My overall disability rating is 90% (technically 86% but rounded up to 90%). Yesterday I was approved for depression which was rated at 50% (it is what I expected since I still work). My rating is still 90% (93% with the depression but rounded down to 90%). I realize that every veteran on this site […]
Denied service connection
VA Claim Denied Service Connection. "Service connection for psoriatic arthritis of the left shoulder is not established. Service connection may only be granted for a chronic disability that began in military service or was caused by some event or experience in service.
Additional 100% Disabled Veteran Benefits
If you are a 100% Disabled Veteran P and T there are more benefits available to you. This is by no means an extensive list. Be sure to check your state benefits.
We Closed the Notice for Request 1
We closed notice for request 1. VA message states Closed the for Request 1 or 2 or some #. What does it mean? It is a status message it doesn't tell you where your claim is in the process.
Individual Unemployability
Source: TDIU or Individual Unemployability Source: Helpdesk.AskVetsFirst.org VA benefits are available to compensate a veteran at the 100% level if he or she is not able to work because of service-connected conditions even without a 100% schedular rating. This benefit is called “total disability on the basis of individual unemployability”, (“TDIU”), or sometimes “individual unemployability, ” […]
6 Reasons to Keep Pursuing VA Claims and Appeals – AFTER you reach 100%
Do not pursue a rating % as your goal in your VA Claims and Appeals instead, seek to service connect every disability that resulted from your military service.
14 Questions: VA Disability Benefits Claims
When a Veteran starts considering whether or not to file a VA Disability Claim, there are a lot of questions that he or she tends to ask.
4 Things Veterans Should Know about VA Sleep Apnea Disability Claims
True story. And I’ve been getting asked these questions for years. On top of that, for about two years, I noticed at my VA Benefits law firm and on the Veterans Law Blog that Veterans of all eras were seeking my help – from Vietnam to Cold War to Afghanistan and beyond – appealing their […]
8 Steps to Improve Your VA Disability Claim or Appeal
VA disability claim delayed for years, watch this video. Chris Attig has looked at 1000’s of C-Files and appeals, identified common mistakes that veterans make.
5 Ways to establish service connection in VA disability compensation claims
Republished from Hill and Ponton July 19, 2019 in VA Claim Tips, Veterans by Sarah Overcashier In order to receive compensation from the VA, a veteran’s disability must be service-connected. There are five ways to establish service connection: Direct Service Connection Service Connection through Aggravation Presumptive Service Connection Secondary Service Connection Service Connection by Injury Caused by VA Health Care […]
Failure to Submit to Medical Examination–Insistence on the Presence of an Attorney and Use of a Recording Device
If a veteran fails to report for a scheduled examination for purposes of 38CFR3.655 if they appear but refuses to be examined unless accompanied by a private attorney and allowed to record the evaluation?
Veterans Affairs (VA) Claims For Disability Compensation Articles
Establishing Service Connection for Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation There are two types of service-connection Direct and Presumptive There are three requirements to establish Direct service-connection for residuals of injuries and diseases; In-service documentation of an injury or disease. A current condition with a medical diagnosis. “Before November 2000, when the VCAA was enacted, veterans had […]