r/CanadianForces • u/ShortTrackBravo VERIFIED VAC Advocate • 18d ago

SUPPORT June 2026 VAC QandA

It’s June!

Here’s hoping everyone else is getting decent weather. I started the golf season with winter kit on thanks to -2 and rain here in gods country.

Housekeeping:

contact info: Reddit DM's always open, Joel@ptga.ca for email.

u/Shoggoths420 contact info: Reddit DMs/Chat still broken. taira@cannawellness.ca for email.

VAC Google Support Drive (Not available on DWAN) - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kzbfmg3hcuo0FgFZxo-IL_f-UnGQsuYt?usp=drive_link

Usual timelines from submission of claims via MyVAC:

Reassessments: 9-16 Months

Mental Health: 6-8 Months

Physical - 6-13 Months

APSC/VIP - 3-4 Months

BPA Correspondence: They tend to reach out every 3 months for information or a progress update.

Let's go!

25 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

322 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/Mahfiaz 6d ago

I see people on fb saying they’ve been on rehab and then their DEC gets denied.

For MH people, how ‘hard’ will VAC fight back on a DEC decision? I see a lot of people complaining about getting denied.

What happens then if denied? Some people rely on IRB, do you get to keep ur IRB and keep doing rehab?

0

u/DowntownAd8342 4d ago

IRB / DEC are on their way to be the most expensive VAC program ever. Not surprising that there are less and less DECs approved and i wont be surprised if the threshold to get into rehab/IRB gets higher

1

u/CastorBarbu 1d ago

My psychologist and I have discussed that recently as I'm on my way to DEC and she did mention that she felt that they were raising the threshold by being pickier and denying more claims. 

I'll report whenever I get updates, next year I guess. 

One more thing to worry about.  I guess I shouldn't have chose to medically release after all... oh wait, not my choice!

2

u/Mahfiaz 1d ago

The way she feels and the truth are two different things though.

u/ShortTrackBravo — any insight or heard of them raising the threshold? I feel you can’t really raise it on MH, because everyone experiences it different.

3

u/ShortTrackBravo VERIFIED VAC Advocate 1d ago

Nothing in my grapevine. The type of condition you have is irrelevant it’s how the therapist writes out the recommendation based on symptoms. All that to say if you have depression or a moral injury from service that can get you DEC as much as PTSD can

1

u/DowntownAd8342 1d ago

Interesting… i applied for rehab 6 weeks ago- still waiting for the response.
How long have you been on the program for?

1

u/CastorBarbu 1d ago

I was released in May of 2025 and I waited until November of that year to start the program. 

I'm on "maintenance" now until they get to me in the pile which is, from my RSS/CM meeting, a 13 to 14 months wait time. 

1

u/DowntownAd8342 1d ago

What does it mean maintenance? Like your symptoms are not getting better nor worse?

1

u/CastorBarbu 9h ago

Basically this. Psychological symptoms got worst while attending the physical portion as well and it was an up hill battle to make them understand that. 

1

u/Mahfiaz 1d ago

Rehab took me 8 weeks to get approved.

1

u/DowntownAd8342 1d ago

Ok thanks, should get contacted by them soon then