Question:
Thanks Jim for all you do. I received a status on my appeal for asbestosis. It states the board made a decision on your appeal,(Granted ) in green letters.The judge granted the following issue: Service connection,Asbestosis. If this decision changes your disability rating or your eligibility for VA benefits,you should see this change in 1 to 2 months. I seen this on E-benefits and also says appeal closed,Nov 2019 .I tried to talk to the veterans affairs benefits and service folks about this. They are telling me granted means I was granted a remand for asbestosis.I do not understand what is going on.I have not received a statement of the case for this appeal.The way I read this is asbestosis is granted service connected ,Am I wrong?? Thank you
Jim's Reply:
Without having the record in front of me it's very hard to be certain of this but I think that BVA has granted your appeal for service connection for asbestosis. As is often the case, the BVA has sent that decision back to the VA and it's up to them to determine just what sort of a rating percentage you'll receive. You should expect to receive some sort of notice from a regional office about either scheduling you for a C & P exam to determine the rating you'll receive or simply the notice of any new rating. While this should happen within a couple months, it rarely does so be patient and you'll hear from them soon enough.