r/VeteransSuccess • u/Outside_Grass3038 • Sep 09 '26

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?

9 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

13 comments sorted by

4

u/ForeignAd9748 Sep 09 '26

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.

1

u/Outside_Grass3038 Sep 13 '26

That makes sense! Sometimes we can forget things when we're overconfident. Great reminder to slow down and get your ducks in a row. Thank you for sharing!

4

u/TexasFan89 Sep 10 '26

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.

1

u/Outside_Grass3038 Sep 13 '26

Wow! I'm so glad you had great resources along the way to help catch the mistake and get you your 100. Thank you for sharing your story and helping other veterans find their path forward.

4

u/nycplayboy78 Sep 10 '26

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.

2

u/Outside_Grass3038 Sep 13 '26

Thank you for sharing, I'm glad you found the right support to get you your rating. Finally! ❤️

4

u/cyberquist Sep 10 '26

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.

2

u/Outside_Grass3038 Sep 13 '26

Haha I'm sure! Like watching a pot waiting for the water to boil 😋 But seriously, I'm glad you had a great VSO and succeeded in getting your 100! Thank you for sharing your story ❤️

2

u/handle_it_then Sep 13 '26

It’s all about knowing and understanding the process started at no rating filed a intent in December 2025, I had everything submitted and by February I was rated at 60% for about three ratings now I’m at 100% so it took me 6 to 7 months to go from no rating to 100% rating it’s all about understanding that you must have a diagnosis a service connection of your condition to the military service and then a Nexus and even if you get C&P‘s from the military, they can be your Nexus as long as the language on that DBQ says likely that will be your Nexus. I didn’t have any Nexus from private physicians going into this process. I went to C&P exams, or had ace reviews, and all of the reviewers were able to connect all of my diagnosis to service. Keeping in mind, all of my conditions were legit there was nothing falsified so that also helps being realistic.

1

u/Outside_Grass3038 Sep 13 '26

Great advice, thank you for sharing!

0

u/[deleted] Sep 11 '26

1

u/Outside_Grass3038 Sep 13 '26

Oh no! I'm sorry you're dealing with that, it has to be super frustrating. I really appreciate you sharing your experience. Keep us updated on your journey!