This topic contains instructions for handling post-separation revisions of Introduction IDES-related rating decisions, including identifying in which post-separation revisions of IDES-related rating decisions are applicable situations that require the application of post-separation revisions of related rating decisions, and notifying Veterans whose IDES-related rating decision has changed. Change Date 26, 2014 a. Identifying VA must take the actions described in M21-1, Part III, Subpart i, 2.D.14.c if in Which Post-Separation VA revises a rating decision it prepared for a Veteran who participated in Revisions of the IDES (These Veterans are identifiable by the presence of the Disability IDES-Related (or corporate Evaluation System PLCP, Disability Evaluation System) Rating flash.), and Decisions are the revision results in an increase in the disability rating assigned to a Applicable disability the Veteran’s service department referred to VA during his/her participation in the IDES. (These disabilities are identifiable on the rating decision code sheet as PEB Referred Proposed DES Service-Connected Disabilities.) Rating decisions VA makes as a result of a Veteran’s participation Rationale: in the IDES directly impact the benefits the Veteran receives from his/her service department. b. Situations Situations such as those described below require application of the That Require instructions in M21-1, Part III, Subpart i, 2.D.14.c. the Application of A Veteran appeals the disability rating VA assigned to a disability that his/her service department referred to VA. VA later resolves the appeal by Revisions of increasing the disability rating. IDES-Related A Veteran had an appeal pending at the time he/she entered the IDES. The Rating appeal involved the disability rating VA had assigned to a disability the Decisions Veteran’s service department later referred to VA. VA eventually resolves the appeal by increasing the disability rating. A quality review team identifies an error on an IDES final rating decision. Correction of the error results in the assignment of a higher disability rating for a disability the Veteran’s service department referred to VA. A quality review team identifies an error on a rating decision. proposed Correction of the error will result in the assignment of higher disability rating for a disability the Veteran’s service department referred to VA. However, VA is unable to correct the proposed rating decision, because the Veteran has already separated from service.
Introduction This topic contains instructions for handling post-separation revisions of IDES-related rating decisions, including identifying in which post-separation revisions of IDES-related rating decisions are applicable situations that require the application of post-separation revisions of rating decisions, and notifying Veterans whose IDES-related rating decision has changed. Change Date 26, 2014 a. Identifying in Which Post-Separation Revisions of IDES-Related Rating Decisions are Applicable VA must take the actions described in M21-1, Part III, Subpart i, 2.D.14.c if VA revises a rating decision it prepared for a Veteran who participated in the IDES (These Veterans are identifiable by the presence of the Disability Evaluation System (or PLCP, Disability Evaluation System) corporate flash.), and the revision results in an increase in the disability rating assigned to a disability the Veteran’s service department referred to VA during his/her participation in the IDES. (These disabilities are identifiable on the rating decision code sheet as PEB Referred Proposed DES Service-Connected Disabilities.) Rationale: Rating decisions VA makes as a result of a Veteran’s participation in the IDES directly impact the benefits the Veteran receives from his/her service department. b. Situations That Require the Application of Revisions of IDES-Related Rating Decisions Situations such as those described below require application of the instructions in M21-1, Part III, Subpart i, 2.D.14.c. A Veteran appeals the disability rating VA assigned to a disability that his/her service department referred to VA. VA later resolves the appeal by increasing the disability rating. A Veteran had an appeal pending at the time he/she entered the IDES. The appeal involved the disability rating VA had assigned to a disability the Veteran’s service department later referred to VA. VA eventually resolves the appeal by increasing the disability rating. A quality review team identifies an error on an IDES final rating decision. Correction of the error results in the assignment of a higher disability rating for a disability the Veteran’s service department referred to VA. A quality review team identifies an error on a proposed rating decision. Correction of the error will result in the assignment of higher disability rating for a disability the Veteran’s service department referred to VA. However, VA is unable to correct the proposed rating decision, because the Veteran has already separated from service. related
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