ebenefits Is not accurate. Case in point before they decided My other RAMP claim It was at Review of evidence and had a completion date in April, But the next day it was complete, So I don't put much stock in the information it displays. The one thing I can tell by the movement is that it is being actively worked on . Since I opted In to RAMP in March of 2018 and its still there gives me hope it will be Favorable. I know they say this is quicker and supposed to get a decision in I believe it supposed to be 125 Days, but going into this I knew that was not going to be the case. I have been waiting since Sept 2015 in appeal status with no movement. I see progress and I am happy about that. Updates to follow...

[Jaydog]

Update, I still have not received my Envelope in the mail on how they came up with the decision they made and that was decided on 3 Jan 2019. My RAMP appeal did get split into 2 different ones. Before they split the RAMP appeals they sent me a letter stating they made an error when i first applied back in 2014. The error was about DTA ( Duty to Assist ) and they stated they corrected the error and sending it to the rating activities for further processing under RAMP. I have not heard anything or received anything in the mail. Its almost been a year now. I am assuming they are waiting to mail me the documents until the other RAMP appeal is done, but I just don't know...I will keep updating as more info comes along, but as anyone else have this experience yet ?

[Jaydog]

My RAMP Appeal went to prep for Decision as of 27 Feb 2019 after being in gathering evidence since 12 Jan 2019, but before that it was at Prep for decision .... We will see