- May 1, 2024
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Success story.. been out for 8 years and just filed in Feb for ongoing neck issues. I was in a car accident while active and for some reason never filed despite a year of ongoing treatment and tons of documentation on the civilian side. I went to my c and p exam expecting nothing to come of it, maybe 10 percent if that. Checked my portal the other day and was rated at 50 percent and received a check 3 days later. Wow. Feels life changing. Really thankful.
Opened the case Feb 10, case closed on April 24. Added dependents today and case opened and closed same day so will have updated pay from now on. The VA is getting very efficient in my experience.
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I literally just downloaded the VA tracker yesterday was in evidence gathering for 3 months, and this morning, I checked, and I went to PFD. Not sure how long I will be here, but I’m excited to see movement. I have an appointment tomorrow with VERA. Increase claim, currently at 60%
Got my 100 PT, good luck to all.
EDITED TO ADD UPDATES!!!!
* Type of claim: New & Increase
* Submitted/received date: 01/19/24
* Initial review date: 01/23/24
* Evidence gathering/review date: 02/28/24
* PFD date: 04/30/24
* PDA date: 4/30/24
* PFN date: 5/1/24
* Completed date:
* Misc details: Did my new claims myself and hired an attorney for my increase off the recommendation of a friend! I got assigned a temp jurisdiction of Cleveland 4/29/24. Hope my rater slept well and is having a lovely day. sending smooches and snuggles to the best rater!!
* Update! So I got all my new claims rated and deferred for my PTSD increase! We’re makin moves team!
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This is deeply exciting and nerve racking at the same time.
New screenshot of where I am now while waiting for my increase to be decided.
* Type of claim: New
* Submitted/received date: 12/10/2023 (ITF 07/31/2023)
* Initial review date: 12/14/2023 (Exam Request)
* Evidence gathering/review date: Finished my last C&P on 02/18/2024
* PFD date: 04/15/2024
* PDA date: 04/15/2024
* PFN date: 04/15/2024
* Completed date: 04/30/2024
* Misc details: Not sure about all the dates. If I recall right, it went to Temp Jurisdiction on 04/12 and I was granted 100% P&T on 04/15/2024 with backpay in my account on 04/17. I had some other claims that were still in process so the whole thing didn’t close until today (didn’t want to post here until it was closed).
Now for a new round of anxiety to kick in. Was talking with a co-worker about paid services since I haven’t had an update since 2024-03-03 and feel like I’ve reached the my VA knowledge limitations. Woke up 2024-04-27 and checked my app for the 1st our of 500 times for the day, and noticed that it was in maintenance mode. I’ve come to realize that that means an update of some sorts. Not always, but about 50/50 of the time. Saw there was an update as of 2024-04-26 and got excited!. Ran to the desktop and checked out the VACT and saw the updates. All of the C&P results were submitted and now its just stand-by, hurry up and wait!
* Type of claim: New & Increase
* Submitted/received date: 2024-01-13
* Initial review date: 2024-01-17
* Evidence gathering/review date: 2024-04-27
* PFD date: 04/30/24
* PDA date:
* PFN date:
* Completed date:
* **Misc details: 90%, going for the hundo**
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Type: Initial
Received: 21DEC23
Initial review: 16 NOV 23 (submitted while still active)
Evidence: 08MAR//26APR
PFD: 08MAR
Got my temp jurisdiction on Friday 26APR23 and it immediately moved back to evidence gathering status, is that normal?
* Type of claim: (New, Original, Supplemental, Increase, etc) New, increase
* Submitted/received date: 4/5/24
* Initial review date:4/5/24
* Evidence gathering/review date: 4/8/24,(updating 12th, 18th, 28th)
* PFD date: none
* PDA date:
* PFN date:
* Completed date:
* Misc details:
* Type of claim: New, 6 issues plus 1 more added by C&P examiner
* Intent to File: 2/26/23
* Submitted/received date: 12/25/23
* Initial review date: 12/27/23
* Evidence gathering/review date: 12/28/23
* C&P exams: 1/16/24, 1/29/24
* PFD date: 1/29/24
* PDA date: N/A
* PFN date: N/A
* Completed date: N/A
* Misc details: I initially filed in 2010 when I separated, but withdrew my claim because I was young and thought it would interfere with my education benefits. Back then it took them a whole year to close my claim which included my knee issue that began in service. 6 months later, I ended up tearing my ACL & meniscus in the same knee that I hurt in service. They never gave me an MRI and didn’t really care to see what the issue was while I was in. When I became a dependa they rolled out the red carpet so my knee surgery and rehab were covered. It kills me that I never stopped to think about reapplying for disability until recently. My body has decided it now hates me so here I am! Anyway, I woke up to a temp jurisdiction this morning. Hopefully i’ll be hearing back soon.
* Type of claim: 7 New, 1 Supplemental & 4 Increase
* Submitted/received date: 22 Feb 2024
* Initial review date: 23 Feb 2024
* Evidence gathering/review date: 18 Apr 2024
* PFD date: 26 Apr 2024
* PDA date: 26 Apr 2024
* PFN date: TBD
* Completed date:
* Misc details: 3 C&P’s (back/knees, MH, and Audiology). Spoke to VERA on 26 Apr and they said I should definitely hear something within a week or two. He seemed upbeat and certain I’d hear something soon. I have no idea how to take that lol. Now I just keep checking the tracker… This has been much faster than I expected, but I could stay PDA for a while I guess.
* Type of claim: New
* Submitted/received date: Feb 21, 2024
* Initial review date: Feb 21, 202
* Evidence gathering/review date: Feb 23, 2024
* PFD date: NA
* PDA date:NA
* PFN date:NA
* Completed date:NA
* Misc details: Been in evidence gathering for 2 months now.
• Type: New claim for migraines, sciatica/lower back, and
• Submitted/received date: 12/19/23
• Initial review date: 01/10/24
• Evidence gathering/review date: 04/22/24 (Final C&P completed this date)
• PFD date: 04/24/2024
• PFN date: 04/29/24
Intent to file: 10 Apr 2022
Submitted/received: 15 Feb 2023
Initial review: 17 Feb 2023
Evidence gathering/review: 25 Feb 2023
C&P Exam: 23 March 2023
ACE #1: 11 May 2023
PFD #1: 17 May 2023
ACE #2: 23 May 2023
PFD #2: 02 Jun 2023
DECISION: 12 June 2023 (1 connected, 1 deferred for “development”)
Denied: July 2023
Requested HLR: 3 Aug 2023
Duty to Assist Error ID’d: 6 Dec 2023
Still waiting: 29 April 2024
* Type of claim: 2 Supplementals, 1 New
* Submitted/received date: Submitted Jan 13, Feb 14, Jan 19 respectively
* Misc details: No movement on either supplemental yet. I had a c&p exam for my new claim (2 conditions) but the c&p exam was only for 1 of the conditions and they messed up and categorized it as an increase instead of new condition. New exam was requested for May 17th. Never waited 4 months for a c&p before so that’s fun. I’m convinced it’s because I’m close to 100%, and they’re f’ing with me.
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: 020 Supp (1 increase for back, 5 secondaries for back).
Initial 01/25
PDA since 03/06.
No temp jurisdiction
* Type of claim: Five increases, Three New, Two Secondary
* Submitted/received date: Submitted Dec 4th
* Initial review date: Dec 5th
* Evidence gathering/review date: Dec 9th last updated in this stage on Mar 13th.
* C&P: all completed by Mar 8th
* PFD date: N/a
* PDA date: N/a
* PFN date: N/a
* Completed date: N/a
* Misc details: Mix of physical injuries and MH corrections.
I submitted a claim for plantar fasciitis on the 26th, and submitted evidence. It went into initial review and now at evidence gathering in 3 days(29th) is that a good thing?
its not my experience the Va move so fast.
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After 6 months!!
Been a long process but had all my documents, medical records and layman statements in order. Retro payment already hit the account for the last 6 months. Heard about sometimes they go back 2 years. Wasnt sure though. Either way “I can rest” – Thanos
Just got 40 for Fibromyalgia and 60 for CFS which bumped me up to 90% not happy about the CFS my DBQ was high marked by my Rheumatologist so I’ll most likely do an HLR. Also, they had my effective date as 16 August 2023 when my claim was filed but my intent to file was April 12 2023. Another thing my Fibro and CFS both are Gulf war presumptive with both diagnosed in 2015 why didn’t they go back to 22 August 2022 when the PACT ACT was signed? Im waiting to get my letters to see what the write up looks like.
**Has anybody ever had success with asking your Congressman for a congressional inquiry into your claim?? I have twice. The first time it went on deaf ears..crickets! My VA advocate swears by it so I did again today..lets see! Congresswoman DE LA CRUZ 15th dist. South TX. Its an election year so maybe will make a difference…? They have specific areas in Gov’t intervention. SS and the VA are the two I have current claims with………..I did see a few VA law firms that advertised the help is not what most think so………**
• Type: Increase for Migraines
• 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:
DTA Claim:
Submitted 4/12/23. It close 4/29/24. Rating did not change.
Type of claim: new
Submitted/received date: Feb 14th
Initial review date:Feb 15th
Evidence gathering/review date: Feb 26
PFD date: March 12
PDA date:
PFN date:
Completed date:
Misc details: this is from VA saying I have chronic stomach flu instead of Gerd. They told me to put in a new claim. So here I am
Type of claim: – New – Days
Submitted/received date: – 1-8-24 – 0
Initial review date: – 1-9-24 – 1
Evidence gathering/review date: – 1-10-24 – 2
C&P Exam Date: – 1-30-24 – 22
PFD date: – 2-02-24 – 25
Temp Jurisdiction: – 4-26-24 – 109
PDA date: – 4-30-24 – 113
PFN date: – 4-30-24 – 113
Completed Date: – 4-30-24 – 113
=70% to 80%
* Type of claim: (New, Supplemental)
* Submitted/received date: Dec 19, 2023
* Initial review date: Dec 21, 2023
* Evidence gathering/review date: *Still waiting for a F*ing C&P for migraines and GERDS*
* PFD date:
* PDA date:
* PFN date:
* Completed date:
* Misc details: Had Supp C&P Jan 6, 2024 but got sent back April 20 for an IMO…… fml…. I have no idea why these claims are taking soooo f*cking long. They were fully developed claims…. SMH
* Type of claim: New & Increase
* Submitted/received date: 01/05/24
* Initial review date: 01/05/24
* Evidence gathering/review date: 01/09/24
* PFD date: 03/12/24
* PDA date:
* PFN date:
* Completed date:
* Misc details: I put my claims in myself. My Examiner said that there was a note that I had an X-Ray showing deformities in my C-Spine, but the image itself was not in the notes. She said it would be best for my case if I could get them from the VA and upload them in there. Something about the VA Hospital not being directly tied to the VA Benefits Group. That was 3/11 and I was able to get them uploaded the next day. I see a quite a bit of late December/early January initial review dates moving to PFA, and I just feel it in my bones that I am right around the corner.
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* Type of claim: New
* Submitted/received date: 1/4/24
* Initial review date: 1/4/24
* Evidence gathering/review date: 1/9/24
* PFD date: 2/3/24
* PDA date: n/a
* PFN date: n/a
* Completed date: n/a
* Misc details: Temp jurisdiction in Boise this morning
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Type of Claim: Supplemental
Claim Submitted: 3/21/24
Initial Review: 3/28/24
Preparation for Decision: 4/25/24
Mental Health, Tinnitus, Messed up right shoulder.
Moved along pretty well, now the wait begins.
Type of claim: Increase Submitted/received date: April 18th 2024
Initial review date: April 18th 2024
Evidence gathering/review date: April 18th 2024
PFD date: April 19th 2024
PDA date: April 19th 2024
PFN date: April 19th 2024
Completed date: April 19th 2024
Misc details: Used REE Medical to file an increase. Took roughly 5 months to get everything done with REE Medical, but a month of that was waiting on an appointment with the doctor since I insisted on an in person visit. Got my DBQ maybe a week and a half after the doctor visit. 70% -> 100% P&T. The claim for increase was obviously insanely fast. Couldn’t believe it when I saw it had completed already.
I know everyone says to stop at this point but I feel that I need to continue so that every issue is in writing and confirmed. PACT Act has an expiration date so I’ll be working on those soon.
Good luck out there battles.