VA uses the Combined Ratings Table to determine a Veteran’s disability rating. VA makes this determination about the severity of a disability based on the ev...

Veterans that are actively involved in their healthcare have a greater chance of approval,  as an active member of your healthcare team, you should: Take ful...

📷Log In HOW TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR In the past, the patient‐doctor relationship was one‐directional, the doctor typically took the lead and the patient foll...

It is important that your claim is prepared as well as possible.  If improperly prepared or documented, your claim is likely to fail. Depending on why it fai...

Just because your claim was denied does not mean you are not eligible for disability benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) commonly makes errors ...

Most Veterans who enlisted after September 7, 1980, or entered active duty after October 16, 1981, must have served 24 continuous months or the full period f...

FALSE There is no timeline to file a disability claim for a service-connected disability. However, it’s much easier to file a claim shortly after leaving the...

. This occurs when the VA acknowledges there is an illness or injury connected to your military service. This is still considered a valid disability rating a...

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 your life. File a disa...

A Disability compensation will only reduce my retirement pay? Slightly Twisted TRUTH. This is another statement that is based on a partial truth, then slight...

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 disability benefits. The VA a...

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 “disability.”  A bett...

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 way is if you are t...

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 could easily purchase a ...

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 and had an incident in...

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 get service connecte...

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 feel like an eternity w...

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 as your claim does ...

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 anyone. We work with seve...

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, it is still possibl...