Retrieving copies of VES C&P exams from Regional Office?

[HONDOII]

So is it a hit or miss on visiting my primary Regional Office and requesting copies of VES C&Ps that have already been rated and approved?  The DAV rep assigned to me refused to print copies and told me to visit the VARO for copies if I REALLY needed them.  My claim is still open because of a couple deferrals but the exams I care about have closed out.  The office is only an hour away but I'd rather not sit in traffic if we can't officially request contracted C&P exam results by visiting the VARO and getting copies on the spot.  Assuming the alternative is a FOIA request? 

Edited June 18, 2019 by Mrpdbo

[Buck52]

My R.O. requires an ahead appointment, with a VSO. or a  scheduled HEARING Review  & DRO Hearings   ect,,,ect,, I even had to make an appointment to come in and view my C-file to which I was heavenly Guarded (watched closely)

They do not like Veterans coming in without an appointment.

Some R.O.'s are different  but the policy's should all follow the same criteria.

[GeekySquid]

Just now, Buck52 said:

My R.O. requires an ahead appointment,

I have called Peggy asking for an appointment and was told point blank they cannot do that.

I have asked Peggy to contact my RO by email/message and ask for an appointment and was told they had no one to send that too.

I use an app on my phone that records every call inbound and outbound,

it is so bizarre especially since Seattle is supposed to be such a liberal city, the people at VA act like I am trying to steal something from their Gulag

[Buck52]

Well some R.O. are more  lenient that others.

  but think about it  Veterans should only go to their R.O. for things like Scheduled DRO Hearings and Reviews to get a better or favorable decision with their claims or appeals

Geeky I don't have the regulations at hand but  phone calls conversations can't be used as evidence anyway  so the apt for this reason is useless I would think.

Paper postmarks/stamp dated  correspondence  can be used as evidence   but if you say ''so and so said this to me on the phone on 6/25/2019  I could  ....>That can't be used as evidence.

[GeekySquid]

1 minute ago, Buck52 said:

hone calls conversations can't be used as evidence anyway 

the admission of phone calls relies on the state. For example Louisiana is  one-party state, while Washington is a two-party state.

What that means is in LA you can record a conversation you are in and no one can object, they can just walk away. It can be entered into the record in court.

In a two-party state all members of the conversation have to know and agree to be recorded.

I don't plan on entering the calls into a court record, but I will damn sure share it with reporters and any HMFIC I can buttonhole at the VA, just to show them that their people are sloughing off their jobs and duty to veterans.