ZenArcher
Senior member
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2007
- Messages
- 676
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 02/2007
- Country
- US
- State
- PA
- City
- McEwensville
Who are you using for an advocate? PVA? DAV? Sorry for all the questions but I'm trying to see as many examples as I can so that I can update the paper the ALS Association is going to use.
By the way you don't even want to talk about appeal. Once you submit and they receive your initial package they will make their first decision. You have a year after that to submit additional evidence if you're turned down. During that time your claim remains open and if you are awarded connection it will be retroactive to the date of submission. If no additional evidence is submitted the claim will be closed and it becomes very hard to get it opened again. Appeals can take years to decide so stick with the additional evidence
By the way you don't even want to talk about appeal. Once you submit and they receive your initial package they will make their first decision. You have a year after that to submit additional evidence if you're turned down. During that time your claim remains open and if you are awarded connection it will be retroactive to the date of submission. If no additional evidence is submitted the claim will be closed and it becomes very hard to get it opened again. Appeals can take years to decide so stick with the additional evidence