Incapacitated witness this action, and provide their own signatures and addresses in Section VII of the form. j. IDES If an IDES participant refuses to sign the MSC handling VA Form 21-0819, Participants his/her case must That Refuse to Sign VA Form advise the participant that in order to file a claim with VA, subsequent 21-0819 he/she must submit (or must have submitted in the past) one of the forms listed in M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 2.B.1.b, and inform the PEBLO that the participant refused to sign VA participant’s (the PEBLO will refer the participant to his/her command for Form 21-0819 counseling). If the IDES participant does not sign the form within five calendar days of his/her initial meeting with the MSC, the MSC must annotate the form with the sentence Participant refused to sign sign and date the form below the annotation, and note the refusal to sign the form in participant’s VBMS, and VTA. k. Processing VA will continue processing an IDES case with an unsigned VA Form IDES Cases until the point in time when it becomes necessary to prepare a rating While Awaiting decision (other to determine entitlement to than a proposed rating decision) a Signature disability benefits. If the participant has not signed the form by the time he/she exits the IDES, and none of the forms listed in M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 2.B.1.b are of record (and signed), the DRAS of jurisdiction must take the actions described in M21-1, Part I, 1.B.1.e for handling a claim that is substantially complete not enter the date of notification of the participant in the VA BENEFITS DATE field on the RO/RATING ACTIVITY tab in VTA, and add a note on the same tab that explains the date the DRAS entered in the VA BENEFITS DATE field. 5. MSC Actions Immediately Following the Initial Meeting Introduction This topic describes the actions MSCs must take immediately following the initial meeting with an IDES participant, including MSC actions immediately following the initial meeting, and MSC responsibility to notify PEBLOs of claims involving traumatic brain
Incapacitated witness this action, and provide their own signatures and addresses in Section VII of the form. j. IDES Participants That Refuse to Sign VA Form 21-0819 If an IDES participant refuses to sign VA Form 21-0819, the MSC handling his/her case must advise the participant that in order to file a subsequent claim with VA, he/she must submit (or must have submitted in the past) one of the forms listed in M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 2.B.1.b, and inform the participant’s PEBLO that the participant refused to sign VA Form 21-0819 (the PEBLO will refer the participant to his/her command for counseling). If the IDES participant does not sign the form within five calendar days of his/her initial meeting with the MSC, the MSC must annotate the form with the sentence Participant refused to sign sign and date the form below the annotation, and note the participant’s refusal to sign the form in VBMS, and VTA. k. Processing IDES Cases While Awaiting a Signature VA will continue processing an IDES case with an unsigned VA Form until the point in time when it becomes necessary to prepare a rating decision (other than a proposed rating decision) to determine entitlement to disability benefits. If the participant has not signed the form by the time he/she exits the IDES, and none of the forms listed in M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 2.B.1.b are of record (and signed), the DRAS of jurisdiction must take the actions described in M21-1, Part I, 1.B.1.e for handling a claim that is not substantially complete enter the date of notification of the participant in the VA BENEFITS DATE field on the RO/RATING ACTIVITY tab in VTA, and add a note on the same tab that explains the date the DRAS entered in the VA BENEFITS DATE field. 5. MSC Actions Immediately Following the Initial Meeting Introduction This topic describes the actions MSCs must take immediately following the initial meeting with an IDES participant, including MSC actions immediately following the initial meeting, and MSC responsibility to notify PEBLOs of claims involving traumatic brain