Hello ladies and gentlemen
On February 12, 2019 me and my lawyer submitted a packet to the BCNR to get my re4 code changed to reenlist back in the service (my discharge is honorable) and get some benefits. I haven't heard much from the BCNR since then except for a email giving me my docket number and almost two months ago I got a AO (advisory opinion) that was mostly agreeable to my case. I had 30 days from when I received the letter to get a rebuttal in. Which I and my lawyer did create. Ever since then I haven't heard or had them reach out to me since then. Right now it's been a little over 13.5 months since I've had my case pending. I know according to statistics that the BCNR states is that 90% of cases are done within 12 months and the other 10% are done in 12-18 months, but I know a lot of people who waited well over 18 months to get a response. I hope I don't end up as one of those guys. I do hear that once you get an AO you're not that far off from getting a decision made. So how much longer after the AO?
I wish there was a way to accurately get a status update but they don't seem to work. I know of the email and I rarely ever get a response when I send one. In the rare chance they do respond to me it's usually the same thing. I just get told that they have a "high number of applicants and how they get 20,000 applicants a year" or some nonsense like that. I know of the phone number that you could call but no one ever answers it in anyway shape and form. I can't even leave a message because the voicebox is always full. In fact out of all the people I know who've gone through this process none of them have ever had success with calling them.
On February 12, 2019 me and my lawyer submitted a packet to the BCNR to get my re4 code changed to reenlist back in the service (my discharge is honorable) and get some benefits. I haven't heard much from the BCNR since then except for a email giving me my docket number and almost two months ago I got a AO (advisory opinion) that was mostly agreeable to my case. I had 30 days from when I received the letter to get a rebuttal in. Which I and my lawyer did create. Ever since then I haven't heard or had them reach out to me since then. Right now it's been a little over 13.5 months since I've had my case pending. I know according to statistics that the BCNR states is that 90% of cases are done within 12 months and the other 10% are done in 12-18 months, but I know a lot of people who waited well over 18 months to get a response. I hope I don't end up as one of those guys. I do hear that once you get an AO you're not that far off from getting a decision made. So how much longer after the AO?
I wish there was a way to accurately get a status update but they don't seem to work. I know of the email and I rarely ever get a response when I send one. In the rare chance they do respond to me it's usually the same thing. I just get told that they have a "high number of applicants and how they get 20,000 applicants a year" or some nonsense like that. I know of the phone number that you could call but no one ever answers it in anyway shape and form. I can't even leave a message because the voicebox is always full. In fact out of all the people I know who've gone through this process none of them have ever had success with calling them.
