Chronic Pain Syndrome & Your VA Disability Claim Chronic pain can result from a number of injuries or conditions, making activities of daily
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The Schedular Rating system is also complex in its own way. The VA Disability Benefits system will assign a rating on a veteran's disability when a claim is filed based on evidence gathered and what the VA interprets using their rating criteria. They will generally rate in 10% increments starting from 0% to 100%. Receiving 100% disability ratings can be extraordinarily difficult for veterans who need it. The difference in compensation between 90% and 100% is astounding. In this section, we discuss different medical conditions and how the VA rates those conditions. If you're looking for more information on VA Benefits as a whole, you can check out our VA Disability Benefits section.
Here are our Top 10 VA Disability Ratings blogs:
- How To Get 100% VA Disability Rating
- What are VA Permanent and Total Ratings?
- VA Rating Code Sheets (Key Resource)
- Protected VA Disability Ratings and VA Rules
- 2020 VA Disability Rates and Compensation
- Understanding Your VA Rating Decision
- VA Math & How to Calculate Your Combined Disability Rating
- Can I Stop VA Rating Reductions On My Disability?
- VA Disability Ratings for Back Pain and Spinal Arthritis
- VA Disability Ratings for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
VA Ratings for Knee Disabilities: Getting the Most Out of Your Claim
VA Disability Ratings for Knee Pain: Do You Qualify for Benefits? Pain is one of the most common causes of disability in the United
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VA Disability Ratings for Back Pain and Spinal Arthritis
NEW! Listen to this blog by pressing the "Play" button below! If you experienced a back injury during active duty, or an injury that later
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VA Ratings for Arthritis Explained
How the VA Rates Degenerative and Rheumatoid Arthritis Arthritis is the most common disability and affects 52.5 million adults in the United
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VA Disability Rating for Rotator Cuff Repair
Rotator cuff repair refers to the surgery to correct a rotator cuff tear in the shoulder. The rotator cuff is the group of muscles and tendons that
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VA Disability Claims for Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
Epilepsy is a medical condition involving recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Seizures are defined as a period of abnormal electrical brain activity in
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VA Disability Ratings for Spinal Stenosis
What is Spinal Stenosis? Spinal stenosis is a medical condition in which the passages through which your nerves travel through your spine become
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VA Disability Ratings for Gout
Gout is an inflammatory disorder caused by an accumulation of uric acid in the joints. The body needs uric acid to break down purines that are found
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VA Math & How to Calculate Your Combined Disability Rating
How VA Math Works The combined rating is the rating that the VA uses to determine compensation payments and access to other benefits. It’s
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VA Disability Rating for Hip Pain
Hip pain is a general symptom that can have any number of root causes. The type of hip pain that you have will depend on where the discomfort is and
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Chronic B-Cell Leukemia and VA Disability Benefits
Chronic B cell leukemia, also known as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), is a type of cancer that affects the white blood cell count. There are two
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VA Rating for IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
In previous posts, my colleagues and I have written about Gulf War Syndrome, and the requirements for Gulf War Veterans to be entitled to service
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