BWN
The _____ v. Wilkie court case sought to extend the presumption of herbicide exposure to Veterans who served in the offshore waters of RVN.
Procopio
The ________ is a group of specially qualified employees vested with the authority to make formal decisions.
rating activity
III.iv.1.1.a
Name at least 2 purposes of the QRT
improve quality and timeliness
reviewing error trends
provide training and mentoring
ensure employee reviews are performed
M21-4.6.1.a
Effective ____, 2015, VA will only recognize comp, pen, survivor and related claims if they are submitted on the required standard forms.
March 24
III.ii.2.B.1.b
Entitlement to comp/pen based on a child's school attendance is effective on the date of the child's 18th birthday if... (name at least one)
VA receives a claim for benefits within 1 year of bday and
child was attending school on 18 bday or
1. turned 18 during break, 2. attended school during term prior to break, and 3. resumed school attendance at the end of the break
This is the number of nautical miles that defines the territorial sea of RVN
12
Who is responsible for resolving dissenting opinions?
VSCM
III.iv.7.b.2.b
Name at least 2 duties of the QRT
IMRs, IPRs, Peer reviews, deferral mitigations, VBMSR override review, expanded reviews, mentor/feedback/training on quality trends, special reviews identified by Comp Service
M21-4.6.2.1
Name at least 2 acceptable forms of evidence of qualifying service
214, PHS, NOAA, NGB22, sep doc before 214s, carbon copies, digitally signed copies, abstract from local of state gov, copy or abstract from a state cemetery
III.ii.6.B.3.a.
A marriage is valid for VA purposes if the marriage was valid under the law of the locality where the parties to the marriage resided
III.iii.5.B.1.a. What Constitutes a Valid Marriage for VA Purposes
A Veteran who served in the _____ of the Republic of Vietnam is entitled to the presumption of exposure to Agent Orange.
territorial sea
When do you reduce benefits when a combined evaluation has been in effect for 20 years or more?
Only in the case of fraud
III.iv.8.C.1.j
QRT will have a _____ calendar day grace period for any new manual changes before citing deficiencies as a critical error
30
M21-4.6.4.d
Veteran was released from active duty (without an additional service obligation) in November of 1993. Where were his STRs forwarded to?
RMC
III.iii.2.B.2.e
38 CFR 3.665 requires the reduction of a beneficiary’s disability compensation or Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) when the beneficiary is incarcerated more than____days following conviction of a felony.
60
III.v.8.A.1.b. Regulatory Requirements for Reducing or Discontinuing Benefits During Incarceration
The ____ waterways are noted to be all fresh water rivers within RVN
inland
What is the rating for active Hansen's disease (6302)?
100
4.88b
Every error narrative must include 3 elements. Please name 1.
statement of the error
statement of the facts
supporting references
M21-4.6.4.e
What does JSRRC stand for?
Joint Services Records Research Center
III.iii.2.I.4.b. Providing Specific Information in JSRRC Requests
The term _______ refers to an individual's legal status with respect to the Veteran.
relationship
III.iii.5.A.1.a. Definition: Relationship
Name 2 of the 8 Regional offices that will process BWN claims
St. Louis, Cleveland, Waco, St. Paul (VSC and PMC), Roanoke, St. Pete, Phoenix, SLC
Medical opinions of a complex nature must be prepared by the rating activity. Please name 2 types of opinions considered to be of a "complex nature"
1151, aggravation, conflicting evidence, questions of credibility, any others such as rare disorders or sensitive/high priority cases
III.iv.3.A.7.a
Once the QRS has determined the root cause of the error, no other errors should be cited as a result in order to avoid the ______ effect
Cascade
M21-4.6.4.i
Please name at least one instance when Supplemental language from the Supplemental Language Matrix must be used when scheduling examination requests
MOs for MST and personal trauma
priority: PH, over 85, FDC, terminal, financial hardship
MO for sc for brain cancer based on SWA, environmental hazard exposure
a baby is born 12/15/19, veteran is 30%, we received claim on 12/19/19.
what is the event date?
what is the payment date
event date is 12/15/19
payment is 1/1/20