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    VA Math - How did I get this rating
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Oct 15, 2018
    • 1 min

    VA Math - How did I get this rating

    VA uses the Combined Ratings Table to determine a Veteran’s disability rating. VA makes this determination about the severity of a disabi...
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    Be actively involved in your healthcare
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 19, 2018
    • 1 min

    Be actively involved in your healthcare

    Veterans that are actively involved in their healthcare have a greater chance of approval,  as an active member of your healthcare team, ...
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    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 19, 2018
    • 1 min

    How to talk to your Doctor

    📷Log In HOW TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR In the past, the patient‐doctor relationship was one‐directional, the doctor typically took the lead ...
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    How to write a statment to support your claim
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    How to write a statment to support your claim

    It is important that your claim is prepared as well as possible.  If improperly prepared or documented, your claim is likely to fail. Dep...
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    Denials Commonly Result From These Areas
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 19, 2018
    • 1 min

    Denials Commonly Result From These Areas

    Just because your claim was denied does not mean you are not eligible for disability benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) co...
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    Who Qualifies as a United States Veteran Info?
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 19, 2018
    • 1 min

    Who Qualifies as a United States Veteran Info?

    Most Veterans who enlisted after September 7, 1980, or entered active duty after October 16, 1981, must have served 24 continuous months ...
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    It’s too late to file a disability claim; I left active duty years ago!
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 19, 2018
    • 1 min

    It’s too late to file a disability claim; I left active duty years ago!

    FALSE There is no timeline to file a disability claim for a service-connected disability. However, it’s much easier to file a claim short...
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    Note about 0% disability ratings:
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Note about 0% disability ratings:

    . This occurs when the VA acknowledges there is an illness or injury connected to your military service. This is still considered a valid...
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    My illness/injury isn’t bad. There is no need to file a disability claim.
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    My illness/injury isn’t bad. There is no need to file a disability claim.

    FALSE Everything is fine—until it isn’t. Injuries and illnesses can get worse as we age. This is likely to be the healthiest period of yo...
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    I’m already receiving military retirement pay.
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    I’m already receiving military retirement pay.

    A Disability compensation will only reduce my retirement pay? Slightly Twisted TRUTH. This is another statement that is based on a partia...
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    Getting VA Disability benefits will take them from someone who deserves them.
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Getting VA Disability benefits will take them from someone who deserves them.

    FALSE This is a noble line of thinking, but it’s not true. There is no quota or a maximum number of veterans who can receive VA disabilit...
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    I don’t have a disability?
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    I don’t have a disability?

    This is probably the most common reason veterans don’t file a disability claim. It’s unfortunate that there is a stigma around the term “...
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    Hiring an attorney will speed up my case.
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Hiring an attorney will speed up my case.

    FALSE. (We wish it were true, though.) When it comes to your VA Disability claim there are really only two ways to speed it up. The first...
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    Can I file a claim for Agent Orange?
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Can I file a claim for Agent Orange?

    NO…but you can file for a presumptive condition. If I had a dime for every time I had someone ask to file a claim on Agent Orange, I coul...
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    I was injured when I was serving and I will automatically get service connected for it now.
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    I was injured when I was serving and I will automatically get service connected for it now.

    FALSE,  When it comes to service connection you have to have the disability in the present. For instance, let’s say you served in 1984 an...
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    I served in combat; I will automatically get service connected for PTSD.
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    I served in combat; I will automatically get service connected for PTSD.

    FALSE, In order to get service connected for PTSD, you must have a diagnosis from a doctor, treatment, and many more factors in order to ...
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    I may have to wait forever for my benefits.
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    I may have to wait forever for my benefits.

    KIND OF TRUE…sadly. On average, a claim can take between 3-5 years. Some are shorter than that, others are longer, but even a year can fe...
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    Back pay will go back to the time I was injured.
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Back pay will go back to the time I was injured.

    FALSE, No matter when you served, who you are, or what your injury is, back pay originates when you initially file for benefits. (As long...
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    The VA is out to get me.
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    The VA is out to get me.

    FALSE, I don’t work for the VA, and I have never been to one, but I find it hard to believe that the employees are plotting against anyon...
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    Deny, deny, deny until you die.
    Veteran Disability (VADA)
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Deny, deny, deny until you die.

    FALSE, If this were true then we probably would not be in business too long. While most Veterans do get denied the first time they apply,...
    5 views0 comments
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