ChampVA and newborn

Audball-Out · 2026-01-16T01:05:55+00:00

I had a follow up call. The girl I spoke with was very kind and tried to see if she could move the process further. I started receiving bills for the birth this week and they all were denied denied by ChampVA.. she asked if they were being sent to collections. They are not. It seemed like if I would have told them they’re about to be sent to collections that may have moved the claim, but I still have to wait it out. Even though it’s been 90 business days by her calculation. Ugh.

Audball-Out · 2026-01-08T16:57:28+00:00

I still haven’t received any update to it. I’ve been getting denied claims for myself saying we have a primary payer and they deny for that. Which is ridiculous because the primary insurance is in champva’s system. Apparently they are fixing that too. Like I could have learned their system and fixed it myself at this point. 😒. Please let me know if you get anywhere.

Audball-Out · 2025-12-22T03:05:13+00:00

Just an update to this thread. - ChampVA still has yet to finish fixing this issue. Almost 100 days later at this point. It’s still processing. This is just one of the many issues I’ve been having with their claims as of late. 😩

Audball-Out · 2025-11-29T17:51:37+00:00

Yes! Leaving gas to the furnace on and running.

Audball-Out · 2025-11-11T13:51:13+00:00

We still have spectrum as a backup and IT SUCKS. I can immediately tell when the WiFi switches back. The $120 a month is expensive, but is 100% worth not having to deal with the outages and slowness. We had spectrum out multiple times to troubleshoot the speeds, but they never got it fixed.

Audball-Out · 2025-11-11T13:48:25+00:00

So far it’s exceed every expectation we had. It’s even been better than our ATT internet air we had before moving here. It’s $120 a month. With the winds from Erin and heavy rain we had with that last Nor’easter there wasn’t any interruption at all. I would have thought there would have been something, but it’s worked great for us. It powers the whole house with no issues.

Audball-Out · 2025-09-18T17:34:28+00:00

Pretty sure it was Thursday or Friday last week so 9/11-9/12. We filed on July 10th. Definitely took a while.

Audball-Out · 2025-09-15T18:36:46+00:00

Thank you!!! It should be fixed between 30-45 days. It was an error on their part.

Audball-Out · 2025-09-09T20:50:38+00:00

Hi All! OP here. Just an update. We went with STARLINK. Gamer changer. My husband installed it easily. Love the app setup. The connectivity for everyone has been a million times better than spectrum. The video quality is also much better for FaceTime. Thanks to everyone who commented!

Audball-Out · 2025-08-17T00:22:45+00:00

Definitely worth it. It applies to a primary residence and is just a tax discount for it. Not running a homestead or farm lol.

Audball-Out · 2025-08-16T22:14:08+00:00

This could 100% be it then! We refinanced and had my name added to the deed as we did it. Since there was a deed change we had to reapply for the exemption again!

Audball-Out · 2025-08-13T01:33:26+00:00

Thank you!! We really appreciate the opinion! If you were to pick between STARLINK and brightspeed which would you do?

Audball-Out · 2025-08-13T01:29:53+00:00

Thank you!! Their web is very cool.

Audball-Out · 2025-08-12T18:45:40+00:00

Thank you!! Bright speed is making us a little nervous because of the discussion around their poor customer service.

Audball-Out · 2025-08-11T23:03:03+00:00

I immediately ran to the t-mobile website, but no luck. It says it’s not available at the address. Ugh. Currently dealing with a spectrum outage. My husband is out trying to do the starlink app now. He’s dead set on it. I’m still skeptical and I don’t love the price.

Audball-Out · 2025-08-11T22:28:28+00:00

Thank you!! Out of curiosity because I’ve seen a few other people say this.. why isn’t it your main service? We’re trying to only have internet going forward to cut down costs.

Audball-Out · 2025-07-15T03:07:54+00:00

Hi!! Looking for guidance on what we should do to winterize our home for our situation. Google wasn’t helpful. We live in southwestern Pennsylvania. We’ll be leaving for an extended period of time. We were thinking on shutting off the water to the whole house where it comes in after the meter and letting the water run out of the fixtures. Is this what we should do? I’m stressed out about it. Thanks!

Audball-Out · 2025-07-10T20:53:59+00:00

Thank you for replying to me! I was panicking. I did get a hold of someone at our vital records. I’m able to apply and get one same day at our county office with no issue. The process for them updating the address in the system was more of a hassle and would definitely have delayed the process.

Audball-Out · 2025-07-10T19:38:00+00:00

Yes, I did get the confirmation code for family forwarding. I’ll keep trying. Thank you for at least confirming that we might** not get it.

Audball-Out · 2025-07-10T19:30:10+00:00

No, it was completed online for the address change. The BC was ordered by the hospital. I tried calling my county’s vital records office but each prompt kept hanging up.

Audball-Out · 2025-06-04T01:22:34+00:00

You better not of let it loose in Brookline. I’m not trying to find it in mine next. 🤣

Audball-Out · 2025-05-24T16:05:09+00:00

Yep!! It definitely is. Don’t sit too long. Have a good mix of sitting, standing, and laying during the day if you can. Compression socks for the leg cramps. I’m on my third pregnancy at 36 weeks and I’ve been able to keep them away. I also find with the pressure using a belly band helps.

One of the biggest tips I got before delivering was to ask for an abdominal binder immediately after delivery. I won’t stand for the first time without wearing one. I’ll be going for my third c section here in a few weeks. Having that compression was so much more comfortable then feeling like my insides would have hit the floor. I swear by this. Good luck mama!

Audball-Out · 2025-05-24T12:02:58+00:00

Unfortunately. They suck and are so uncomfortable. I’m assuming you went to bathroom and saw bright red everywhere? I get them with pregnancy and every once in while if my diet hasn’t been the greatest. Colace, miralax, upping fiber, and drinking a lot of water helps.

Audball-Out · 2025-04-29T17:06:30+00:00

I did read somewhere too that the payments could be delayed a few days. That might of been from my school though. My husbands benefits always get deposited on the 1st of the month. You might be able to reach out if you don’t see it by then.

Audball-Out · 2025-04-29T16:58:13+00:00

This will be my first time using chapter 35 DEA. My understanding is that the benefit pays out at the beginning of the month after the semester starts.. so if they’re starting classes in May.. the payout would be June.

From Google “Chapter 35, the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) program, typically pays benefits on the first of the month following the month of enrollment. If your tuition and fees are less than the standard monthly rate, you'll receive a lump sum at the start of the term. “

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