that's not correct. I got mine rejected twice due to the date of report being too early and then it got accepted on the third attempt within the correct time frame
It is really hard with visas now and even getting them through an agent is double the cost it used to be. There is an agent in Pattaya that has got my friend a visa a few days ago. It's one year long(well he got 15 months actually) and he paid 65k baht, if you need their details, I can message them to you.