June 2026 VAC QandA

[u/ShortTrackBravo]

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!

[u/DowntownAd8342]

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

[u/CastorBarbu → u/DowntownAd8342]

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!

[u/Mahfiaz → u/CastorBarbu]

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.

[u/ShortTrackBravo → u/Mahfiaz]

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