continue the pending rating EP (110, 010, or 020) broker the to the SOJ PTO the record in COVERS to the SOJ, and add a note in VBMS regarding the deferred If a DRAS is unable to prepare a final rating decision because it Exception: must defer a decision on issues in a pregnant participant’s case, the DRAS all must establish EP 930 (instead of a rating EP), with a suspense date that is 90 days after the participant’s anticipated delivery date. 18. Handling Evidence That an IDES Participant May Be Incompetent for VA Purposes Change Date July 31, 2015 a. Handling The below provides an overview of the process that must followed after a Evidence That DRAS RVSR determines the evidence of record indicates an IDES participant an IDES may be incompetent per . Participant May Be The information in this block does apply if a court has Important: not Incompetent appointed a fiduciary to a participant or determined a participant is for VA incompetent. Instructions for handling these types of cases is found in Purposes Part III, Subpart v, 9.B.2.e-g. Stage Action 1 An RVSR at the DRAS of jurisdiction prepares a rating decision under EP 689 that proposes a finding of incompetency. The RVSR prepares the decision separate from the Important: rating decision discussed elsewhere in this section. proposed 2 The DRAS notifies the participant’s MSC of the proposed rating decision by e-mail provides a copy of the decision and corresponding advance notice of adverse action directly to the participant, and establishes an EP 600 (to run concurrently with the pending EP 689), with a suspense date that is 65 days in the future. The DRAS does provide a copy of the decision to Important: not the participant’s PEB.
continue the pending rating EP (110, 010, or 020) broker the to the SOJ PTO the record in COVERS to the SOJ, and add a note in VBMS regarding the deferred Exception: If a DRAS is unable to prepare a final rating decision because it must defer a decision on all issues in a pregnant participant’s case, the DRAS must establish EP 930 (instead of a rating EP), with a suspense date that is 90 days after the participant’s anticipated delivery date. 18. Handling Evidence That an IDES Participant May Be Incompetent for VA Purposes Change Date July 31, 2015 a. Handling Evidence That an IDES Participant May Be Incompetent for VA Purposes The below provides an overview of the process that must followed after a DRAS RVSR determines the evidence of record indicates an IDES participant may be incompetent per . Important: The information in this block does not apply if a court has appointed a fiduciary to a participant or determined a participant is incompetent. Instructions for handling these types of cases is found in Part III, Subpart v, 9.B.2.e-g. Stage Action 1 An RVSR at the DRAS of jurisdiction prepares a rating decision under EP 689 that proposes a finding of incompetency. Important: The RVSR prepares the decision separate from the proposed rating decision discussed elsewhere in this section. 2 The DRAS notifies the participant’s MSC of the proposed rating decision by e-mail provides a copy of the decision and corresponding advance notice of adverse action directly to the participant, and establishes an EP 600 (to run concurrently with the pending EP 689), with a suspense date that is 65 days in the future. Important: The DRAS does not provide a copy of the decision to the participant’s PEB.
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