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Why You’re Getting Denied for a 100% VA Disability Rating
You've served. You've got the conditions to prove it. Maybe you have back pain, PTSD, sleep apnea, tinnitus, and a few more diagnoses stacked up. By...
How Do You Prepare for a VA Re-Examination?
Let's say you get a VA rating for your back pain. You are happy with the rating and the compensation you're receiving. After a couple of years, you...
How to Increase Your VA Disability Rating with a Strong Nexus Letter
You're confident you deserve a veteran disability pay increase, and you know enough about the VA to understand that you'll need a letter tying your...
What Can the VA See in Your Disability Claim File? A Closer Look at the Veterans Benefits Management System
You filed your VA disability claim. You submitted your medical records. Now you're waiting, and nobody can tell you exactly what's happening on the...
Why a VA Secondary Claim May Be the Best Way to Increase Your Sleep Apnea Rating
38 CFR § 4.97 Diagnostic Code: 6847 You've been denied for a sleep apnea VA rating before, or maybe you've struggled to show that your condition...
Can You Get VA Disability While in Prison?
Veterans and their families carry a lot of questions into hard situations. One that rarely gets direct coverage is what happens to VA disability...
How Do I Track the Progress of my VA Claim?
Whether you've filed a claim for a new rating or a VA disability increase to an existing rating, the waiting game is one of the most frustrating...
The Myth of the Guaranteed VA Disability Claim
The question comes up often in veterans' forums, Facebook groups, and conversation threads: "Is my claim a sure thing?" Veterans often get this idea...
How VA Tinnitus Rating Changes Could Affect Your Claim
38 CFR § 4.87 Diagnostic Code 6260 The VA has proposed changes to how tinnitus is rated, and veterans who've been holding off on filing should pay...
How the VA Rates Back Pain from Scoliosis
38 CFR § 4.71a (Schedule of Ratings - Musculoskeletal System) If you have scoliosis and it causes chronic back pain, stiffness, reduced mobility, or...
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