What is PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder)? PTSD is an anxiety disorder that surfaces after experiencing a very dangerous, frightening, and uncontrollable event such as military combat exposure, a violent crime, a life-threatening accident such as a car wreck, criminal or sexual assault, a terrorist attack, or a natural disaster such as a tornado, flood, hurricane, […]
Statement of the Case Example – How to Read and Understand this VA Form (Video)
[one-half-first][embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvPUNSIx1qw[/embedyt][/one-half-first][one-half]After the VA receives a NOD from a veteran, it will prepare the Statement of the Case (SOC) for all issues that were not granted service connection or the maximum rating. The SOC is an explanation of the decision, including a cover letter that gives instructions about the appeal process. Also included in the […]
General VA Rating Formula for Mental Health Disorders
Aside from eating disorders, the VA rates all mental health conditions using the same diagnostic criteria. Mental health conditions are rated at 0%, 10%, 30%, 50%, 70%, or 100%.
VA OIG Found VA Over Paid Thousands of Veterans for Inadequately Making Them Permanent and Total
Permanent and Total decisions state the evidence must allow VA to be “reasonably certain” that a total disability is likely to continue throughout a life.
2020 VA Disability Pay Chart
2020 VA Disability Pay Rate
How do I file a VA disability claim
How to file a VA disability claim How to file a claim for disability compensation or increased disability compensation. Four Steps to Prepare Before Starting Your Claims Application Check to see if you are eligible for VA Disability compensation If you have evidence get it organized and ready to submit. Double check […]
What Is A VA Higher-Level Review?
A VA Higher-Level Review is a new review of an previously decided claim by the VA based on the evidence of record at the time the VA issued a notice of the prior decision.
PROPERTY tax exeptions for (disabled) Vets for each state
This is the list of states for property tax exemptions. Depending on your state’s rules, you may or may not be eligible. If you have recently gotten a va disability rating or you have not yet applied yet for your state, by all means, apply now, as there may be a deadline to get your […]
Veteran Law Judge explains what to expect during BVA Hearing
Gain insight into the BVA Hearing process with helpful advice from a Veteran Law Judge.
4 Class Action Lawsuits (favorably decided for Veterans) you should know about:
There are 4 class action suits you should know about: (and my short summary).
IBS Decision Letter Jan 2021
Good Morning, Background: Retired in 2014. Claimed IBS in 2015 but was denied due to no diagnosis. Didn’t fight it. Starting in 2017 to today started having more and more issues. Was diagnosed in 2017 with IBS by Doctors at Naval Hospital. Leads us to the Decision letter Oct 29, 2020 – Requested IBS Service […]
Agent Orange \New Presumptives Added
Added to the Agent Orange Presumptive Contions list bladder cancer,
hypothyroidism, and Parkinsonism, or Parkinson-like symptoms.
