been made, and has not has been made instructions for addressing issues or contentions incorrectly added to a valid EP and a decision been made, and has not has been made exhibit 1: notification letter to claimant informing of an incorrectly established exhibit 2: notification letter to claimant informing of an incorrectly adjudicated claim, and receipt of a prescribed form in response to incorrect claims guidance after the EP 930 has been cleared. October 22, 2015 Change Date As stated in M21-1 Part III, Subpart ii, 2.B.1.b. effective March 24, 2015, VA a. How to Identify an will only recognize compensation, pension, survivors, and related claims if Incorrectly they are submitted on the required standard forms. Established Claim The term established claim” refers to a request for benefits not “incorrectly submitted on a prescribed form that was received and established and processed a new EP, or added to an existing EP and processed. In situations a claim was incorrectly established based on receipt of a request for benefits not submitted on a prescribed form, corrective action is needed as described in this topic. These instructions do not apply to Notes: requests for reconsideration, as indicated in M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 2.F.1.a, or a request for application that was misidentified as a claim, but has not had development initiated. Follow the guidance in M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 2.C.2.b. b. Information To resolve the issue quickly, the claims processor must inform the claimant to Provide the and/or authorized representative Claimant or Authorized that the request for benefits was incorrectly accepted as a claim, and VA Representative regulations require that all claims must be submitted on a prescribed form effective March 24, 2015, which issues or conditions cannot be considered a valid claim that VA will not continue to process a pending request for benefits a complete claim is received on a prescribed form
has not been made, and has been made instructions for addressing issues or contentions incorrectly added to a valid EP and a decision has not been made, and has been made exhibit 1: notification letter to claimant informing of an incorrectly established exhibit 2: notification letter to claimant informing of an incorrectly adjudicated claim, and receipt of a prescribed form in response to incorrect claims guidance after the EP 930 has been cleared. Change Date October 22, 2015 a. How to Identify an Incorrectly Established Claim As stated in M21-1 Part III, Subpart ii, 2.B.1.b. effective March 24, 2015, VA will only recognize compensation, pension, survivors, and related claims if they are submitted on the required standard forms. The term “incorrectly established claim” refers to a request for benefits not submitted on a prescribed form that was received and established and processed a new EP, or added to an existing EP and processed. In situations a claim was incorrectly established based on receipt of a request for benefits not submitted on a prescribed form, corrective action is needed as described in this topic. Notes: These instructions do not apply to requests for reconsideration, as indicated in M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 2.F.1.a, or a request for application that was misidentified as a claim, but has not had development initiated. Follow the guidance in M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 2.C.2.b. b. Information to Provide the Claimant or Authorized Representative To resolve the issue quickly, the claims processor must inform the claimant and/or authorized representative that the request for benefits was incorrectly accepted as a claim, and VA regulations require that all claims must be submitted on a prescribed form effective March 24, 2015, which issues or conditions cannot be considered a valid claim that VA will not continue to process a pending request for benefits a complete claim is received on a prescribed form
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