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Do you know about this under-utilized path to Service Connection?

In this post, I’m going to talk to you about one of the EASIEST ways to prove service connection – secondary service connection. Well, actually, it may not be the easiest….but it’s not the hardest, and it is most certainly the most...

VA Obesity Claims – Can they be Won?

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So you filed a VA Obesity claim. At some point you have seen this phrase in a VA Ratings Decision or the decision of a BVA Judge: “Your obesity is not an injury or disease for VA purposes”. At best, it’s a half-truth. But, like most half-truths...

How the VA uses the Presumption of Soundness to Put Your VA Claim On the Road to Nowhere.

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Accredited VA Attorney Vince Handler discusses how the VA tries to trip Veterans up by misapplying the Presumption of Soundness.

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

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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...

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

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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...