Chris Attig, Author at Veterans Law Blog®

The “Bridge Claim”: How to use Obesity to Service Connect Obstructive Sleep Apnea & PTSD.

Connecting PTSD – or any mental health condition – to Central Sleep Apnea is a pretty common occurrence in the world of VA sleep apnea claims. That is because Central Sleep Apnea is NOT a respiratory condition – it is a condition of the central...

Special Monthly Compensation – Can You Use an Extra $347 per month?

by Chris Attig | 90 comments

Can YOU Use an Extra $347 per month? If you follow most VSO advice, you could be missing out on Special Monthly Compensation.

VA Claims LIVE (Episode 004: October 28, 2016)

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The Jargon of VA Claims.

by Chris Attig | 7 comments

Knowing the difference between VA Claims and VA Appeals is the first thing you can do to help keep your VA service connection claim out of the backlog.

Don’t Confuse the VA Duty to Assist With Actual Assistance.

by Chris Attig | 13 comments

I want you to stop worrying about the VA Duty to Assist ….it’s adding YEARS to your VA Claim. Here’s what to do instead…..

Bad Medicine? 6 Ways to Challenge VA C&P Exam Results.

by Chris Attig | 14 comments

Veterans Court cases are more than just “one-liners” about the rule of law. In this post, I will show you how a Non-Precedential opinion from the Veterans Court gives us 6 Ways to Challenge VA CP Exam results in your VA Disability Claim.

Will the Extraschedular Rating take your VA Rating “Off-the-Charts”…& 2 more CAVC Decisions.

by Chris Attig | 11 comments

The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is issuing between 3 and 10 new decisions….EVERY WEEKDAY. Some are single judge decisions…..some are precedential decisions. Regardless of the nature of the decision, every one of them holds a key to improving your...

VA Claims LIVE (Episode 003: October 21, 2016)

by Chris Attig | 3 comments

SHOW NOTES: Date of Show: Friday, October 21, 2016 Host: Chris Attig, Accredited VA Claims Attorney Note: Depending when you are seeing this post, some of the offers and opportunities in this list may have expired. 1. Topics Covered * What to do if your VSO rep...

Who’s Watching the Watchers in Your VA Claim?

by Chris Attig | 4 comments

Did you hire an advocate or VSO to help in your VA Claim….free or paid, you should know how to “Watch the Watcher”, or your claim could end up in the cellar.

The VA Benefit of the Doubt Rule only Matters When Your Case is Too Close to Call.

by Chris Attig | 31 comments

Veterans battling the VA have been misled as to what the VA Benefit of the Doubt rule means. I will show you how to properly use it in this post…

Do You Know the Key to Success in the VA Claims Process?

by Chris Attig | 6 comments

Have you ever been out deer hunting in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas? It’s a beautiful landscape, and when you go deep enough into the mountains, there are some big deer. (And some big bear, as I learned 2 years ago.) To prepare for hunting a new area, a...

VA Claims LIVE (Episode 002: October 14, 2016)

by Chris Attig | 3 comments

SHOW NOTES: Date of Show: Friday, October 14, 2016 Here are some of the VA Claims topics we covered: * What is the VA Process AFTER a C&P Exam? * How to get your C-File? * What’s a Section 1151 Claim? * How to REALLY choose an attorney for your VA Claims and...