I tried to come back to edit those posts, but it is too late.
Let me put my point differently.
Don't get wrapped around your axle and invest too much in the WAS's reason for not doing D paperwork. It isn't worth it.
1) It may very well not mean much of anything at all. 2) If it does mean something, you won't know that until the WAS starts to work on a new R or new M with you.
So, making the D paperwork another focal point for the LBS just isn't very productive.