Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: IB+ Gold, TK E+, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LTP, IHG Diamond
Posts: 14,182
In general you can't claim ORC if the change happens in advance, because you are deemed to have accepted the changes. That's with BA though. I shudder to think how IB+ would deal with ORC.
If the Elite Points are important, talk to AA and work out a different connecting itinerary.