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22 articles in VA Claims
Step-by-step guides for filing VA disability claims, gathering evidence, and working with VSOs. Browse all articles below or explore other categories for more military transition resources.
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Guide to VA Special Monthly Compensation. Learn SMC rating schedules, when you qualify, and how to increase monthly payments beyond standard rates.
Comprehensive guide to TDIU claims. Learn how to qualify for 100% compensation without 100% rating. TDIU requirements, evidence, and approval strategies.
How to file VA disability claim for PTSD resulting from military sexual trauma. Evidence, filing strategies, and proof of trauma requirements.
How to file VA disability claim for conditions caused by atomic/nuclear radiation exposure. Presumptive conditions and evidence requirements.
How to file VA disability claim for Gulf War Syndrome and related presumptive conditions. Eligibility, evidence requirements, and rating strategies.
Complete guide to Agent Orange presumptive conditions. Vietnam-era exposure, proven conditions, and how to file for maximum compensation.
Learn about VA Aid and Attendance and Housebound benefits. Eligibility requirements, evidence needs, and additional monthly payments for severe disabilities.
Complete guide to VA bilateral factor rating adjustments. Learn how having conditions on both sides increases disability compensation.
How VA effective dates work, back pay calculations, and strategies to maximize retroactive disability compensation. Earliest possible dates explained.
Guide to claiming social withdrawal and isolation as secondary disability to service-connected PTSD. Evidence and functional impairment documentation.
Guide to claiming drug abuse and substance use disorder secondary to PTSD. Nexus letters, medical evidence, and VA ratings.
Guide to claiming weight gain/obesity as secondary to PTSD. Evidence requirements, nexus letters, rating percentages, and filing process.
Complete guide to filing VA disability claim for alcohol use disorder secondary to PTSD. Nexus letters, ratings, and approval strategies.
Guide to claiming chronic fatigue and myalgic encephalomyelitis secondary to PTSD. Medical evidence, nexus letters, and VA ratings.
How to file VA disability claim for migraines and tension headaches secondary to service-connected PTSD. Evidence, nexus letters, and ratings.
How to file VA disability claim for high blood pressure secondary to service-connected PTSD. Evidence requirements, nexus letters, and ratings.
Learn how to file a successful VA disability claim for IBS secondary to PTSD with evidence requirements, nexus letters, and rating percentages.
Step-by-step guide to claiming sleep disorder as secondary to service-connected PTSD. Includes evidence requirements, nexus letters, and VA ratings.
Complete guide to claiming cognitive impairment, memory loss, and brain fog secondary to service-connected PTSD. Evidence and nexus requirements.
Strategic guide to increasing VA disability from 70% to 100%. Evidence requirements, conditions to emphasize, and TDIU alternative explained.