Hello there, I'm Matthew Hill, along with Carol Ponton, and today we want to talk to you about the VA claims process. More specifically, the appeal process. We see lots of veterans who have gone through filing a claim and unfortunately, it has taken several years to get a decision. They are so frustrated that they end up just letting the claim go and not filing an appeal. So, just to back up a little bit, what happens when a veteran wants service-connected compensation? They file a claim through the VA regional office, and the VA regional office has to process that claim. Again, it can take anywhere from six months (if you're lucky) up to two years right now to get that claim through. Once that claim is decided, the veteran has the decision. They can accept what it says, or they can file an appeal. It's a little bit tricky in that if the veteran is seeking service-connected compensation for an issue and they get it service-connected, most veterans don't understand that they can then appeal both the rating and the effective date. So, even if it looks like you got what you were asking for, there still could be an appeal, right Carol? That's right. And one of the things I'm afraid of is that they're being advised not to appeal. Someone is telling them, "Oh, you got something. Don't appeal it. Wait for a year and file a new claim." That's so sad because basically, they're doing nothing but losing benefits because if they don't appeal, then their benefits, if they're won, will start after the new claim that they filed. So, I think that they should realize that they have a right. They should file for, they should appeal, always. Usually, the rating that they're...
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If you cannot locate your RO, please send a letter to: To learn more about how to use the online Legacy System, you can read You are not automatically granted a Veteran's appeal following its filing; the process requires a supplemental claim form by the Veteran. (See SV-8250-2.) (Veterans claiming a hardship claim must pay the original processing fee as well. See VSO-1232.
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