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Exploring Alternate Ratings before Extra-Schedular ratings
In 2011, a Veteran filed for service-connection claims of tinnitus, hearing loss, and PTSD. He was originally assigned a 10% rating, but...
Do you think your PTSD rating is too low?
For many veterans getting a rating of 0% or 10% for PTSD is incredibly common. The VA hires raters who do not have proper training and...
Hearing Loss
It is actually 1 out 5 for 40 decibels or greater, since the article states in any of the frequencies and either 3 out of 5 at an...
The Silent Killer: Ensuring You Get the Best Rating for Your Sleep Apnea
If you are a Veteran that suffers from sleep apnea, but have been denied or given a low rating for your disability, then you now know...
Free flights for 100% service-connected disabled veterans
If you are a veteran with a 100% service-connected disability you are eligible to fly for free with the Space-A flights, through the John...
Uncertainty About Agent-Orange Presumption For Blue-Water Veterans Is Over
Back in January 2019, the case of Procopio v. Wilkie was decided. The federal court reversed a 1997 VA decision that denied Blue Water...
Was your sleep apnea denied as a service-connected disability?
It is no easy task to prove sleep apnea is a service connected disability because it is a complex medical condition that is different...
Procopio v. Wilkie: May 2019 Update
In January 2019, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decided the case of Procopio v. Wilkie which resulted in Blue Water Navy Vietnam...
Suicide: An Unfortunate Consequence of Untreated Mental Disorder
Last month at the Cleveland VA Medical Center a veteran took his own life. In fact, this year alone seven veterans took their own life on...
Erectile Dysfunction is a real disability
Erectile dysfunction is classified as the inability to get and keep an erection firm enough for sex. Throughout many years, as was the...
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