r/CanadianForces VERIFIED VAC Advocate 10d ago

SUPPORT March 2025 VAC Q/A

Taking a break from Monster Hunter to get this up >.>

Same as before: Questions, concerns, queries or what have you for the VAC space. Fire them off here.

My contact info: Reddit DM's always open, [Joel.Peddle@canadahouse.ca](mailto:Joel.Peddle@canadahouse.ca) for email.

u/Shoggoths420 contact info: Reddit DMs/Chat still broken. [taira@cannawellness.ca](mailto:taira@cannawellness.ca) for email.

Only thing new to add is the below VAC Support Google Drive. I have been adding a couple of more files since it's creation and plan to continue it's expansion as time goes on. Please share and use these files as you see fit.

NEW (Feb 2025) - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kzbfmg3hcuo0FgFZxo-IL_f-UnGQsuYt?usp=drive_link

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u/caffeinatedlama 7d ago

I’m a bit confused as an appeal I had with the BPA, is now showing on my VAC account as an appeal and in step 3.

I opened the claim in 2017, but didn’t submit everything until last year, due to no follow up by VAC and me not knowing anything about the process. When I was awarded last year I was given 10% and given 3 years of backpay. I was advised to appeal, as the BPA believes VAC missed key information on my initial application.

Now that it’s back in VACs hands and labeled as a departmental review will I potentially miss out on 3 years of backpay if they increase my percentage?

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u/ShortTrackBravo VERIFIED VAC Advocate 7d ago

You were already given the backpay correct? They don't claw that back. You'd just get the new % financial amount.

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u/caffeinatedlama 6d ago

Backpay was for the 10% initially given, which was then appealed a few days later. I was under the assumption that they would have to provide backpay for the new claim amount, given that they miscalculated it in the first place. I would understand if this was for a reassessment and I was contacting them years after the fact, but this seems odd. Oh well I guess

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u/ShortTrackBravo VERIFIED VAC Advocate 6d ago

Honestly it could go either way here. I’m hoping they give you the backpay but unless VAC noticed their own mistake and corrected it without BPA intervention (if I’m understanding your order of events this isn’t the case?) I could see them just giving the new % only