What relevance does the severity of your disability have on your VA claim? A lot is the answer. There are several factors that give rise to an award of VA disability benefits. However, for purposes of ease, the three main issues are: 1. A currently diagnosed disability 2. Service connection of the disability 3. Severe enough to warrant compensation There … Read More

If you are eligible for service connected disability compensation for an illness or injury, and that illness or injury has caused another medical condition, you may be eligible for additional compensation based on the theory of “secondary service connection.” To be eligible you must show that you have a current diagnosed disability. That disability must be caused by an event … Read More

Many VA cases are denied for what is known as lack of service connection. In fact, most denials arise for this very reason. But what is service connection? In general service connection means that a veteran has a currently diagnosed disability caused by an event or injury in service. However, service connection becomes more complex as one understands what is … Read More

To receive VA disability, pay, you must meet several legal requirements. One of the initial requirements is that you must be considered a veteran. This seems obvious but when you start to analyze the legal requirements it becomes a bit more challenging. It’s easy to see if a person is a veteran if they have a DD214 and were honorably … Read More

It seems obvious that a veteran must have a disability before proceeding with a VA disability claim. However, this situation arises many times and here is the most common context in which we see this issue. A veteran who was hurt in service now has back pain. The veteran has been going for treatment for back pain for years. Most … Read More