Well this is not good to see.
If the VA scheduled me a appointment at the local VAMC and I have yet to receive my appointment would calling the VAMC be benificial for my. My Peblo and MSC can't provide me with any information. Seattle VA requested the new test on Dec 26.
This does not look promising. I thought the average days where going down for a while and i figured they would jump up around the holidays but not by over 100 days.
I think you have one of the best timelines out there. did you get the ratings you wanted?
I contacted the local VAMC and they were not tracking me having any scheduled appointments. The person I spoke with seemed misinformed telling me I should expect these appointments after I get of the the army in 4-6 months time frame. After explaining I need these test to get out he gave me a number to call but told me to just be patient and wait for the VA to call me for the appointment. About 20min later I got a call from the local VAMC to schedule my appointments. It sucks they are all the last week of January and the last one is on the 28th. I was informed to call everyday to see if there is any cancelations and I might get in earlier.
The test that I am going I already did in my QTC appointments back in June. This process makes no seance to me.
I wouldn't worry--the graphs are created using equations and since January is not yet complete; the equation is producing an innacurate result. The Monday Morning workload for Seattle DRAS shows an average of 1000 cases processed a week with about 1000 cases coming in . Over Christmas, they processed about 800 and that will probably be the same for the week of New Years.
Where did this graph come from?
It is just frustrating that they could not figure these appointments out durin the the 5+ months it was at the VA or during the two previous times my case went back to gathering evedance. It seems that after this there will be more test to follow. Just getting sick of this back and forth, condsidering that I already did these test during my QTC appointments (hearing,chest X-rays, taste and smell). Hopefully this is it.Indeed, but at least you were able to obtain resolution of your forthcoming VAMC scheduled appointments albeit duplicative in nature unfortunately!
To that extent, please remain strong and positively proactive; it shall definitely benefit you in the end!
Thus, I quite often comment that "possessing well-informed knowledge is truly a powerful equalizer."
Best Wishes!
It is just frustrating that they could not figure these appointments out durin the the 5+ months it was at the VA or during the two previous times my case went back to gathering evedance. It seems that after this there will be more test to follow. Just getting sick of this back and forth, condsidering that I already did these test during my QTC appointments (hearing,chest X-rays, taste and smell). Hopefully this is it.
mpmaza2id: re your question on the IDES dashboard VA ratings average and why it fluctuated up by over a hundred days, BLUF - it's only looking at your unit and not the Army or your rating location as a whole.
I was wondering the same thing about why when you click on the VA Rating step the numbers were different from the Army average and what it was pulling from. If you look at the bottom of the chart, it's got the specific unit you're in. For me still in a maneuver unit, I was able to see that it's taken from a sample size of 2 for most months, 1 on some other months by doing the math and re-calculating the averages (I'm sure it would be much harder to determine that in a WTU because the sample size would be markedly higher). Basically, it's just for your company or battalion/squadron it's pulling from - I wouldn't be alarmed. The graph is only indicative of a very small population which can have a very large delta.