So a few months ago I started the process of a disability claim through the VA. Recently I have been getting voicemails from a company called Veterans Evaluation Services (VES). On the voicemail VES says that the VA referred my claim to them for further evaluation.

The VA/DAV never said anything about VES, and trying to get ahold of someone at the VA, to verify that my claim was referred, is a full time job.

Anyway, has anyone ever delt with VES? Are they legit or is it some kind of scam?

Thanks for your help

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Originally posted by smithbc:
So a few months ago I started the process of a disability claim through the VA. Recently I have been getting voicemails from a company called Veterans Evaluation Services (VES). On the voicemail VES says that the VA referred my claim to them for further evaluation.

The VA/DAV never said anything about VES, and trying to get ahold of someone at the VA, to verify that my claim was referred, is a full time job.

Anyway, has anyone ever delt with VES? Are they legit or is it some kind of scam?

Thanks for your help

I'm going to say it's a scam or in the very least some "service" that will claim to cut through all the red tape for you...for a fee of course.

I have a VA mortgage and must get 8 official looking "VA" notices a week about my it and how they can save me all sorts of money. They're all BS.

I recently went through a claim with VA, all of the appointments were through a private company called QTC Medical.

I never was notified by the VA that this is who they were using, but ended up talking to them on a call, got an appointment date and time. They followed up with a package in the mail full of paperwork.


Here is some information from the American Legion on VES. They are Legit.

Veterans Evaluation Services (VES) has been awarded contracts with the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to provide medical disability examinations for compensation and pension purposes. However, many veterans who receive appointments letters from VES are not showing up for exams because they aren’t sure of the legitmacy of the letter.

VES handled Compensation & Pension exams throughout the world for the Department of Veterans Affairs, handles exams for veterans in 49 states and all U.S. territories, and is the sold VHA contractor for exams in Germany, Japan and South Korea. In 2014, VES conducted approximately 80,000 VA exams; only 3 percent of those were returned for reexamination.

https://www.legion.org/veteran...urged-show-ves-exams

The VA is contracting out Comp and Pension services to QTC, LHI and VES. They are legit. There is no cost to the veteran for these services.

I used my county Veterans Assistance Office to help file my claim. They did everything except sign my name and I got appointments for hearing check and aids within a week. FYI, here's the link to your's...

https://www.dearborncounty.org...x.php?structureid=36

I used the VFW.

I recently had 2 exams for VA disabilities. Found out that the VA has contracted out their C&P exams to different companies depending on your location.