Docket Date NOV2017

[Smitty2020]

On VA.gov they removed the "decision soon" box since I asked them what soon meant to the VBA since that statement was on my appeal status from FEB2019 until SEP2020. Now the VA.gov shows as of today 10/28/20 60,498 appeals ahead of me. On the other hand they also state that they are reviewing appeals from AUG2017. My main issue here is I thought the VBA was first come first serve, so how can you be reviewing appeals older before you complete appeals before it.  On the other hand if they are working on AUG2017 how is that first come first serve, shouldn't that appeal have been completed years ago if they go by first come first serve? Just extremely frustrated that nothing the VBA post on VA.gov or tell the govt match up to what they are actually doing. I figure I will get my virtual hearing sometime between now and an astronaut reaches Mars. Any advise or experience from others would be helpful. 

 

 

[broncovet]

Getting upset with "VA.gov" is like getting upset with the weatherman.  Like the weatherman, VA.gov often gets it wrong.  Relax, get a hobby and wait for the envelope.  

[AllTheWay]

I feel you Smitty. I am in the same situation. I am under the old legacy system being that I had appealed my claim in 2018. It has been sitting at the BVA level since then and all I hear, due to cover everything is behind. All I know that if all of my appeals do get granted, being that BVA takes their sweet little time, backpay will be looking like J Lo's rump shaker.

[Miken2c74]

I wish you all the best. I fought my case for 7 years only for them to grant and give me an erroneous effective date. Of course I have an HLR in for an EED. So after they grant check your Effective date.

[pacmanx1]

1 hour ago, Miken2c74 said:

I wish you all the best. I fought my case for 7 years only for them to grant and give me an erroneous effective date. Of course I have an HLR in for an EED. So after they grant check your Effective date.

This is typical local VARO BS, they try to state that the veterans' condition became service connected at the latest/recent C & P exam or the veteran's increase was noted as of the latest/recent C & P exam.  If those are the cases, why would veterans put in a claim.  The service connections and or increases are why veterans file for them and not the C & P exams. IMHO always check you Effective Dates. If you disagree then file a NOD and make sure your rating matches your Effective Dates. These are ways that VA can cheat veterans out of some of their retro payments and benefits.

[pacmanx1]

Just think your claim goes to BVA after being denied by the local VARO and BVA grants your claim  and remands it back to the local VARO, only to have them low ball your rating and or screw up your effective date so the veteran has to file a new NOD/appeal/HLR to have them review the evidence.  We are talking about years that this has been going on and with each appeal for the exact same condition/disability gets a brand-new docket date and the wheel and the wait starts all over again and again. 

[GBArmy]

Great example of the "Hamster Wheel." But then, it's the only game in town.