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Well over year ago(May 2015), I submitted a claim for PTSD to VAC. After quite some time(Dec 2015), & alot of bs and delays, I received a favorable decision at 5/5'ths for the claim. I was mailed a decision letter that did not contain much of anything other than to say that I was granted a minimum initial assessment of 10% & would be re-assessed by VAC in 6 months. That is pretty much all the information I received. Fast forward to last week. I received a phone call from VAC and told I would receive a letter in the mail shortly with a quality of life form to fill out. The VAC representative told me that they are currently requesting and gathering all of my mental health files from my base and medical file to use in the reassessment and once I complete the QOL form to mail it to them so they can send it to head office and complete my reassessment. What is the reassessment? What more are they doing? How valuable is the quality of life form in the bigger picture of the reassessment? I have struggled immensely in the past 6 months to year since submitting the initial claim. I do not understand the process of the claim reassessment. Can anyone tell me....should I expect my percentage to increase from the "initial minimum assessment" of 10% they gave me on this PTSD claim? Relatively speaking, do the percentages typically increase after a reassessment or stay the same as the initial minimum assessment? VAC has been very cloudy and uninformative to me through this entire process, even after contacting the VA ombudsman's office. Any information is and would be helpful amd appreciated. Thank you in advance.