fiduciary

[caregiver48]

 hi everyone
can anyone give me an estimate on how long it takes to get an interview with a field examiner?  it has been over 3 months and we have not heard anything.  is it too soon to call the va and enquire about this or do we keep on waiting?  thanks for responses in advance.

[vetadmin]

It can take as long as a year.  There are not very many Field Agents who do these interviews, so it is not a fast process.

In the event of extreme financial hardship or moving to Hospice care, you can request expedition with the hope the VA will honor the request.

[djbrown9]

It took approximately 6 months for my mother and I to be interviewed by
a VA fiduciary agent. The interview was held on 12/30/11. I was told it would
probably take around 90 days from the interview date for a decision to be made.

Good luck to you! I would recommend calling the VA if you haven't heard
anything for a couple of months. I have a friend who is going through the
fiduciary process as well for his father and he just found out (after 6 months
of waiting) that there has been no activity on the claim during that 6 month
period, so an inquiry was opened up against the claim.