This is what I received from the VA today in re to the processing time for ratings decision phase. Not sure how everybody is fairing on this lately:
(BTW, my file is at the Baltimore Regional VA)
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This is in response to your inquiry to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dated July 10, 2012.
Thank you for your service to our country.
We apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry. We are currently experiencing a large volume of inquiries and are working as quickly as possible to respond to each in a timely manner.
Your claim is currently awaiting a decision by our rating team. A rating specialist will review it to make sure we have everything we need. If we determine additional information is needed, we will contact you. If we have everything we need, we will prepare a decision on your claim. At this time, there is no indication that further evidentiary information is needed from you to support your claim.
The Decision Phase is completed on most claims on average in 200 days.
The length of time it takes to complete the Decision Phase depends on several factors, such as the type of claim filed, the number of disabilities you claimed, and VA’s pending workload. A claim may take longer in this phase based on the specifics of your claim.
There is one additional phase: Notification Phase.
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(BTW, my file is at the Baltimore Regional VA)
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This is in response to your inquiry to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dated July 10, 2012.
Thank you for your service to our country.
We apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry. We are currently experiencing a large volume of inquiries and are working as quickly as possible to respond to each in a timely manner.
Your claim is currently awaiting a decision by our rating team. A rating specialist will review it to make sure we have everything we need. If we determine additional information is needed, we will contact you. If we have everything we need, we will prepare a decision on your claim. At this time, there is no indication that further evidentiary information is needed from you to support your claim.
The Decision Phase is completed on most claims on average in 200 days.
The length of time it takes to complete the Decision Phase depends on several factors, such as the type of claim filed, the number of disabilities you claimed, and VA’s pending workload. A claim may take longer in this phase based on the specifics of your claim.
There is one additional phase: Notification Phase.
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