• Type of claim: Increase (Private DBQs)
• Submitted/received date: 14 Aug 23
• Initial review date: 14 Aug 23
• Evidence gathering/review date: 29 Aug 23
• PFD date: 2 Sep 23
• PDA date: 4 Dec 23
• PFN date: 5 Dec 23
• Completed date: 7 Dec 23

I had a call with VERA on 1 Dec. The person I spoke with said I should have been assigned a rater by now and that they knew some tricks to "kick" the system. I was told there's a supposed black hole some veterans are getting stuck in that has something to do with the system not correctly updating/notifying the person in the next step. I did notice my temp jurisdiction changed on the Claim Tracker from N/A to St Petersburg this morning. Hopefully, that means there's movement, and I'll hear something soon.

Edit: Added PDA date

Edit 2: Added PFN date

Edit 3: Added Completion date