Iris

[mymissie]

In Feb,05 I filed NOD on EED- never heard from them. I forgot about having filed,until yesterday. I sent Iris requesting statas of claim!

Within 3 hours,got this response:

Your notice of Disagreement is with DRO. No decision has been made as of this date. You will be notified by mail upon completion.

What say all ??? Same old Bull S--t?

[Objee]

In Feb,05 I filed NOD on EED- never heard from them. I forgot about having filed,until yesterday. I sent Iris requesting statas of claim!

Within 3 hours,got this response:

Your notice of Disagreement is with DRO. No decision has been made as of this date. You will be notified by mail upon completion.

What say all ??? Same old Bull S--t?

Sheesh, it's been there 2 years and that's all you get for a response? Looks like useless information to me except for proof they got the NOD. Do you have a VSO or POA you're supposedly working with?

Ralph

[Vike17]

mymissie,

Two years for a NOD is rather long. However, your regional office's Appeals Team is probably backed up if there's that type of wait. I know it's frustrating, but keep in mind, the VA doesn't like the backlog anymore than the veteran does and if they could have cleared your appeal already, they would have done so at the drop of a hat. It isn't the "Same old Bull S--t?"

Vike 17

[mymissie]

mymissie,

Two years for a NOD is rather long. However, your regional office's Appeals Team is probably backed up if there's that type of wait. I know it's frustrating, but keep in mind, the VA doesn't like the backlog anymore than the veteran does and if they could have cleared your appeal already, they would have done so at the drop of a hat. It isn't the "Same old Bull S--t?"

Vike 17

Vick,everyone,

Thanks for your response. When I stated same Bull S--t,I was only meaning the back log-in New Orleans-- Not that they are not doing their job,but that it was taking so long for them to get to it. Hell,from the time I first filed a claim to now,it been at least 20 years. So whats a few more?

Edited March 17, 2007 by mymissie

[Berta]

Sec Nicholson claims that it is only taking 145 days to work claims and that the claims error rate is lower than it was!

You obviously elected DRO review- I got a Dro review 2 1/2 years after filing my AO claim.

I asked the VSM to CUE the review-it was a sameo sameo-

then I got a DRO conference with my rep-very quickly-

and the DRO told him she couldnt read-

(she meant my 2 IMOS -cost $2000 bucks)

the decision I have shows that my IMos were never considered at all nor any of my other medical evidence-NADA-

that was Dec 2005.

I again sent in all of my evidence to include the 2 IMos -

got 3 signatures in the claim in Jan 2006, and then no news until July- they transferred it to the BVA- I raised hell and the BVA sent it back-

since then it has been with numerous claims people at the VARO and last week moved again back to a rater.

I got that movement by raising hell too-

In august I got another 2000 IMO-

3 IMOS that support the claim-

in Dec 2006 the VA in response to a status inquiry told me that the AO claim was pending but they had NOT received ANY IMOS!

I raised super dooper hell last week and this got the claim to move again.

Question - did you get a proper VCAA otice specific to telling you what you need- that part with be underlined ,or in bold type, and did you get an election form with the VCAA letter?

Also the Job Description of DROs and how they are supposed to handle DRO reviews is posted as a link to M21-1 here at hadit.

They definitely must consider probative medical evidence.

[tssnave]

Berta,

When I got my decision letter from the DRO they listed my civilian medical records as evidence but did not specifically list the nexus statement my doc wrote in support of my claim. They did cite the C&P examiner who wrote a nexus statement during the exam. Since they didn't list the civilian doc's nexus it made me wonder if they counted it as evidence at all and just ignored it or if they considered the nexus (written on the Statement in Support of Claim form) a part of the medical records from her (which they did list as evidence).

Reading your post makes me wonder anew if they even bothered to use her nexus in my claim. I am glad the C&P doc wrote a clear nexus statement.

I'm getting ready to spend upwards of $750 to see a shrink and get clniical notes to cover everything that wasn't covered in my C&P. I sure hope the VA accepts this information and uses it to evaluate my claim for an increase in my rating to 70% where my symptoms fall out.

Sorry to read about the hassles you have been through. However, it is great to read of your battles with the VA. It's encouraging to know there is a way to fight the system and win.

Thanks for your post,

ts

Edited March 17, 2007 by tssnave