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  1. ren hoek

    Help please! 19 months and still waiting on VA rating!

    Amy, try calling these guys if you haven't already - Office of Case Management 202-273-7453. I believe that calling that number moved my case along.
  2. ren hoek

    VA payment

    An update, and some background info that may help others out there: My DES claim closed 4/13/2013 I went through the entire DES (Pilot Program) and received proposed ratings in November 2010 - 40%DOD/80%VA Put in and accepted for COAD in Dec 2010. Had to do the whole MEB/PEB/VA thing...
  3. ren hoek

    VA payment

    At 120 days out of Seattle, no final rating yet. Reply from my IRIS request: Currently claims at the Seattle Regional Office (RO) are taking about 11 months to complete. Please understand that these timeframes are only averages, and that your claim may take longer based upon the specifics of...
  4. ren hoek

    Seattle Regional VA Timelines:

    I retired from the Army on 11/30/2012. DES - DOD 50%/VA 80%. My case is at Seattle, and I just received a reply from IRIS saying that I am in the decision phase, awaiting decision review. Ebenefits still says 'Gathering Evidence', and all supporting documents that I submitted have vanished...
  5. ren hoek

    H.R. 1627 and Mortgage Funding Fee Waivers

    Jennifer, Thanks for the info! I am very sorry that you had to go through this to find out though. I have been pushing USAA to give a definite answer, and do not have one yet. I have uploaded my proposed findings to ebenefits, but keep getting the same thing back from the COE people - NON...
  6. ren hoek

    H.R. 1627 and Mortgage Funding Fee Waivers

    Has anyone here had success with obtaining a funding fee waiver with their Proposed Ratings, as this new law purportedly provides for? On Aug 16, military.com touted this story - "Funding Fee Waivers Awarded with Pre-Discharge Disability Rating The VA funding fee is required for most VA...
  7. ren hoek

    Disappointment in the process

    I have been through the entire process, received proposed ratings, then approved for COAD. Now, I have PDRL Retirement Orders in hand since Jan, but am stuck in the middle of redoing the whole IDES thing. Claim was received in Jan, C&P exams Feb and March, and now no telling when a NARSUM will...
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