When I filed my first claim I could not believe how long it took them to finally resolve it. It actually took so long that I wrote to the President, and that was the only way that it was resolved as fast as it was. And yes, I write to the President quite often regarding issues with the Veterans' Administration and even though it says he only answers a certain amount of them, I have always gotten a response. I also write to the Secretary of the VA, Robert A. McDonald. His email is robert.a.mcdonald@va.gov. I write to him now because I get a quicker response.
Sorry, I digress, Today, I want to share an experience that happened to me yesterday. Everyday I check eBenefits to see where they are in completing my claim. For several weeks, on the status page, (see below), in the update field it read "Requested Documents Date Past Due". I checked the documents page and it said that they had the documents but they were just waiting to be reviewed. Just as an FYI what you see now is the status after I did what I'm going to tell you about next.
If you click on the claim date it opens up and displays all of the claim information. I had always noticed a box in the upper right hand corner which said that if I had submitted all of my documentation and there was nothing outstanding that I could get my claim completed sooner by submitting a request. So guess what? Yes, you got it. I submitted my claim and now everything has changed, (see below).
As you can see from the above screenshot my claim will be decided by November 4, 2016. The previous dates were between January - February of 2017, and the message in the upper right hand corner has changed to reflect this.
I caution you when using this option though. Be SURE that you have submitted all of your documentation and that you have attended all doctors appointments, otherwise you may lose out in your haste for a quick resolution.
I will keep you posted on how it goes and as always, thank you for your support.
TTYL - Be blessed!!
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