Be careful with your brand new provisional rating after VA gives it to you. If it’s a denial or defective in any way, you can speed it up immeasurably instead of waiting around for them to do something for a year.

Under Decision Notification Criteria on page 4 of the April 19, 2013 FAST Letter 20-13-05, please note that it says:

If you want to receive a final decision with appeal rights before the one-year provisional
period ends, send VA a signed statement as follows:

“All necessary evidence was considered by VA. I request that this provisional
decision be made final.

This will allow you to appeal sooner. FYI, Veterans.