- April 24, 2024
- Posted by: legaleseblogger
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## Checking in on Your Claim Status
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– Misc details:
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* Type of claim: New(Fully Developed)
* Submitted/received date: 20 Dec 2023
* Initial review date: 21 Dec 2023
* Evidence gathering/review date: 28 Jan 2024
* PFD date: 17 Feb 2024
* PDA date: Wasn’t there at 8 am this morning, then 2 hours later it was a Completed claim.
* PFN date: 21 Apr 2024
* Completed date: 22 Apr 2024
* Misc details: Waco, Tx jurisdiction, 9 Feb 23 C&P uploaded a day later. Approved @ 30% for a busted up shoulder. Had 3 months worth of PT records from in service plus a out of service private Ortho Doc x-ray and diagnosis from spring of ’23.
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I made an account just to post this and say THANK YOU to this community. After 6 years of filing claims i finally got this. Ive been reading every post on here for the last couple of months and ive learned so much from you nice people. Thank you to every one, i hope you all have luck in the future. Dont stop trying.
* Type of claim: MST New Claim
* Submitted/received date: Dec 11 2023
* Initial review date: Dec 13 2023
* Evidence gathering/review date: Mar 18 2024
* PFD date: April 18 2024
* Type of claim: Fully Developed Increase (020SUPP)
* Submitted/received date: 12/29/23
* Initial review date: 12/29/23
* Evidence gathering/review date: 1/5/23
* PFD date: 1/8/23
* PDA date: TBD
* PFN date: TBD
* Completed date: TBD
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This my second time being here. I was originally in PFD from 11/23 to 3/8/24 when I got a temp jurisdiction the first time. On 3/14 my claim was sent back for exam rework which took a month. Hopefully it gets rated this time.
New here. Corpsman 2010 to 2015, 100 p&t, some meps experience to lol. Willing to help in anyway I can!
Type of claim: New (Fully Developed)
Submitted date: 4/18/24
Initial review date: 4/18/24
Evidence gathering/review date: 4/20/24
PFD date: 4/20/24
PDA date: 4/20/24
PFN date: 4/22/24
Completed date: 4/22/24
Misc details: I realize mine might be one in a million. It went incredibly quick. I went from 90% to 100 P&T. It was Des Moines jurisdiction. It doesn’t seem real yet. Any questions please let me know.
Type: original
Submitted: 24 Oct 23
Initial review: 24 Oct 23
Evidence Gathering: 28 Dec 23
C&Ps: 23 Feb 24 (MH), 07 Mar 24(hearing), 05 Apr 24(musculoskeletal)
PFD: n/a
PDA: n/a
PFN: n/a
Complete: n/a
Notes: all C&P’s done. One from 07 March uploaded on 26 March. Others haven’t yet, but are done with VES QA. VES said they sent them in, VA says they haven’t received them. Called VERA and VES. Crickets.
It’s starting to get frustrating cause I’m being held up by VES. Not saying that it would speed things up if they were uploaded, just that I’d be slightly less pissed if they were already in my file.
This sucks.
2 Claims
• Submitted/received date: DTA opened by VA after an HLR
• Initial review date: 4/12/2023
• Evidence gathering/review date: 11/2023
• PFD date: 4/12/2024
• PDA date:
• PFN date:
• Completed date:
• Misc details: VERA let me know it’s been with a rater since April 12th.
2nd Claim
• Submitted/received date: 2/6/2024
• Initial review date: 2/6/2024
• Evidence gathering/review date: 2/9/2024 (ACE Exam done this date too)
• PFD date: 2/12/2024
• PDA date:
• PFN date:
• Completed date:
• Misc details: this is a migraines increase
* Type of claim: (Increase)
* Submitted/received date: 1/26/24
* Initial review date: 1/27/24
* Evidence gathering/review date: 2/2/24
* PFD date:
* PDA date:
* PFN date:
* Completed date:
* Misc details: Woke up to my temp location Wichita, it feel early but maybe I got lucky. Set up an in-person vera meeting for the 25th, so maybe it has something to do with that
* Type of claim: New
* Submitted/received date: 12FEB2024
* Initial review date: 13FEB2024
* Evidence gathering/review date:21FEB2024
* PFD date: 25FEB2024
* PDA date: TBD
* PFN date: TBD
* Completed date: TBD
* Misc details:
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Can anyone explain what is going on here? I had another round of half-assed musculoskeletal and tinnitus appointments and it has been like this for a good minute.
* Type of claim: New
* Submitted/received date: October 18th, 2023
* Initial review date: October 19th, 2023
* Evidence gathering/review date: October 19th, 2023
* PFD date: April 19th, 2024
* PDA date: April 23, 2024
* PFN date: N/A
* Completed date: N/A
* Misc details: Went all the way to PFN back in February and then had to do all my C&Ps all over again and went back to evidence gathering phase 3. So, all you guys in PFN or PDA, remember, it can go back all the way to the beginning.
* Type of claim: Increase
* Submitted/received date: 2024-01-16
* Initial review date: 2024-01-17
* Evidence gathering/review date: 2024-03-01
* PFD date: 2024-04-01
* PDA date: 2024-04-16
* PFN date: N/A
* Completed date: N/A
* Misc details: Called VERA 04/17 and they said someone was actively working on the paperwork. Its been a week and still PDA. Boise is the temp jurisdiction.
*Two claim, unrelated*
Type: New, Fully Developed
Submitted/Received and Initial Review: Last week Mar. (’24)
Evid. Gather: First week Apr.
C&P One: Mid Apr.
C&P Two: Set for mid May, required hard to get specialist.
PFD, PDA, PFN, completed: N/A
Head injury. Didn’t get seen in service but in Mar. gained new supporting evidence of incidents.
Have a MH rating for pure psych reasons, hope I don’t jeopardize it being reduced, but migraines and some other issues for years. Wanted to at least be checked for TBI concerns. No matter how it goes at least the VA process will let me finally see a specialist to check underlying cause, for years civilian insurance wouldn’t.
*Also…*
Type: Supplemental (Fully Developed?)
Submitted: Mid March (’24)
Initial Review(?)/”A Reviewer Is Examining Your Evidence”: Late March
“In The Decision Phase” (Called for unrelated reason but this got said on phone): Mid April
During earlier claim helpful examiner noted something but since I hadn’t directly noted it myself or provided evidence it lacked supporting evidence, they suggested look into it down the road instead of getting a negative exam if they added it that day. Looked into it, gathered medical documents to support, submitted Supplemental.
Type of claim: Supplimental/HLR now Submitted/received date: September 26, 2023
Initial review date: February 13, 2023 for the previous decision, Duty to Assist on 1/30/24
Evidence gathering/review date: VA identified an error that must be corrected on January 30, 2024, ‘The Veterans Benefits Administration is correcting an error’
Misc details: Sleep exam Dec 2020 after complaints of exhaustion for months, waking up choking. Results not given by dr until Summer 2021. Cpap not given until summer 2023. Denial of sleep apnea claim secondary to pain, HLR request in Sept 2023. Weight gain from injuries, depression, pain at about 40 lbs, down 20 from that, at one time 40, but it fluctuates based on pain and stress pretty hard. Now just waiting to see if I get some kind of good news.
Type new and supplemental
Submitted OCT 23
Been PFN twice received tinnitus 10%, right wrist 10%, Left wrist Deferred for the 3rd time., Back Denied, Knee Denied but acknowledged service event( waiting on left wrist to submit a new supplemental), Sleep Apnea denied, Migraines(reclassified as Tension headaches) 0%Filed a supplemental immediately for them because the rater F’d up. (its bad when the VA employee that pulls your DBQ’s tells you to file a supplemental immediately) also submitted a migraine log Thank you all for the recommendation on that BTW.
the TLDR is that i am back in Gathering of evidence hell for my left wrist.
I find this interesting because both wrists are on the same DBQ and both are the same exact diagnosis The only thing that comes to mind is that it is listed as my dominant hand so maybe that changes something IDK. it went back to the same DR for another ACE exam. came back went all the way back to PFD then bounced back to gathering of evidence the next day. No movement at all. scheduled a VERA call. Person i got was as useful as a box of rocks (and i normally dont go after call center people like that but he couldn’t even give me accurate events in the order of which they happened.) the only good thing out of the call is that i did find out my supplemental was marked for a new exam so at least its moving. its just so aggravating that there has been no request for exams submitted. probably wont see this completed until next FY oh well.
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How do you find your PFD, pda, and pfn dates?
* Type of claim: (New & Increase)
* Submitted/received date: 12-18-23
* Initial review date: 12-19-23
* Evidence gathering/review date: 12-20-23
* PFD date: 12-20-23
* PDA date: Not yet…
* PFN date: N/A
* Completed date: Who knows
* Misc details: Called VERA on 4-12 and they told me since I submitted nexus letters with my claim and doctor DBQs that someone should have looked at it a long time ago. Then after my call went temp jurisdiction in Chicago on 4-15. Been there since. VERA said I “should” have a decision this week.
* Type of claim: 3 secondary, 1 Increase, 2 supplemental
* Submitted/received date: March 25, 2024
* Initial review date: March 26, 2024
* Evidence gathering/review date: March 28, 2024
* PFD date: n/a
* PDA date: n/a
* PFN date: n/a
* Completed date: n/a
* Misc details: Supplemental C&P completed April 18th with QTC, exam not uploaded to VA yet. C&P for other claims scheduled in early May
* Type of claim: New- Sleep Apnea secondary – ACE exam
* Submitted/received date: 12/23/2023
* Evidence gathering/review date: 12/26/23
* PFD date: 1/20/24
* PDA date: TBD
* PFN date: TBD
* Completed date: TBD
* Misc details: Just got a Temporary Jurisdiction 4/22/24 Winston-Salem.
* I am guessing within the next week.
Sleep apnea granted secondary to PTSD
Wanted to give yall my personal experience getting OSA approved secondary to PTSD/MH.
– complaints of sleep problems during service circa 2014. No diagnosis
– get out 2015, OSA claim denied
– 2019 private sleep study, OSA diagnosis, cpap prescribed
– 2023 supplemental claim including nexus letter/DBQ from Dr Finnerty and buddy/personal statements
– VA requests 2 separate medical opinions. C&P scheduled 6 months later. 2 more medical opinions requested.
– 10 months after submission, I get denied, stating it’s not service connected due no complaints in service. Denial letter does not list my nexus letter nor military medical records which clearly show in service complaints of sleep issues.
– my VA accredited rep (Wesley McCauley of United for Vets) recommends we immediately file a CAR (claims accuracy request) due to this clear error. Only a VA rep/attorney can file these I believe. This is basically an expedited form of an HLR.
– 30 days letter my claim is approved. The approval letter said Dr Finnertys nexus was well thought out and substantive, while the LHI opinion simply stated “PTSD cannot cause OSA”, with no medical evidence to support that stance. There was no mention of my in service complaints so I believe my nexus letter was the major factor here.
I know Ive read this sub for hours and hours on end trying to soak up any/all information. Just wanted to share my experience to show that it IS possible to get OSA linked to PTSD but it isn’t easy, even with in service complaints. Also big thank you to Wesley for recommending the CAR, which despite my months of research, I didn’t even know existed.
Good luck to everyone getting what you deserve.
Type of Claim: increase & new (migraines & insomnia)
Submitted/received date: 21 Nov 2023
Initial review date: 22 Nov 2023
first C&P: 14 Dec 2023 (submitted request for new C&P.. they scheduled me during my flight to visit family lol)
Evidence gathering/review date: 22 March 2024
C&P dates: 30 march 2024 & 4 april 2024
PFD: 17 April 2024
PDA: 22 April 2024
PFN: TBD
Complete date: TBD
misc details:
-houston temp jurisdiction
-last status update said “we closed the notice for second signature” on April 22nd
Type: New
Submitted: 6/14/2023
C&P: 7/2023
Evidence gathering: 10/2023
PFD: 4/4/2024
PDA:4/20/2024
PFN: 4/22/2024
Complete: 4/23/2024
Still waiting. Filed BDD sept 3. Been retired 2 months. Still nothing went to temp jurisdiction once and went to NA. I’m considering reaching out to local congressman to ask wtf is up going on 9 months and 5 months since C&P exams