RBrogen Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 FYI VA is going no longer accept DBQs from external sources and will remove public facing documents. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USVAVBA/bulletins/2849db0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder GBArmy Posted May 7, 2020 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted May 7, 2020 There will be mixed reactions at RO's for what they do. But I think it is safe to say that if you already had your claim in and your doc provided a dbq, since it is already in the pipeline they are going to consider. The mere fact that the dbq's are no longer available on line will really reduce those be submitted in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator pacmanx1 Posted May 7, 2020 Moderator Share Posted May 7, 2020 Be forewarned that even though this C & P examiner stated/noted that you have a private DBQ in your records, the rating specialist may not accept your private DBQ. The problem with the DBQs were veterans were getting them from out of state physicians where it was not an in-person exam. In-person DBQs should be accepted but VA may challenge out of state non in person DBQs. I would even think an out of state in-person DBQ exam should be accepted by C & P examiners and rating specialist but VA is VA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deedub75 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) I filed new claims on April 30 for the FDC program. It updated on May 6 saying development letter was sent. So, I was expecting to get a letter stating that I was excluded from the FDC program because I have an open HLR. Usually they exclude you form FDC if you have other open claims. This letter is simply stating that they received my claim and no action was needed at this time and they would order exams if needed. I already see that a request for an exam was submitted. I was expecting to get a 5103 notice if they even still send those. I'm wondering if this is even considered to be a development letter. What I thought was funny is that they still have information on these letters saying that private doctors can submit DBQs and goes on to provide the link to said DBQs. Of course, when you go to the link it says that the VA has discontinued the use of public facing DBQs. Edited May 11, 2020 by deedub75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder GBArmy Posted May 11, 2020 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted May 11, 2020 You can still have more than one claim going at one time. If they are the same type, they will combine them together, say 2 FDC issued separately. But you can have two or seperate types of claims open at the same time and they aren't combined. Like a FDC and a HLR claim. For instance, you submit a claim with two or more disabilities claimed, some new and some supplemental. They split them off, the two different types. On the supplemental group, you have a claim with an item denied; you submit a HLR against it. You still have two separate claims being worked on. You can also throw in an appeal to BVA; again, a separate type of claim. As for the letter you received with the dbq link, they just didn't update the template to remove that and they just used it WITHOUT THINKING. So, what else is new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 deedub75 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, GBArmy said: You can still have more than one claim going at one time. If they are the same type, they will combine them together, say 2 FDC issued separately. But you can have two or seperate types of claims open at the same time and they aren't combined. Like a FDC and a HLR claim. For instance, you submit a claim with two or more disabilities claimed, some new and some supplemental. They split them off, the two different types. On the supplemental group, you have a claim with an item denied; you submit a HLR against it. You still have two separate claims being worked on. You can also throw in an appeal to BVA; again, a separate type of claim. As for the letter you received with the dbq link, they just didn't update the template to remove that and they just used it WITHOUT THINKING. So, what else is new. The MR21-1 must not be updated then. It's still showing that a claim will be excluded from FDC if you have a legacy appeal, higher level review (HLR), or notice of disagreement (NOD) with the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) pending at the time VA receives the EZ form. I'm not even sure it the letter I received would be considered a "development" letter. When I worked there we always excluded them. Did this change with AMA and they just didn't update? All of the private DBQ info is still in the letter. It mentions it a couple of times. Ha ha! Edited May 11, 2020 by deedub75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Vync Posted May 12, 2020 Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Share Posted May 12, 2020 On 5/11/2020 at 4:07 PM, deedub75 said: The MR21-1 must not be updated then. It's still showing that a claim will be excluded from FDC if you have a legacy appeal, higher level review (HLR), or notice of disagreement (NOD) with the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) pending at the time VA receives the EZ form. I'm not even sure it the letter I received would be considered a "development" letter. When I worked there we always excluded them. Did this change with AMA and they just didn't update? All of the private DBQ info is still in the letter. It mentions it a couple of times. Ha ha! When the VA pulled the public DBQs, one of the reasons they stated was the publicly facing documents were often out of date with the updated regulations. It makes me wonder if the publicly facing M21-1 might also be out of date... GBArmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FYI VA is going no longer accept DBQs from external sources and will remove public facing documents.
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