j. Actions to After making an administrative decision on a request for relief from the Take After requirements of the Brady Act, VSRs must Making a Decision on a clear the pending EP 290 Request for upload the decision and all evidence/information gathered in connection Relief with it into the electronic claims folder (eFolder) (If the beneficiary’s beneficiary also has a traditional claims folder, VSRs must file down the referenced documentation on the flap of the claims folder.), and right follow the instructions in the table below. If relief is ... Then the VSR must ... denied notify the beneficiary, using the letter NICS Relief Denial in Personal Computer Generated Letters (PCGL). granted notify the beneficiary, using the letter NICS Relief Grant in PCGL e-mail notice of the grant under the subject heading NICS to VAVBAWAS/CO/NICS Relief Grant within three and days, include the following information about the beneficiary in the body of the e-mail: name claim number Social Security number (if different than the claim number) date of birth address telephone number, and date of the grant of relief. Upon receipt of the e-mail, the staff that monitors Note: the NICS mailbox notifies the FBI that VA has granted a relief request. Within approximately two months of receiving notice, the FBI will remove the beneficiary’s name from NICS. 8. Processing Awards for Supervised Direct Payment (SDP) Introduction This topic contains information on processing awards of SDP, including , and .
j. Actions to Take After Making a Decision on a Request for Relief After making an administrative decision on a request for relief from the requirements of the Brady Act, VSRs must clear the pending EP 290 upload the decision and all evidence/information gathered in connection with it into the beneficiary’s electronic claims folder (eFolder) (If the beneficiary also has a traditional claims folder, VSRs must file down the referenced documentation on the right flap of the claims folder.), and follow the instructions in the table below. If relief is ... Then the VSR must ... denied notify the beneficiary, using the NICS Relief Denial letter in Personal Computer Generated Letters (PCGL). granted notify the beneficiary, using the NICS Relief Grant letter in PCGL e-mail notice of the grant under the subject heading NICS Relief Grant to VAVBAWAS/CO/NICS within three days, and include the following information about the beneficiary in the body of the e-mail: name claim number Social Security number (if different than the claim number) date of birth address telephone number, and date of the grant of relief. Note: Upon receipt of the e-mail, the staff that monitors the NICS mailbox notifies the FBI that VA has granted a relief request. Within approximately two months of receiving notice, the FBI will remove the beneficiary’s name from NICS. 8. Processing Awards for Supervised Direct Payment (SDP) Introduction This topic contains information on processing awards of SDP, including , and .