The VA’s definition of a person who is mentally incompetent is one who lacks the mental capacity to contract or manage his or her own affairs because
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VA Benefits – A Basic Understanding of Special Monthly Compensation
What is Special Monthly Compensation? When receiving a rating decision and a grant of service connection for disability compensation, a veteran is
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VA Benefits Available to Family Members – Spouse
Veteran Spouse Benefits: When Are VA Benefits Available to Military Family Members? If a military service member is injured or falls ill
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VA Benefits Available to Vets’ Parents and Children
Veterans benefits are available to family members of the veteran when they are dependents of living veterans or surviving family
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Can I Stop VA Rating Reductions On My Disability?
Many veterans fear having their ratings reduced. But what goes into a VA rating reduction on your benefits? If the VA finds that the veteran’s
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Why Is the VA Reexamining My Disability?
Reexaminations- What, When, Why, How You have been awarded service-connected compensation for your disability. But the VA wants to reexamine you.
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Practical Steps To Take with New VA Appeals Process
Appeals Modernization Act - Practical Steps The Appeals Modernization Act was designed to give veterans more choices and faster decisions from the
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Top 3 Things You Need to Know About New Appeals
By now you may have heard there is a new law in town: The Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, also known as Appeals
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VA Benefits for PTSD – Fear of Hostile Military Activity
We’ve been looking at the requirements for a PTSD claim of an in-service stressor. We know that generally, you need evidence to corroborate your
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In previous posts, we’ve looked at the requirements for establishing service connection for PTSD. One of those requirements is a stressor that
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We’ve been looking at the requirement for a PTSD claim of an in-service stressor. We know that generally, you need evidence to corroborate your
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We have been looking at claims for PTSD and what it takes to get service-connected. A claim for PTSD has three requirements: 1) a diagnosis of PTSD 2)
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