close the pending BDD/Quick Start claim, and BDD/Quick Start Claim address all unresolved issues associated with the BDD/Quick Start claim in the decision VA makes in connection with the individual’s participation in the IDES. The below describes other actions that must be taken when a service department refers an individual with a pending BDD/Quick Start claim into the IDES. These actions must be completed within 10 business days of receipt of a request from an MSC for transfer of a participant’s claims folder (or transfer of jurisdiction over an eFolder). If ... And Then … … an IDES participant --- the Pre-Discharge intake site, BDD RAS, or with a pending Quick Start CPS (whichever has current BDD/Quick Start jurisdiction over the BDD/Quick Start claim) claim is still on must active duty administratively deny the Start claim clear the corresponding EP, and permanently transfer the participant’s claims folder to the MSC. MSCs are ultimately responsible for Note: denying the BDD/Quick Start claim and clearing the EP if, for reason, an intake any site, RAS, or CPS fails to take these actions. an IDES participant a BDD/Quick Start the intake site must with a pending intake site has BDD/Quick Start jurisdiction over the remove the following from the current EP claim is on claim modifier or and not “1” “7,” active duty the claim label, and BDD/Quick Start permanently transfer the participant’s claims folder to the MSC. a BDD RAS or the RAS or CPS must Quick Start CPS has jurisdiction over the work with the participant’s MSC to verify claim, and the character of the participant’s service and sufficient evidence his/her date of discharge (if this information exists to decide is not already of record), and all issues associated decide the BDD/Quick Start claim before with the transferring the participant’s claims folder to the MSC. a BDD RAS or the RAS or CPS must Quick Start CPS has jurisdiction over the prepare a rating decision that claim, and addresses all issues for which sufficient sufficient evidence evidence exists to make a decision, and does exist to defers a decision on all remaining issues not
BDD/Quick Start Claim close the pending BDD/Quick Start claim, and address all unresolved issues associated with the BDD/Quick Start claim in the decision VA makes in connection with the individual’s participation in the IDES. The below describes other actions that must be taken when a service department refers an individual with a pending BDD/Quick Start claim into the IDES. These actions must be completed within 10 business days of receipt of a request from an MSC for transfer of a participant’s claims folder (or transfer of jurisdiction over an eFolder). If ... And … Then … an IDES participant with a pending BDD/Quick Start claim is still on active duty --- the Pre-Discharge intake site, BDD RAS, or Quick Start CPS (whichever has current jurisdiction over the BDD/Quick Start claim) must administratively deny the Start claim clear the corresponding EP, and permanently transfer the participant’s claims folder to the MSC. Note: MSCs are ultimately responsible for denying the BDD/Quick Start claim and clearing the EP if, for any reason, an intake site, RAS, or CPS fails to take these actions. an IDES participant with a pending BDD/Quick Start claim is not on active duty a BDD/Quick Start intake site has jurisdiction over the claim the intake site must remove the following from the current EP modifier “1” or “7,” and the BDD/Quick Start claim label, and permanently transfer the participant’s claims folder to the MSC. a BDD RAS or Quick Start CPS has jurisdiction over the claim, and sufficient evidence exists to decide all issues associated with the the RAS or CPS must work with the participant’s MSC to verify the character of the participant’s service and his/her date of discharge (if this information is not already of record), and decide the BDD/Quick Start claim before transferring the participant’s claims folder to the MSC. a BDD RAS or Quick Start CPS has jurisdiction over the claim, and sufficient evidence does not exist to the RAS or CPS must prepare a rating decision that addresses all issues for which sufficient evidence exists to make a decision, and defers a decision on all remaining issues
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