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The Four Disability Claim Building Blocks

1. Current diagnosis by a medical professional;

2. In-service event or related to another service-related claimed or awarded disability; and

3. A medical opinion connecting 1. and 2. together by VA Exam (DBQ) or Private Medical Opinion with Connection (Nexus)“as likely as not” to service.

4. Functional impact tied to rating criteria.

Five Paths to Service Connection

1.    Direct service connection

2.    Presumptive service connection

3.    Secondary service connection

4.    Service connection by aggravation (Existing condition got worse in service after enlistment)

5. Service connection based on 1151 claims (VA Malpractice)

Categories

VA Disability Compensation

Information on filing and managing disability claims.

Health Care

Details on VA health care services and programs.

Death/Survivor Benefits

Explore benefits related to death and survivors.

Education & Employment

Information on educational programs and employment opportunities.

Housing

Resources for housing assistance and benefits.

VA Pension

Details on VA pension benefits.

Miscellaneous

Other important benefits and resources.

VA Disability Compensation

Item Item Item
'Ask VA to Decide My Claim' Button Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) Buddy Letters
Claim Type: 1151 Claim (Federal Tort) Claim Type: Deferred End Products (EP)
Claim Type: Fully Developed Claim (FDC) Claim Type: Increase Claim Type: Inferred
Claim Type: Original Claim Type: Secondary Claim Type: Standard
Claim Type: Supplemental Claim Commonly Overlooked Disabilities Compensation & Pension Examinations (C&P)
Dealing with a Bad Examiner Disability Benefit Questionnaires (DBQs) Duty to Assist
Effective Dates Examiner Insight Finding Which Conditions are Static (Online)
Filing for Aid and Attendance/Housebound Filing an Appeal Filing a VA Disability claim
Independent Medical Opinion (IMO)/Nexus Letter Insider Insight into VBA Claim Processing Jurisdictions
Mandatory Future Reexaminations Master Condition List National Guard/Reservist Claims
Permanent & Total Disability (P&T) Personal Statement/Statement in Support of Claim Presumptive Conditions (Agent Orange, Burn Pits, Etc.)
Priority Processing Proposed Rating Reduction, Incompetence, or Entitlement Severance Rating Protections
Rating Schedule Requests - Claim Status Requesting your C-file/Code Sheet
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Claims Secondary Conditions Due to Alcohol, Drugs, or Tobacco Service-Connection Type: Aggravation
Service-Connection Type: Direct Service-Connection Type: Presumptive Service-Connection Type: Secondary
Service-Connection Type: Tertiary (Intermediate Step) Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Stages of a Claim (Claim Status)
Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU/IU) Understanding Rating Decisions VA Math
Voluntary Reduction/Severance Withdrawing Appeals/Claims
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Death/Survivor Benefits

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Death Benefits Death To-Do List Life Insurance
Survivor Benefits
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Education & Employment

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Becoming an Accredited Claims Agent/Attorney Becoming a VA Employee Becoming a Veteran Service Officer (VSO)
Chapter 35 (Dependents’ Educational Assistance - DEA) Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Federal Employment Benefits
GI Bills GI Bill Extension Requesting Student Loan Forgiveness (Total and Permanent Disability Discharge)
States Offering Free Tuition to Veterans and their Dependents Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) Program Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) VetSuccess On Campus (VSOC) Work Study Program
Yellow Ribbon Program
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Health Care

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CHAMPVA (Dependent Health Care) Chapter 17 (Dishonorable Health Care) Community Care (Emergency and Urgent Care)
Cross Talk - When the VBA and VHA Communicate Dental Care Elderly & Long Term Care
Foreign Medical Program Hearing Care Registries
Service Dogs TRICARE U.S. Army Chemical or Biological Research Program Participants
VA Health Care Vet Centers Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)
Vision Care Weight-loss Program (MOVE!)
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Housing

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Homeless Assistance Housing States with Property Tax Exemptions for Veterans
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VA Pension

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Aid and Attendance Housebound Medal of Honor Pension
Survivors Pension VA Pension
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Miscellaneous

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Acronym and Abbreviation List Advice for Separating Servicemembers Automobile and Adaptive Equipment Allowance
Claim Types/End Products (EPs) Clothing Allowance Cold War Certificate
Congressional Inquiry Dependents Disabled American Veteran (DAV) ID
Discharge Upgrade Divorce and Creditors Federal Benefits List by Combined Ratings
Financial Incompetence (Fiduciary) How to Change your Legal Name Legal Help for Veterans
Living Overseas as an Expat MedBoard/IDES (Integrated Disability Evaluation System) Obtaining your Medals, Ribbons, and Badges for FREE
Record Corrections Recoupment of Separation Benefits Space A Flights
State and Territory Specific Benefits Technical Support: DS Logon - Unable to Change Password Tech Support: Unable to Upgrade DS Logon To Premium
VA Money Matters Veteran Service Officer (VSO) Veteran Service Organization (VSO)
Visitor Engagement Reporting Application (VERA)
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Additional Resources

The Clinicians Guide

This guide assists clinicians in performing compensation and pension (C&P) examinations, differing from traditional medical exams, and provides information to meet federal law requirements.

State Veteran Benefit Finder

M21-1 Compensation and Pension Manual

Helpful VA Phone Numbers

More Granular VA Claim Tracker (extension)

Veterans Benefits Administration Reports (Annual Benefits Report)

GUIDEBOOK to Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors and VA Welcome: Let's Get Started

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Helpful Links

Sub-Reddit: r/VeteransBenefits

Discord Server: U.S. Veterans Network

VA Claim Tracker App: VA Tracker

VeteranAI.co Disability Benefit Tool: Click Here

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