method get_user_request_status() {
    my @proc_requests = $schema->resultset( 'TblRequests' )->search({
            -or => [
               -and => [
                   -or => [
                       'sent_email' => {'!=', undef },
                       'sent_email' => {'!=', '0000-00-00'},
                   ],
               ],
               'status' => 'Offered',
               'status' => 'Denied',
               'status' => 'Cancelled'
               'status' => 'Conditional Offer',
          ], },
              { join => 'p' }
   );

   return \@proc_requests if @proc_requests;
  }
}