Of all the disabilities listed on the VA’s Schedule for Rating Disabilities, the ratings involving the knee are one of the most difficult for veterans
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VA Benefits for Gulf War Illnesses: Service Connection
Many veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom are suffering from multi-symptom,
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While it is easy to assume that once a veteran is awarded the correct rating with the correct effective date that the fight with the VA is now over,
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Throughout the course of your VA claim, you may have heard of the concepts of the presumption of aggravation and the presumption of soundness. Today
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UPDATE: As of January 2020, Blue Water claims are being processed. If you are a Blue Water veteran who is hoping to be awarded service connection
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UPDATE: As of January 2020, Blue Water claims are being processed. If you are a Blue Water veteran who is hoping to be awarded service connection
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In Part One, we discussed requirements for a spouse to be eligible to receive VA benefits. In Part Two we discussed the types of benefits available to
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In Part One, we discussed requirements for a spouse to be eligible to receive VA benefits. Today we are going to discuss the types of benefits that
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VA Benefits for Non-Veterans: Spouses – Part One
As you may know, there are special VA benefits that are available to surviving family members of a veteran after the veteran’s death. These benefits
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In previous posts, we discussed the first and second elements of proving a claim for service connection: a current disability and an in-service event.
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Special Effective Date Rules for VA Benefits
One of the most complicated aspects of VA law are the rules surrounding setting the effective date for an award of benefits. Because of this, and the
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In a previous post we discussed the first required element of proving a claim for VA benefits – evidence of a current disability. Today, we are going
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