Checking in to see if anyone has been along the same route and has information on timelines from here.
Filed appeal in 4/2021, hearing with judge on 12/2024, decision on 3 claims was granted just a week ago. Wondering what the timeline from here to the VA process for rating and backpay is, lawyer is no help and can’t find answers anywhere. Appreciate any insight.
Started my appeal 14 sep 2025 got with a judge 11 Feb 2026 was granted today but called I guess they had Decision since 1may but updated on my Va.gov this morning in shock now the waiting game for the rating currentry 87 percent
Does anyone know how long it takes after ace exam to get decision from Va?
So I’m filing for a increase in my headaches, I’m currently rated at 30% but it’s been a big struggle for me and I’ve decided to try for an increase, I was going to school but it made it really hard for me to attend classes and I have a job but I do t have any proof of calling out or anything like that i just try to push through I only work 7 hours a week the rest I’m just at home trying to recover,
With out any prof of economic instability do you think the va rater will even think about increasing me ? I know the 50% criteria which I meet with how frequent I get them it’s just the economic portion I’m not sure if I will be able to prove it besides word of mouth and I also have migraine log for the past 3 months and buddy statements,
If any of you all have be able to get an increase to 50% with out having proof of economic instability please let me know how that went I appreciate it a lot,
JC if anyone has experience with a claim that did not have a C&P when initially filed (denied), then took it to a Judge review, received a favorable outcome and now has a C&P scheduled.
This is for a claim where the judge recognizes and lists all of my symptoms in the decision. The C&P was just scheduled.
Hey gang figured I would make a new post about my current situation. Claim filed September 2021, appeal filed Oct 10, 2022. Hearing with a VBA judge Jan 21 2024, still haven't been assigned to a judge yet a few days shy of 28 months post hearing. I have contacted my State senator.... pointless, my lawyer also hasn't been much help either. Anyone have any insight for me at all? Any tips I could do? Anything?
Showed up Friday as multiple payments then consolidated Monday, and it’s got my bank account info on the bottom.
Anyone else in this waiting situation? VA website says April, 2026 claim average is 72 days, and I'm more than double that so curious if anyone else is getting screwed orrr being made to wait by God orrr something else
So I have been waiting after my hearing since Dec. 2024 as of May 1 it’s being reviewed by a judge, does anyone know how much longer the wait time is?
Does anyone know if the VA is working January HLRs yet? I filed mine January 29 and hoping it's assigned to a reviewer soon.
Hey everyone! I had my hearing May 2025 and have yet to have a 'decision' made on my appeal. Has anyone ever had a decision awarding benefits from the appeals court? If so - how long did it normally take? Just finding it strange it's taking a year after the hearing to get render a decision. Any help is appreciated - thank you!
Need your opinion(s), Submitted my Supplemental Appeal for 4 conditions and VES called to schedule me a General C & P for all four. Each of my claims are already diagnosed on DBQ's just not Service Connected. My appeal corrects that but they are going to assign the same C & P doctor I had before that declined them all but Tinnitus, which wasn't her but an VA Audiologist.
Would you request a new C & P doctor?
Keep it as you know your info supplied now is substantially much more and better prepared (didn't know what I was doing first round, VSO either)?
Hey yall,
Wanted to get a pulse on recent HLR timelines for those who chose NOT to get an informal conference. What have yall been seeing?
Thanks!
I have a claim that is strictly legal. The claim involves predominant condition elevation....it has been actively pursued since '22. I have run this thing through several GTPs and all of them say there very high probability of remand even a moderately high chance of a grant. My question is should I consider an attorney or use the various chats to draft my own...the retro could be very large....what would you do? What was your experience with direct BVA claim?
I’ve heard, seen, and used a couple different 3rd party claim tracker extensions in chrome… but I didn’t realize until today, as long as you have your claim ID, you can see this additional info on the official VA site as well.
See attached photos for URL difference - one is the traditional supplemental claim view, with the “SC###” in the URL (shows single-status “we received your supplemental claim”). The others, are using a similar VA url, but with the claim ID — showing the status breakdown, overview, and files view / upload option.
I've heard that lately supplementals are moving pretty quickly in comparison to other claim types... Has anyone had one recently that can give a ballpark answer on how long it took? Thank you all
Im seeing the VA is processing claims faster than before. what’s everyone seeing for completion? I did an increase for a bilateral eye condition and added two secondaries. all exams were completed and turned in April 21st. turned in documentation from my VA doctor including Aid & Attendance form. Everything pretty direct and straight forward.
April 29, 2026, I finally recd a service connection for Chronic Bronchitis. I say finally, because I've been trying since 2004.
Served 1990-1994. Got a URI in tech school that quickly turned into Bronchitis and Pneumonia, with scarring in one lung. After some medical leave, a waiver for some of my training, I was able to go on to my first base, then a finish my enlistment at a second base. At the second base, my paperwork got screwed up and I didn't get my final physical, dental, hearing, etc (USAF, btw).
Returned home in 1994, and my respiratory issues continued, slowly getting worse over the years... repeat URIs, Bronchitis, and even Pneumonia.
In 2004, a fellow vet and cowoekr told me about disability benefits. I applied and got a denial: no record in your file.
In 2012, while cleaning up my basement, I found a bunch of old paperwork from when I honorably discharged--including documentation of my issues. I filed again, and was again denied for "no records of ongoing problems". My private physician swore they had sent my post-service records to VA.
2017, after continued respiratory problems, I tried for a third time, using the online system instead of mailing or faxing in forms. I had to pause my claim, clicking I would upload supporting files later. The next day, I logged on and the claim had been closed--no files uploaded.
In 2018, I decided enough was enough, and began reachign out to whoever I could for help with this. My congressman helped me finally get my Claims File. I filed my 4th attempt in April 2019, for Bronchitis and Sinusitis. I went to a C&P exam in May, but it was just for Sinusitis--the examiner, who "didn't have time to read my records" that I brought with me, said there was nothing about me claiming bronchitis. She then talked my ear off for 1.5 hrs, telling me about her son's new job, her youth growing up on a peach farm, and how terrible allergies are in the Louisville, KY area. And yes, the claim was ultimately denied.
5th Claim was filed, for Chronic Bronchitis. It vansihed from the online dashboard a few days later. When I called the White House Hotline, they couldn't tell me why the claim was gone.
Filed another claim... denied, because I used the "wrong form".
During all my research into the whole claims process (my county only had a part-time VSO who was of no help), I learned that the constant ringing in my ears (from exposure to aircraft) was compensable. I filed a claim for that October 2019. That claim was approved with service connection and a 10% rating by the end of November.
I moved on to a shady organization that claimed they would help me, for a fee. Shelled out several hundred dollars for a Nexus Letter with a nice pulmonary specialist from Colorado and filed yet another claim for Chronic Bronchitis. The shady group could never be rached for any help. When I got me denial, I severed my connections with them.
April 2020, after more calls to the "hotline", and reading helpful boards and sites like this one, I filed a Supplemental Claim for Chronic Bronchitis... it too got denied. I complained that I hadn't even been given an exam.
June 2020, I filed my first request for a Higher Level Review. The phone interview for that was in September 2020, and the HLReviewer agreed the VA had messed up... and sent it back for them to give me an exam. C&P did an ACE exam... and denied the claim in October 2020.
October 2021, I filed my Appeal... and waited....
June 2025, I finally had my online appeal hearing. After explaining ebverything, I then uploaded a timeline with medical records, neatly organized for the Judge.
And, as I stated above, it was finally service connected last week. So now I'm waiting for my Appeals Board letter, new rating, and 6 years of back pay.
Moral of the story: Never give up.
