UPDATE on our APPEAL

[Kelly Severance]

Hello Hadit friends!

I am so excited!  I logged into Vets.gov today and my husband's rating has finally changed.  His migraine percentage was updated to 50% and overall rating to 70%.  We have been waiting almost 14 months since the judge granted the increase on migraines.  Thank you Jesus!  I don't know how long we will have to wait on retro......but we are so happy to see this update!

[vetquest]

We cannot say.  Was there a remand with the award?  Is there any issue outstanding?

[Kelly Severance]

Vetquest,

Yes, there is also a remand for TDIU.  No movement on that as far as we know.  

[acesup]

Congrats to you and your husband, Kelly!  Sounds like it is rolling right along now, thatnk goodness, it was time!

[Kelly Severance]

Thanks Aces!  

[vetquest]

The good news is you got your award.  The bad news is that the VA appears to be holding the cash award until the remand is straightened out.  They are not supposed to hold it until the remand is complete but they have been.  The only bright side is that it is all money being banked in your name.

[Kelly Severance]

Yes. It looks that way Vetquest.  It says on the AB8 letter that the effective date of our last  change to current award was Dec 1 2018.  But we have been receiving the "OLD" amount for the last 5 months.  So I'm not sure what that means..........  I do know that the judge granted the increase in migraines all the way back to 2005 AND under "Disabilities" on ebenefits, It says that the effective date for Migraines is 6/2005.