Recently I went to the VA Ambulatory Center in Col...

Recently I went to the VA Ambulatory Center in Columbus, OH, in order to inquire about and explain the situation that should be soon forward to VA Secretary, Undersecretary, and VA Inspector General. At first, I talked with a very nice guy whom is in charge of scheduling C&P appointments and proceeded to explain to him the nature of the situation, and everything was very sensible and intelligible for him; but then he indicated that he only did the scheduling and were not into the adjudicating process and its steps so he could not relay any message to the RO on my behalf. So, in order to relay a message to the Cleveland RO he took me to talk to someone at the same medical facility who happens to be Veterans Administration Benefits representative. All along, talking to this VAB guy was one of the most obnoxious and obtuse experiences I have ever had in my life: he was basically trying to convince me that the whole thing was part of the remanded early effective date for the IU and that the SMC (which nothing but an intrinsincal part of the IU) was the key word for the whole thing. He was therefore indicating that the RO would re-adjudicate a well deliberated, determined, and decided appeal by the BVA which have already gone through all the claim and appeal process, motions, and steps and have ultimately then been decided at the BVA level should then go back to be decided yet again by the clowns at the RO only because the name REMAND alongside the key word SMC were present even although the remanded portion have no relation or correlation whatsoever of any nature, shape, or form within this scenario concerning the appealed cases concomitant to the subsequent failure to of the RO (no surprise there) follow the BVA rule and order and thus update the ratings. I thought I had seen everything but this guy really took the meaning of distortion to a whole new level.

So, if you need legal assistance and advice with your dealings with the VA and are not familiar with the federal statutes and laws; you really need to consider hiring a federal lawyer: at the end of the day, it will likely be money well spent.

They should hire individuals whose level of competence and proficiency regarding Veterans Law meets a minimum standard and baseline otherwise one ends up with situations that are a real aberrations in nature.