Va Claim Second Signature No Longer Needed

Second Signature No longer needed Request 4 Secondary Action Required No longer needed Any idea what this means.

Va claim second signature no longer needed. The decision is complete once the decision document has the final required signature and is available to move on to the next stage of the process. Got me worried because I know how screwed up the VA is. Beyond authorization would be a third signature as the authorizor is the second person to sign the action. This is the first time I have ever seen second signature needed on any of my claims.

I will continue to monitor this forum and help where I can. A claim stays in this status until promulgation regardless of any deferred issues Rating. There are probably 12 dozen reasons for SS. It could be anything from a new VSRRater needing their work reviewed by mentors review by attorney fee coordinator to higher level authorization on backpay.

This is the first time I have ever seen second signature needed on any of my claims. That being the signature of the person who wrote the decision. Prior to the notification phase the claim would be in the decision making phase and a Rating Decision routinely only requires one signature. That request was initially for medical records which they then said were no longer needed after being informed that all of my care had been at the VA.

Find a good VSO and let them help you. Secondary Action RequiredSecond Signature. Thanks in advance for any input. Second Signature is an VA internal special issue.

I will always give a Fact based opinion as a reply. It is the notification phase where a second signature is not only routine but mandatory with a third signature also required in the situation that you describe. Also it still shows my claim is in the Gathering of Evidence stage and my estimated completion date jumped from the end of February to Novemeber. They will probably start your EED earlier effective date the date you filed for the IU if that was 4-16-16 and they decided the claim by 5-1618 it probably will be over the 2500000.

Last week my claim went to prep for decision and yesterday it now shows they needed a second signature and it was obviously received because its marked no longer needed. Under needed from you it says date not available no longer needed second signature. Got me worried because I know how screwed up the VA is. Notification or POA review Date decision action is complete after any second signature approval.

So dont file a claim without giving the VA the Ammo they need to grant your claim. My claim recently had some movement it has shifted to the Preparation for Decision stage and has two requests listed one for secondary action required and the other for second signature. Usually the special issue is applied when there is additional review required. Would ever give a fellow soldier an M-16 with an empty magazine on a battlefield.

Last week my claim went to prep for decision and yesterday it now shows they needed a second signature and it was obviously received because its marked no longer needed.