So, figured I'd give an update today.
I spoke to someone from the VA in their "VA Solid Start" program. They contact you every 3 months for the first year to see how things are going and got a few questions asked.
My claim letter was released on 9JUN25 after re-opening on 25APR25. After a decision letter was issued, it was immediately shifted back to Step 3, though with the original expected rating. They want more information on some deferred claim conditions. It won't have an effect on my rating, but they want to rate it anyway. In addition, my MSC provided some old versions of dependency forms to me, so I had to fill out the newer versions for processing by the VA. They still entered the baseline dependency data, but it was left in a pending status effectively.
So as of today, I'm waiting for the 2nd round of claim stuff to "gather evidence" for the deferred claims and processing of the dependency forms. I have a monthly payment amount that is simply for myself at my 100% rating + SMC-S, as expected.
I have mirrored this post in the other "After IDES VA Claim" thread as well for future reference.
I spoke to someone from the VA in their "VA Solid Start" program. They contact you every 3 months for the first year to see how things are going and got a few questions asked.
My claim letter was released on 9JUN25 after re-opening on 25APR25. After a decision letter was issued, it was immediately shifted back to Step 3, though with the original expected rating. They want more information on some deferred claim conditions. It won't have an effect on my rating, but they want to rate it anyway. In addition, my MSC provided some old versions of dependency forms to me, so I had to fill out the newer versions for processing by the VA. They still entered the baseline dependency data, but it was left in a pending status effectively.
So as of today, I'm waiting for the 2nd round of claim stuff to "gather evidence" for the deferred claims and processing of the dependency forms. I have a monthly payment amount that is simply for myself at my 100% rating + SMC-S, as expected.
I have mirrored this post in the other "After IDES VA Claim" thread as well for future reference.