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Pending HLR, Pending Supp Claim, Closed Supp Claim. Should I call or file IRIS
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JKWilliamsSr
I am trying to decide if I should call the white house line of file an IRIS claim myself. I am leaning towards filing the IRIS claim because my understanding is that is what happens when you call the white house line anyway. So here are where my claims stand.
1. In September my supplemental for Sleep Apnea and 1 other was closed. I still have not received a letter or any other type of notification about this other than it is what shows on va.gov. I am certain they are required to send me notification and by not doing so is a clear violation of 38 CFR 3.103
2. The remaining claims on that supplemental claim are still pending. I have called them twice already on this for the status. This is the exam where I had the bad C&P exam but there still should have been some kind of movement. I had the C&P exam on November 5th and 30 days later I called to request the status and was told they were waiting for exam results. Called them out on that and they said it was because of backlog. I called a couple weeks later and they were not gave me any additional information. Just stated it was still pending. I personally believe this exam should be in the hands of a rater because it is not an appeal but reopened claims with new evidence. Unlike new claims or increases I cannot request a decision because I do not have additional evidence like you can on ebenefits.
3. I also have an HLR pending for denials I received an October. Right now the status is "A senior rater is taking a new look at your case". It has been sitting in that phase for the last 3 weeks and since no evidence can be submitted it should not take a rater this long to be looking at this. I could be wrong but I have seen way too many HLR's being completed within a week or so of a senior rater looking at it. Maybe it is a good sign maybe not.
Here is what I think is happening. I have several different types of claims going and I think it is just being swept away. The last time I called I asked about both my HLR and Supplemental claim and the person I spoke to was clueless and could not give me any information because in my opinion they did not know what the hell they were doing. I think with an IRIS complaint I can detail all of my concerns and have it listed where it cannot be ignored. Sure it may not make a difference but it will be on record and can be used in my appeal.
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At this point I would go straight to the BVA if your HLR does not consider the IME. There comes a time when enough is enough. The decision you need to make at that point is whether to go with or wit
vetquest
I would file an IRIS complaint on item 1, the case being closed without notification. As to the second, I believe that sometimes it takes thirty days for the C&P to get to the VA when it is d
JKWilliamsSr
One of the issues with supplemental claims is that you cannot actually identify them as FDC's like you would a new claim. You have to rely on the VA inferring it. With a new claim you get the option
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