Retroactive Pay on Open Claim

[USMCScorpio]

Hi Hadit community,

I am looking to see if anyone has had payments for a claim that is still open, gathering evidence, and still has physicals and appointments yet to complete?

I received a VACP deposit this morning a little over 2k,

Submitted claim 11/2019 - 

Completed the 1st physical appt for hearing loss in early Feb 2021.

Still have a lot of items open which have yet to be addressed on this claim.

Did see the Retro Claim payment info on the va government site and waiting on the explanation letter.

But I am at a loss because I thought you didn't get payments until a final decision was made on your claim?

Just wondering if they've just started paying what they've ruled so far while scheduling the other appointments? Or just shut it down with what looks to be 10% and not schedule any other appointments, while the site updates from open gathering evidence to 'closed and final decision'? 

Which would be odd because there are clearly items that need to be addressed with appointments yet scheduled.

Thanks all.

[brokensoldier244th]

The decision letters won't be in Ebenifits/VA.gov. I don't know why they don't put those in there with everything else, I just know they never have. I got out in 2002 right before Ebenefits started and Ive worked here for a little over a year and I still don't know why decision letters aren't included in your online documents. *shrug* I think they should, obviously, but I haven't figured out who to ask as to why they aren't. 

[Carl the Engineer]

I had two C&P exams on the same day.  One at 10 am, in person, and one at 2 pm, no attendance required.

I talked to examiner at the 10 am exam and asked about the 2 pm exam and she told me that is her time for working on my claim in her office.

Kind of like a "billing" thing, but not really.  Probably more for the examiners accounting for their time.

I think I have had it happen twice that I can remember,

Hamslice