The Guide To Successful VA Disability Claims
Get the Veterans Benefits You Deserve!
There are four different ways to apply for VA disability benefits depending on the type of benefit you are seeking which include: Working with an accredited representative or claims agent. Going to a VA regional office and have a VA employee assist you. To find the VA regional office nearest you, use the Veterans Affairs National Facilities …
Compensation and Pension examinations, also known as “C&P exams,” are frequently used by the VA when deciding veterans’ disability claims. Specifically, the VA uses C&P exams to diagnose conditions, rate disabilities and determine service connection issues. Because C&P exams are often required, it is important that veterans understand what to expect when attending a C&P …
Functional limitation or loss for VA purposes is simply what you can and cannot do as a result of your injuries. You should be as specific as possible when answering questions about your VA functional loss or limitation in your C&P exam or personal statement with examples such as cannot pick up my child; cannot ride …
The various challenges faced by VA adjudicators result in lots of opportunity for error to be committed. The rather narrow focus of VA decision makers, who are operating inside a box defined by their manual, leads to an utter lack of imagination or tolerance for anything out of the ordinary, which also yields erroneous and …
Most veterans don’t realize that there are at least five distinct routes to connect a medical condition to their military service. One of the most overlooked yet advantageous ways to get a higher VA disability rating is through SECONDARY service connection. If a veteran currently has a diagnosed service connected disability and believes they have …
A “nexus letter” is a document prepared for a claimant by a medical professional that explicitly connects an in-service event to the current medical condition for which a claimant is seeking compensation. A claimant is not required to submit a nexus letter, but such a letter can make the difference between an award and a …
