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Can Veterans Benefits Advocates Help You Increase Your VA Rating?

The wounds you carry from serving your country are heavy enough, but, too often, the VA claims process only adds to that burden. You confront...

Want 100% VA Disability? Medical Research Can Help

Reaching a 100% disabled veteran benefits rating or qualifying for TDIU (Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability) is often about more...

Why You Should Submit Your VA Claim ‘Intent to File’ Now (Even If You Aren’t Sure You Want to File)

When you're thinking about filing a VA disability claim, time is of the essence. Whether you're filing for the first time, seeking an increase, or...

Common Myths That Keep Veterans From Filing VA Claims

Across the country, many veterans choose not to file for disability benefits—or for VA rating increases—because they've heard myths and...

What to Do When the VA Requests an Unwarranted Reexamination

You've worked hard to get your VA disability rating. So, when a notice shows up in your mailbox asking you to attend another Compensation &...

Are 100% VA Disability Benefits Within Your Reach?

If you're a veteran living with service-connected health issues, you've probably wondered if it's possible to receive 100 percent disabled veteran...

Don’t Need a VA Fiduciary Anymore? How to Exit the System

If the VA has appointed a fiduciary to manage your benefits, you may feel like your independence has been stripped away. But you're not stuck in...

Why Was My VA Claim Denied and What Can I Do About It?

When you apply for VA disability benefits or a VA disability increase, you expect your service and sacrifice to be acknowledged. But too many...

Are You Eligible for VA Disability through Agent Orange Presumptive Conditions?

If you were exposed to Agent Orange during your military service, you may qualify for VA disability benefits based on a list of "presumptive...

Finding the Right Help for Your VA Disability Claim

If you've already served your country, you shouldn't have to fight another battle just to access the benefits you earned. And yet, you may feel like...

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Your Best Path to a VA Rating for Knee Pain

38 CFR § 4.71a Knee pain has a way of following you long after you hang up the uniform. Maybe it started as a nagging ache after ruck marches, airborne jumps, or years on hard surfaces. But now, it's turned into something that shapes your whole day. You plan errands...

Can You Get Paid Backpay After a VA Rating Increase?

Let's say you file to increase your VA disability rating for PTSD, knee pain, tinnitus, or another service-connected condition. If you are granted that veteran disability pay increase, you may be owed money for past months. That back pay can be significant, especially...

How Long Will It Take for the VA to Review My Disability Increase Claim?

When you file for a VA disability rating increase, the waiting can feel like the hardest part. You took the time to learn how to appeal a VA claim. You gathered service and military records and filled out forms. Now, you're trying to plan your finances, medical care,...

Your Mental Health VA Rating Depends on Your Honesty

38 CFR 4.130 Filing for a VA rating for depression, anxiety, PTSD, or other mental health condition may feel unnervingly vulnerable, especially if you're the kind of person who doesn't like to complain or open up about your problems. But when it comes to getting the...

Your VA Back Pain Rating Could Hinge on the Right Diagnosis Code

38 CFR, Part 4.71 If you're filing a disability claim for a VA back pain rating, you might assume it's enough to describe your symptoms and provide medical records. But the VA doesn't rate "back pain" as a condition. It only evaluates and compensates specific medical...