Making a Veterans Claim

Congress designed the veterans’ claim process to be veterans’ friendly.  As President Lincoln said the purpose of the DVA is ”to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.” There is no time limit on when a claim can be brought.  Congress recognized that, sometimes, an event that occurred in service may take many years to cause a disability.  In these cases, the veteran is entitled to bring a claim no matter how long it has been since he got out of the service.

Just as important, a veteran has the right to reopen a claim that has already been denied by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.  In order to get another chance at proving his claim, all the veteran needs to do is produce new and material evidence showing that his claim should be granted.