Va Your Claim Was Closed

Rule number 1 when dealing with the VA.

Va your claim was closed. It means that a final determination has been made. What it means. Well let you know when we receive your VA disability claim. Then you can go back and retrieve the documents.

To be considered material the evidence must be relevant to the reasons your claim was denied previously. The VA has sent a decision packet to you by US. VA records show that the Veteran filing the appeal is deceased so we closed this appeal. To be considered new the evidence must currently exist and be submitted to VA for the first time.

Please allow standard mailing time for your packet to arrive before contacting a VA call center. When you see a statement such as Preparation for Delivery then in about 5 to 7 days you will get your Decision. Ask questions take notes and even with their permission record the discussions. Documents uploaded here may not be available to the VA for 24 hours.

This status doesnt care if it was approved or laughed at and thrown away. Material evidence must relate to an unestablished fact a fact that VA did not have enough evidence to verify at the time of their prior decision that is. I still have yet to receive the notification letter in the mail. After countless phone calls I found out that no letter was ever generated.

Make copies of EVERYTHING that you and your VSO send in. Your claim will not be reopened until VA has determined that the evidence you have submitted is indeed new and material. If you disagree with a VA claim decision you can request a decision review. My ab8 letter shows I have a 10 disability but shows no amount.

Check your status Sign in or create an account. If you had a open and pending claim that the VA never decided and in my experience at least half of all veterans have one of these in their C-File then it is effectively closed as of February 19 2019 unless you were already on appeal seeking an earlier effective date. It just means that the evaluation is complete and you are going to. In October 2019 it took the VA an average of 943 days to complete disability related compensation claims.

If you mail your application well send you a letter to let you know we have your claim. The packet includes details of the decision or award. Learn more about the Claims Process. My disability claim was closed on May 29th 2015.

Advice on how to file how to word your claim or appeal laws and regulations and how to appeal. Each area working a claim must sign off on it and enter they have Closed their part of the process. If you file your claim on eBenefits youll see a notice from us in your claims list within about one hour of applying. Decision review replaces the old legacy VA appeals process.

There has been a slight slowdown in VA claims processing due to COVID-19. Start your VA disability claim while youre leaving active duty. Its free If necessary have a spouse or friend accompany you every time you talk to the VSO or the doctor. As of March 2020 it took the VA an average of 799 days to complete a VA disability claim from start to finish.

You can wait for the BBE or check your disability list. If you file your claim online youll get an on-screen message from us after you submit the form. Now keep in mind the disability list has been known to be incorrect at timesthe one and true thing to believe is the BBE. If possible use the fully-developed claim process.

The appeal was closed. The Archives are so important to our Veterans as they search to find much needed documents personal stories that can help win the Veterans VA Claims. VA DISABILITY CLAIM CLOSED. It means there was a decision made and your case is closed.