Chris Attig, Author at Veterans Law Blog®

QUESTION: What is VA Reconsideration? ANSWER: A Can of Bulls**t.

When your VSO tells you to “Request VA Reconsideration” instead of filing an appeal, go ahead and flush a few a thousand dollars down the toilet.

The 4th Pillar: Getting the Right VA Claim Effective Date.

by Chris Attig | 36 comments

There are 4 Pillars in a VA Claim or Appeal – the 4th & Final Pillar is choosing the corrective Effective Date for Past Due Benefits. Accredited VA Attorney Chris Attig discusses some more common Effective Date Rules.

Where to Start with a VA Sleep Apnea Disability Claim?

by Chris Attig | 63 comments

I get asked more questions about how to file and win a VA sleep apnea disability claim than almost any other topic in all of VA Benefits Law. In today’s video, I will show you how to get the answers.

Can Hunting for Deer Teach us Anything about the VA Claims Process?

by Chris Attig | 5 comments

Veterans that don’t follow the herd will have better success in the VA Claims Process.

The Easiest Way to Get Your VA TDIU Claim denied.

by Chris Attig | 56 comments

VA TDIU claims are hard – and there are many reasons Veterans get denied. I’ll tell you the single biggest reason that most Veterans are denied VA TDIU.

Advice for Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma Claims.

by Chris Attig | 11 comments

Read what a Marine – and a Military Sexual Trauma survivor – has to say about coping with the VA in an MST claim.

Should You Use the VA Form 21-4138 Statement in Support of Claim Form?

by Chris Attig | 4 comments

If you use the VA Form 21-4138 Statement in Support of Claim Form, you may actually be slowing down your VA Claim or Appeal…..or helping to get it denied.

The Rule of Prejudicial Error: when VA mistakes aren’t really mistakes.

by Chris Attig | 4 comments

The Rule of Prejudicial Error says that the VA can royally screw up your VA Claim – so long as a Judge doesn’t think that error harmed you.

8 Steps to Improve your VA Disability Claim

by Chris Attig | 17 comments

I’ve been teaching these 8 Steps to Improve your VA Disability Claim for years.

This structured approach certainly is not ALL you need to know – but it gives you a solid Battle Plan for how to Take Back the Power in Your VA Claim or Appeal.