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...
More to follow on this document….for right now, I wanted to just get it out there to ya’ll. If you missed – or may miss – certain types of VA deadlines in your claims and appeals due to COVID or coronavirus, this document addresses how the VA...
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...
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...
One of the critical concepts of the AMA is the idea of the continuously pursued claim. If you continuously pursue a VA Claim, you can keep your original claim effective date. So what does it mean to continuously pursue a VA claim, and how do you do it? Essentially,...
What is a claim for increased rating? When the VA grants service connection for your service connected disability, it will assign an initial rating. However, medical conditions are rarely static, and will frequently – almost always – get worse. So, when...
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