How Long Does It Take to Get a VA Disability Decision?

There are various factors to consider when anticipating when you’ll get a decision from the Department of Veterans Affairs. For instance, it depends on whether your case is at the regional office or whether it’s at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals in Washington, DC. The number of medical disabilities that you’re pursuing within the context of that claim is also a consideration. If your case is at the regional office, you may be waiting years for a decision on an initial claim, depending on the office, like the Oakland regional office versus a more efficient regional office, such as the one in Providence, Rhode Island. What’s critical is that you have a VA disability professional, someone who is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs, like Rob Levine Law, who can have a complex understanding of all of the nuances of the VA disability system. This way, you can cut through the red tape with the right advocate. You can cut down the time you wait to get your VA disability benefits. So, it’s absolutely critical that you have somebody on your side, like us, who can help you streamline that process so that you can get to your benefits as soon as you possibly can.