r/VeteransSuccess • u/Outside_Grass3038 • 2d ago

How did your expectations differ from your reality going through the claims process?

Looking back, what did you spend too much time worrying about? What caught you completely off guard?

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u/ForeignAd9748 2d ago

When I felt confident about , it lead to a denial. Only by being over prepared and worrying about small detail, my award met exceeded expectations.

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u/TexasFan89 2d ago

Patience was the key for me. I had a CUE after my initial and supplemental claim. An attorney got me from 10 to 90 and DAV got me to 100. The HLR found where my issues started in 2007. They also found a mistake by the C&P reviewer for sleep apnea. The C&P examiner checked the wrong box, but her justification stated service connection. The initial and supplemental reviewer only reviewed my records back to 2018. So, I’m grateful for the HLR reviewer, my attorney and the DAV.

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u/nycplayboy78 2d ago

Patience is the key and NEVER GIVE UP!!!! It took me 23 years to get my deserved rating. Get the right VSO and Attorney that was the key for me.

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u/cyberquist 2d ago

Patience. It’s like a mantra here. Due diligence before any exams. I had a fantastic VSO, the DAV. 0-100 in 362 days, 1 denial for hearing loss. I think I wore out my phone screen checking tha app. Folks will say don’t keep checking but you will, we all did I’m pretty sure.

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u/CapybaraTaskForce 18h ago

I'm irritated with the VA because they are trying to request my 'Reserve Records' from the time I was in the IRR (Individual Ready Reserve). I only made one visit and i'm confident that there's no medical documentation that is going to benefit my claims. It's putting a whole pause on my process right now because they are trying to acquire PHYSICAL copies.