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Is Lay Evidence the missing piece in your VA TDIU Claim?
Lay Evidence is a powerful tool in EVERY VA Claim.
Why?
Because the CAVC has told us – time and time again – that the VA and BVA must specifically address it in their decisions.
So it becomes a question of simple math – the more favorable lay evidence you have, the harder it becomes to deny your claim.
But its not just about the quantity of lay evidence. The more QUALITY lay evidence you put in a VA claim – and especially in a VA TDIU Claim – the better.
Problem is, many Veterans are never taught what makes “QUALITY” Lay Evidence – or how to submit it to the VA. Most Veterans do what the VSOs have been telling them to do for 25 years….
….slap it on a 21-4138, send it in and wait.
And if you do that, do not be surprised when the Regional Office or BVA denies your VA TDIU Claim.
To help you stop putting “garbage” into your VA TDIU Claim or Appeal, the Veterans Law Blog has 5 Tips for improving how you use Lay Evidence in your VA TDIU Claim.
VA Disability Claims: 14 questions.
When a Veteran starts considering whether or not to file VA Disability Claims, there are a lot of questions that he or she tends to ask. Over the last 10 years, the following are the 14 most common basic questions I am asked about when it comes to filing VA Disability...
The VA’s Duty to Maximize your benefits
The VA Duty to Maximize is just one of the many legal duties the VA owes to Veterans. Setting aside the fact that the VA's legal duties are treated more like "if-you-cans" than legal obligations, the Duty to Maximize is often overlooked in the VA disability...
How important is evidence of snoring in a sleep apnea VA disability claim?
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Blue Water Navy Veterans & Agent Orange exposure claims.
Background of Blue Water Navy Claims (1991 - 2018) In 1991, Congress passed a law, known as the Agent Orange Act, that required the VA presume that veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam were exposed to Dioxin (i.e., Agent Orange.) Two years later the VA...
The VAs Best-Kept Secret: Vietnam veteran survivor benefits claims never end.
Spoiler alert: Vietnam veteran survivor benefits do not die with the veteran if the claims are related to Agent Orange or herbicide exposure. To many of you that will come as a shock. To others, it will feel like a betrayal, as millions and millions of Vietnam veteran...
VA Appeals Modernization: Real change or just a new coat of paint?
In this post, I will give you an overview of what the VA is calling "AMA" or VA Appeals Modernization. Basically, there will be 3 structural changes to the current VA appeals process, what the VA will call the "Legacy VA Appeals process". This post covers the FIRST of...
When might you use the VA Higher Level Review Process?
What is the VA Higher Level Review Process? The VA Higher Level Review process is part of the new Modernized Appeal process (AMA). Under the AMA, veterans and survivors must choose between 3 paths if (after February 19, 2019) they receive a VA Ratings Decision they do...
