Reporting for Roll Call - 20:10 Hrs 8-9-13 Hi LT: have you been posting anything since your No.3.on the site? Don't see anything else there. Here's what I'm recapping to make sure I'm up to date: 1) The VA uses the Claim Adjuster process to determine claims value level. This means, anyone who files such a claim has to realize their in an "adversarial" relationship from that moment on. So, your insistence that a veteran have an advocate to help navigate through that process is critical. 2)There seems to be a gap in knowledge or understanding of the VA's rules and regs even among its own personnel. Example: Date of diagnosis vs. date of claim. Looks like the thing to do is to file a claim as close to the date of diagnosis as possible, if you want the maximum possible award. 3)Okay, assuming Cherry Troop has done everything laid out to date, what are the specific steps involved with filing his claim? CENTURION