Sorry to hear about your situation, I haven't heard of anyone having or not having luck with VMC, but I think writing a goodwill letter on a semi-regular basis wouldn't be a bad move. Sometimes people on the phone just don't have the patience to listen to someone's situation, whereas someone reading a letter most likely would have patience or they wouldn't have started reading the letter.
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