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CCK News

• 2021 Child of an American Veteran Scholarship Winner: Joannea Parten
• 2021 Law School Scholarship for Veterans: Winner Christianna Golden
• 2022 CCK Law School Scholarship for Veterans: Winner Chandler Cole
• 2022 Child of An American Scholarship Winner: Zachary McComas
• 2023 CCK Child of an American Veteran Scholarship Winner: Isaiah Chavez
• A Day in the Life of a Paralegal (Claims Advocate) at CCK
• Anna Durham wins the Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Child of a Disabled Veteran Scholarship
• CCK Law’s 2020 Law School Scholarship for Veterans Winner: Michael Burten
• CCK Law’s Brad Hennings Interviews Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
• CCK Makes Donation to American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial
• CCK Named one of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Law Firms” for 2020
• CCK Names Brad Hennings as Partner
• CCK Partners, Staff Present at 2018 Veteran Advocate Conference
• CCK Presents at Spring 2024 National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates Conference
• CCK Presents at the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates (NOVA) 2019 Spring Conference
• CCK Presents at Veterans Law Continuing Legal Education Conference in Montana
• CCK Recognized for Donations to American Veterans Disabled For Life Memorial
• CCK Sponsors Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall
• CCK’s Zachary Stolz Testifies at Hearing Before House Subcommittee on Veterans’ Affairs
• CCK’s Kerry Baker Featured on PBS News Hour
• Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick (CCK) Celebrates 20 Years
• Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD Donates to Rhode Island Community Food Bank
• Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD Named One of Rhode Island’s Best Places to Work 2018 By Providence Business News
• Day in the Life of a Summer Associate
• How to Prepare for a Remote Position
• Jasper Burns Receives the 2024 Law School Scholarship for Veterans
• Kevin Kim Receives CCK Law 2023 Law School Scholarship for Veterans
• Learning to Be a Claims Advocate at CCK
• Meet Ally Niven, 2018 Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Child of an American Veteran Scholarship Winner
• Meet Chris Moon, winner of 2018 Law School Scholarship for Veterans
• Meet Ian Hutter, 2019 Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Law School Scholarship for Veterans Recipient
• Nasya Bellard Receives 2024 “The Child of an American Veteran” Scholarship
• Natasha Cowling, 2020 Child of an American Veteran Scholarship Winner
• Providence’s Mayor Jorge Elorza Visits CCK
• Published: Robert Chisholm’s article about hazardous military exposures affecting Vietnam-era, OIF and OEF veterans
• Published: Robert Chisholm’s Article on VA’s Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)
• Reflections on Giving Tuesday & Community Service in 2020
• SMC(t): CCK Win in Laska Helps Veterans Get VA SMC for TBI
• Tips for Applying for a Legal Position
• What Is Veterans Law?

Court Wins

• “Other Related Factors” Must Be Considered in Extraschedular Analysis
• Ankle Disability Denial Failed to Consider Difficulty With Walking & Standing
• Asthma Denial Contained Legal Error by the Board, Court Finds
• Bilateral Knee Condition Denial Ignored Possible Connection to Service
• Board applies wrong standard for SMC based on loss of use
• Board Commits Error Denying Extraschedular Consideration for Peripheral Neuropathy
• Board Commits Legal Error in Denying Service Connection for Psychiatric Condition
• Board Committed Multiple Legal Errors When Denying Service Connection for Numbness of the Hands and Fingers
• Board Decision Denying Service Connection for Vertigo and Increased Rating for PTSD Relied on Inadequate Examinations
• Board Denial of Claims Related to Chemical Exposure Contained Legal Error
• Board Denial of Increased Rating for Headaches Contained Legal Error
• Board Denial of Service Connection for Cause of Death Contained Legal Error
• Board denial of service connection for GERD, right knee failed to address VA examination
• Board Denial of Service Connection for Pes Planus Failed to Consider Theory of Aggravation
• Board Denial of TDIU Relied on Inadequate Reasons or Bases
• Board Denied Increased Ratings for Headache and Cervical Spine Conditions, CCK Successfully Appealed
• Board denied TDIU, committed legal error
• Board denies a higher rating for upper extremity condition, fails to provide reasons for choice of diagnostic code
• Board Denies Service Connection for Ischemic Heart Disease and TDIU, CCK Secures Remand at Court
• Board Did Not Consider Favorable Evidence, Relied on Inadequate Exam in PSTD and TDIU Denial
• Board Does Not Fulfill its Duty to Assist in Herbicide Exposure Claim
• Board erred in denial for a higher rating for PTSD, remanded entitlement to TDIU
• Board erred in denial of increased rating for headaches
• Board erred in denial of increased rating for PTSD and in finding that TDIU was not raised by record
• Board Erred in Denial of Service Connection for Hepatitis C, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and Diabetes
• Board erred in denial of service connection for Veteran’s peripheral vascular disease
• Board erred in denial of total disability rating [TDIU]
• Board erred in denying a compensable rating for hemorrhoid condition
• Board Erred in Denying an Increased Rating for the Veteran’s Eye Conditions, Court Finds
• Board Erred in Denying an Initial Increased Rating for Peripheral Neuropathy of the Bilateral Lower Extremities
• Board Erred in Denying Examination for Left Knee Disability
• Board Erred in Denying Gulf War Vet Service Connection for Insomnia Disorder Based on Pyramiding
• Board Erred in Denying Higher Initial Rating for Veteran’s Headache Condition
• Board Erred in Denying PGW Vet Separate Disability Ratings
• Board Erred in Denying Secondary Service Connection for Orthopedic Conditions, Court Finds
• Board Erred in Denying Service Connection for Diabetes as Due to Agent Orange Exposure
• Board Erred in Denying Service Connection for Ischemic Heart Disease and PTSD, CCK Secures Remand
• Board Erred in Denying Service Connection for Ischemic Heart Disease Due to Agent Orange Exposure in Korea
• Board Erred in Denying Service Connection for Orthopedic Conditions as Secondary to PTSD
• Board Erred in Denying Service Connection for Recurring Joint Pain Related to Veteran’s Gulf War Service
• Board Erred in Denying Service Connection for TBI Residuals and Psychiatric Condition
• Board Erred in Denying Service Connection for Veteran’s Paget’s Disease & Low Back Condition
• Board Erred in Denying Service Connection for Veteran’s Psychiatric Condition and Seizure Disorder
• Board Erred in Denying SMC Based on Need for Aid and Attendance
• Board Erred in Denying Widow Service Connection for Veteran’s Cause of Death
• Board Erred in Determination of No New and Material Evidence for Inguinal Hernia Claim
• Board Erred in Determining Veteran Lacks New and Material Evidence to Re-Open Vertigo Claim
• Board Erred in Improperly Rejecting Veteran’s Lay Statements
• Board Erred in Left Leg Disability Denial While Simultaneously Remanding TDIU
• Board erred in relying on an inadequate medical opinion to deny service connection for sarcoidosis
• Board Erred in Relying on Inadequate Exam for Gout
• Board Erred in Relying on Inadequate Medical Opinion for Shoulder Disability
• Board Erred When It Denied a Higher Rating for Depression
• Board Erred When It Denied an Increased Rating for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Found it Lacked Jurisdiction Over TDIU Claim
• Board erred when it denied extraschedular referral for Veteran’s shoulder condition
• Board erred when it denied service connection for sleep apnea and increased rating for gastroparesis
• Board erred when it denied total disability based on individual unemployability
• Board Erred When it Failed to Compare Veteran’s Asthma Symptoms to Rating Schedule
• Board Erred When It Found the Veteran Could Perform Sedentary Work
• Board Erred When It Ignored the Veteran’s Competent Lay Statement
• Board Erred When It Relied on Veteran’s Employment to Deny Extraschedular Rating for Service-Connected Ankle Disability
• Board erroneously focused on Veteran’s non-service-connected disabilities in TDIU denial
• Board Errs in Denial of Service Connection for Cause of Death
• Board errs in denial that relied on VA examinations
• Board Errs In Denying Service Connection for Hiatal Hernia Secondary to Duodenal Ulcer Disability
• Board Failed To Adjudicate Entitlement To Extraschedular Referral For Headaches
• Board Failed to Consider Exceptional Symptoms for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
• Board Failed to Consider Veteran’s Vertigo, Dizziness in Denial of Extraschedular Consideration
• Board failed to determine if Veteran entitled to combat presumption for tinnitus, hearing loss
• Board Failed to Ensure Adequate Medical Examination in Veteran’s Claim for Service Connection for Fatigue Disability
• Board Failed to Explain Treatment of Conflicting Evidence in PTSD Denial
• Board Failed to Fully Account for Veteran’s Work History in TDIU Denial
• Board failed to provide adequate reasons and bases for extraschedular denial
• Board Failed to Provide Veteran With Adequate Hearing
• Board Fails to Address Lay Evidence Regarding Severity of Condition in Decision to Deny Veteran Increased Rating for Lumbar Spine Disability
• Board Fails to Discuss Prior Diagnoses of Psychiatric Condition in Denying Service Connection
• Board Fails to Discuss the Issue of Aggravation in Denying Service Connection for Lung Disorder
• Board Fails to Provide Adequate Evidence for Denial of Disability Service Connection
• Board Fails to Provide Adequate Examination and Discussion of Effects of Veteran’s Bilateral Hearing Loss
• Board Improperly Denied Service Connection for Prostate Cancer Based on Camp Lejeune Contaminated Water Exposure
• Board Improperly Denied Unemployability Benefits, CAVC Finds
• Board Incorrectly Applied Presumption of Soundness When Denying Service Connection for Respiratory Disability Other Than Pneumonia
• Board Incorrectly Denied an Earlier Effective Date for Service Connection for Veteran’s Cause of Death
• Board Misapplied the Law Regarding Presumption of Soundness When Denying Veteran’s CUE Claim
• Board Misinterpreted and Misapplied the Law in Psychiatric Disorder Denial
• Board Misinterprets Applicable Laws in Denying an Increased Rating and Temporary Total for GERD
• Board Must Consider Combined Effects of Disabilities on Employability
• Board prematurely denied entitlement to extraschedular referral for the Veteran’s bilateral hearing disability
• Board Provided Inadequate Reasons and Bases when Denying TDIU on an Extraschedular Basis
• Board Provided Inadequate Statement of Reasons or Bases for Denying Service Connection for Left Knee Disability
• Board relied on inadequate examinations in denying service-connection for thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease
• Board Relied on Inadequate VA Examinations to Deny Veteran’s Claims, Court Finds
• Board Relied on Insufficient Exam in Heart Condition Denial
• Board Relies on Inadequate Reasons and Bases to Deny Increased Rating and SMC for Radiculopathy
• Board Relies on Inadequate Reasons to Deny Hypertension Secondary to Diabetes, Herbicide Exposure
• Board Was Wrong to Conclude Unit Morning Reports Would Not Be Helpful in Verifying Veteran’s Stressor
• Board wrongly denied referral for extraschedular TDIU, higher rating for sensorineural hearing loss
• Board wrongly denies Veteran service connection for hip condition
• Board’s Double Denial of Veteran’s Heart Condition Claims Contained Legal Error
• Board’s Denial of Higher Rating for PTSD Failed to Consider All Evidence of Record
• BVA denial of an increased rating for rhinitis relied on inadequate reasons or bases
• BVA denial of increased rating for costochondritis and TDIU relied on inadequate reasons or bases
• BVA Denial of Right Hand Disability Based on Inadequate VA exam
• BVA Denial of service connection for prostate cancer relied on insufficient efforts to verify herbicide exposure
• BVA Denies Service Connection for Asthma based on Inadequate Medical Examination
• BVA erred in its denial of Veteran’s increased rating claim for headache condition
• BVA erroneously denies extraschedular consideration of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus
• BVA erroneously determines Veteran is capable of sedentary duties, denies TDIU
• BVA errs in denial of higher rating for PTSD, earlier effective date for TDIU
• BVA errs in denial of service connection for a bilateral knee condition
• BVA errs in denial, Court finds VA examiner failed to opine on aggravation
• BVA errs in denying earlier effective date for TDIU, extraschedular referral for adjustment disorder
• BVA errs in denying service connection for pancreatic cancer as due to herbicide exposure
• BVA failed to comply with remand order, wrongly denied service connection for bilateral knee disabilities
• BVA fails to consider TDIU despite being raised in an increased rating claim for Veteran’s lower back condition
• BVA ignores competent statements, errs in denying a higher rating for migraine headaches, bilateral ankle disability
• BVA Overlooked Impaired Impulse Control in Denial of PTSD Claim
• BVA provided inadequate reasons as to how Veteran’s conditions were contemplated by IBS rating
• BVA relied on an inadequate VA exam to determine the Veteran capable of sedentary employment
• BVA relied on insufficient exam, wrongly denies claim for Diabetes and Hypertension
• BVA relied on unsubstantiated medical opinion to wrongly deny increased rating for epiphysitis of the lumbar spine
• BVA used inadequate VA exam to deny higher rating for cervical spine disability
• BVA wrongly denied service connection for high blood pressure, definitive proof not required in VA benefits cases
• BVA wrongly denies service connection for pseudogout due to reliance on inadequate VA medical exam
• BVA wrongly denies Veteran service connection for leg paralysis pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151
• CAVC Remands Veteran’s Claim for Service Connection for Diabetes Based on Exposure
• CAVC Reverses BVA’s Denial of Specially Adapted Housing Benefit
• CCK Aids Widow of Vietnam Veteran After Long Fought Battle for Special Monthly Compensation
• CCK Appealed Board Denial of Low Back Claim Based on Inadequate Consideration of Functional Loss
• CCK Appeals Board Denial for Service Connection for Hypertension Secondary to PTSD
• CCK Appeals Decision That Denied Veteran Entitlement To Special Monthly Compensation
• CCK Argues Against Board Denial for Increased Rating for PTSD
• CCK Argues Against Board Denial of TDIU Prior to December 2012, Court Agrees and Remands
• CCK Argues Against Board for Earlier Effective Date for Blindness
• CCK Argues Board Erred in Denying Adapted Housing Benefits
• CCK Argues Board Must Consider Combined Effect of Veteran’s Service-Connected Disabilities
• CCK Argues for Remand from Court Following Board Denial of Service Connection for Cause of Death
• CCK Argues Service Connection for Cause of Death Related to Multiple Sclerosis
• CCK Argues Service Connection for World War II Veteran’s Cause of Death
• CCK Argues that Board Denied Sleep Apnea Based on Inadequate Exam
• CCK argues that Board overlooked evidence in denial of multiple Persian Gulf War issues
• CCK Argues the Board Erred in Determining the Presumption of Soundness was Rebutted
• CCK Assists Thailand Veteran in Securing VA Compensation for Coronary Artery Disease
• CCK Court Win Will Help Many Veterans Obtain More Compensation
• CCK Helps Air Force Veteran Secure Increased Rating and SMC Benefits
• CCK Helps Blue Water Navy Veteran Win Benefits for Myelodysplastic Syndrome
• CCK Helps Fort McClellan Veteran Establish Service Connection After Duty to Assist Error
• CCK Helps Gulf War Veteran Secure Increased Rating for Migraines
• CCK Helps Iraq Veteran Increase VA Rating for Asthma
• CCK Helps Johnston Atoll Veteran Secure Increased Disability Rating
• CCK Helps Marine Corps Veteran Appeal Denial of Service Connection for Knee Disabilities
• CCK Helps Navy Veteran Win Disability Benefits for Heart Disease
• CCK Helps Surviving Spouse of Vietnam Veteran Win Accrued Benefits
• CCK Helps Thailand Veteran Establish Presumptive Service Connection for Ischemic Heart Disease
• CCK Helps Thailand Veteran Secure Years of Retroactive Benefits in CUE Case
• CCK Helps Thailand Veteran Win TDIU Based on Herbicide Exposure
• CCK Helps Veteran Secure Increased Rating for Respiratory Condition
• CCK Helps Veteran Secure Retroactive TDIU Based on Peripheral Neuropathy
• CCK Helps Veteran Secure TDIU Benefits Based on Stomach Ulcer
• CCK Helps Veteran Secure TDIU Following Multiple VA Errors
• CCK Helps Veteran Win Dependency Benefits for Child Over 18
• CCK Helps Veteran Win Extraschedular TDIU for Aggravated Foot Condition
• CCK Helps Veteran Win Retroactive TDIU for Heart Condition
• CCK Helps Veteran Win Years of Backpay for Prostate Cancer Residuals
• CCK Helps Vietnam Era Veteran Exposed to Agent Orange Win Compensation
• CCK Helps Vietnam Veteran Suffering from Gunshot Wound Residuals and Parkinson’s Disease
• CCK Helps Vietnam Veteran Win TDIU for Bilateral Hearing Loss
• CCK Helps Vietnam War Era Veteran Secure Benefits for Prostate Cancer After VA Error
• CCK Helps Vietnam War Era Veteran Win Special Monthly Compensation Benefits
• CCK Helps Vietnam War Veteran Win SMC After Decades Long Battle for Benefits
• CCK Helps Widow of WWII Veteran Secure Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
• CCK Law Secures Earlier Effective Date for Veteran
• CCK Precedential Court Win for Gulf War Veterans with Unexplained Illness
• CCK Presents Oral Argument at CAVC for Veteran’s Severe Knee Disability
• CCK Secures 30 Years of Retroactive Benefits for Vietnam Veteran
• CCK Secures DIC Benefits for Surviving Spouse of Vietnam Veteran
• CCK Secures Disability Benefits for Navy Veteran After Multiple Denials
• CCK Secures Remand for Surviving Spouse of Thailand Veteran
• CCK Secures Service Connection for Retinitis Pigmentosa in CUE Claim Dating Back to 1981
• CCK succeeds at Court representing Veteran’s widow appealing for service connection for Cause of Death
• CCK Successfully Appealed BVA’s Denial of Veteran’s Request to Reopen Claim for Hypertension
• CCK Successfully Appeals Board Decision to Deny Increased Rating that Uses Inadequate Examination Report
• CCK Successfully Appeals Board Decision to Deny Reopening Veteran’s Claim for Service Connection for Melanoma
• CCK Successfully Appeals Denial of Service Connection Based on Herbicide Exposure in Thailand
• CCK Successfully Appeals Denial of Service Connection to Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• CCK Successfully Appeals Rating for Service Connected PTSD
• CCK Successfully Argued for Earlier Effective Date for TDIU
• CCK Successfully Argued for Remand from Court in Case Involving Gulf War Illness
• CCK Successfully Argues Against Board Decision Denying Compensable Rating for Costochondritis
• CCK Successfully Argues Against Board Denial of Increased Rating for IVDS
• CCK Successfully Argues Against Board Denial of VA Benefits for Parkinson’s Disease
• CCK Successfully Argues Board Error in Chronic Bronchitis Case
• CCK Successfully Argues Board Error in Sleep Apnea (OSA) Case
• CCK Successfully Argues for a Precedential Decision About Protected Work Environment
• CCK Successfully Argues for Reversal of the Board’s Presumption of Soundness Determination
• CCK Successfully Argues for Service Connection for Cause of Death
• CCK Successfully Argues for TDIU for Vietnam War Era Veteran
• CCK Successfully Argues on Behalf of Appellant Seeking Service Connection for Late Veteran’s Ischemic Heart Disease
• CCK Successfully Argues that Board Erred in Denial of Service Connection for Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• CCK Successfully Argues that Board Relies on Inadequate VA Examination to Deny Higher Ratings for Left Knee and Low Back Disability
• CCK Successfully Substituted Sister-in-Law into Case Before Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
• CCK Wins Benefits for Surviving Spouse of Camp Lejeune Veteran
• CCK Wins Case on Behalf of Army Veteran in Court Reconsideration
• CCK Wins Cause of Death Appeal for Spouse of Vietnam Veteran
• CCK Wins Decision At Cavc Clarifying Board’s Duties In Adjudicating Veterans’ Entitlement To TDIU
• CCK Wins for Veteran after VA Files for Reconsideration
• CCK Wins Precedential Case Regarding TDIU: Court Interprets Meaning of Substantially Gainful Employment
• CCK Wins Precedential Case That Will Help Veteran Sexual Assault Survivors
• CCK Wins Precedential Decision in Nohr v. McDonald
• CCK Wins Precedential Decision: Increased Rating for Right Knee Condition
• CCK’s Zach Stolz And Dav Force Rollback Of Thailand Rule Change
• Court Agrees with CCK: Board Denial of Increased Rating for Bipolar Disorder and TDIU Contained Legal Error
• Court Agrees with CCK: Board Erred in Denying Service Connection for Hypertension as Due to Herbicide Exposure
• Court Determines Ankylosis Is an Objective Finding in Precedential Decision
• Court Finds Board Deviated from Manual Guidance in Denial related to Herbicide Exposure in Thailand
• Court Finds Board Erred When It Favored Negative VA Exams Over Positive Private Exams
• Court finds Board failed to consider Anxiety Disorder symptoms
• Court Finds Legal Error in Board’s Decision Denying Increased Ratings for Veteran’s Radiculopathy of the Bilateral Lower Extremities
• Court Holds the Board Must Consider Applicable VA Fast Letter
• Court Issues Precedential Decision Regarding Board Jurisdiction and Wrong Appeals Forms
• Court Orders Reinstatement of Veteran’s Rating after Board Decision
• Court Overturns Board Denial of Herbicide Exposure at Fort McClellan
• Court Overturns Board Denial of Service Connection for Diabetes due to Herbicide Exposure in Thailand
• Court Relies on Saunders to Remand the Board Decision Denying Service Connection for Veteran’s Back Condition
• Court Remands Board Decision Based on Duty to Assist Error
• Court Remands Board Decision Based on Failure to Maximize Benefits
• Court Remands Board Decision to Deny Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits
• Court reverses Board’s denial of earlier effective date for herpes progenitalis
• Court reverses Board’s finding that the Veteran did not perfect his appeal
• Court Rules Veteran May Be Entitled to Presumptive Services Connection Due to Herbicide Exposure
• Decorated Veteran Awarded TDIU Back to 1969
• Denial of Extraschedular Referral for Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability Rested on Provision of Inadequate Reasons or Bases
• Denial of Increased Rating for Psychiatric Disability Contained Error
• Denial of Increased Rating for PTSD Ignored Evidence of Record
• Denial of Increased Rating for Right Knee Disability Contained Legal Error
• Denial of increased rating for Veteran’s foot disability was premature
• Denial of increased ratings rested on inadequate VA examination, improper treatment of lay evidence
• Denial of individual unemployability relied on Board’s conjecture instead of evidence
• Denial of individual unemployability relied on inadequate reasons or bases
• Denial of initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was erroneous
• Denial of Low Back Disability Relied on Insufficient Exam
• Denial of separate ratings for knee disabilities, instability was improper
• Denial of service connection for cause of death resulted from failure to consider exposure to herbicides
• Denial of Service Connection for Hearing Loss Disability Failed to Consider Delayed Onset
• Denial of Service Connection for Hypertension Secondary to Agent Orange Exposure Contained Legal Error
• Denial of service connection resulted from reliance on inadequate medical opinion
• Denial of Sinusitis Disability Lacked Adequate Reasons or Bases
• Denial of TDIU Failed to Consider Foot Scars
• Denial of TDIU for neck disability and other conditions relied on inadequate reasoning
• Denial of TDIU Rested on Inadequate Reasons or Bases and Ignored Favorable Evidence of PTSD Symptoms
• Denial of Unemployability Benefits Contained Legal Error, Court Finds
• Denials of service connection for bilateral hip arthritis, bilateral knee arthritis relied on inadequate reasons or bases
• Diabetes denial contained legal error by the Board
• Diabetes Denial Missed Key VA Regulation
• Diabetic neuropathy denial used incorrect ratings
• Error in denial of service connection for hypertension
• Examiner Must Address Theory of Service Connection
• Flexible Part-Time Work May Not Be Substantially Gainful Employment
• Gulf War Era Veteran Wins VA Benefits for Conditions Related to Military Asbestos Exposure
• Headaches denial didn’t fully evaluate evidence
• Hearing loss denial contained legal error by Board
• Hyperkeratosis increased rating denial contained legal error
• In Denying Service Connection for a Respiratory Disorder, Board Erred When It Relied on an Inadequate Medical Opinion
• Inaccurate VA Examinations Used to Deny Increased Rating for PTSD
• Increased rating for PTSD denial contained legal error
• Increased Rating for PTSD Denial Premised on Incorrect Rating Criteria
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Denial Fails to Explain Meaning of Rating Criteria
• Korean DMZ Veteran Wrongly Denied Presumptive Service Connection
• Low back disability denial relied on inadequate exam
• Multiple Sclerosis Denial by BVA Contained Legal Error
• New VA treatment records could provide nexus opinion, reopen Veteran’s claim
• PARURESIS DENIAL CONTAINED LEGAL ERROR BY THE BOARD
• Peripheral Neuropathy Denial Did Not Provide Adequate Explanation
• Pes planus denial based on misapplication of the law, Court finds
• Precedential Decision: Increased Rating on an Extraschedular Basis
• Prostatitis denial contained legal error by the Board
• PTSD Symptoms Not Fully Analyzed by Board, Court Finds
• Secondary Service Connection for Hepatic Steatosis Reasonably Raised by the Record: CCK Successfully Argues
• Service Connection Denial for Hip Bursitis & other conditions Used Insufficient Medical Opinions
• Skin Cancer Denial Contained Legal Error
• TDIU Denial Contained Legal Error by the Board
• TDIU Denial ignored important evidence
• TDIU Denial Relied on Insufficient and Unexplained Medical Opinions
• Thailand Air Force Veteran Wins Benefits for Prostate Cancer
• Thailand Veteran Exposed to Herbicides Wins VA Benefits After Years of Appeals
• The Board Erred In Finding 1983 Bva Decision Subsumed A 1953 Rating Decision
• The Board erred when it denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability
• The Board Erred When It Denied the Veteran an Increased Rating for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Headaches
• Thrombosis denial contained legal error by the BVA
• Traumatic Brain Injury Residuals Denial Lacked Adequate Reasons or Bases
• VA Must Assist Veteran With Claim Based On Agent Orange Exposure In Thailand
• Veteran Wins TDIU for Radiculopathy with Help of CCK
• Vietnam Veteran Denied Service Connection Based on Herbicide Exposure
• Vietnam Veteran Wrongly Denied Service Connection in Herbicide Exposure Case
• Vietnam War Era Veteran Wins TDIU Following Board Denial

ERISA Law

• 7 Common Long-Term Disability Claim Mistakes
• Attending Physician Statements and Long-Term Disability Claims
• Can ERISA Lawyers Deal with My Insurance Company for Me?
• Can I Apply for Long-Term Disability Benefits If I Was Denied Short-Term Disability Benefits?
• Can I Work While on Long-Term Disability?
• Can You Receive Both Workers’ Compensation and Long-Term Disability?
• Can Your Benefits Be Terminated While on Long-Term Disability?
• Chronic Back Pain Symptoms and How They Can Impact Your Ability to Work
• Do I Have to Pay Back My Long-Term Disability?
• Effective Communication and Long-Term Disability Claims
• Filing Deadlines for ERISA-Governed Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims
• Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Alzheimer’s Disease
• Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
• Going from Short-Term Disability to Long-Term Disability
• Health Insurance While on Long-Term Disability
• How Does Long-Term Disability Work With Social Security Disability?
• How Long Can You Stay on Long-Term Disability (LTD)?
• How Much Does Long-Term Disability (LTD) Pay?
• How Social Media Posts Can Impact Long-Term Disability Claims
• How to Apply for Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits
• How to Avoid a Long-Term Disability Claim Denial
• How to Get Long-Term Disability Benefits
• Independent Medical Exams (IME) for Long-Term Disability Claims
• Individual Long-Term Disability Insurance Policies
• Is Long-Term Disability Taxable?
• Litigation and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) After Age 65
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Cardiovascular Disease
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Accountants
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Anesthesiologists
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Bank Tellers
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Brain Surgeons
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Consultants
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Dentists
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Dermatologists
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Engineers
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Financial Managers
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Heart Surgeons
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Lawyers
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Nurse Anesthetists
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Nurses
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Office Managers
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Pediatricians
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Pharmacists
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Physicians
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Podiatrists
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Prosthodontists
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Psychiatrists
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Psychologists
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims for Traveling Sales Consultants
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance Company Deadlines: ERISA
• Long-Term Disability Claims for Finance and Banking Professionals
• Long-Term Disability Insurance: What Is It, and Is It Worth Getting?
• Long-Term Disability Lump-Sum Settlement Offers: What to Know
• Long-Term Disability Offsets Explained
• Long-Term Disability Policies: Definition of Disability
• Long-Term Disability Requirements Explained
• Long-Term Disability Waiting Period: What to Expect
• Navigating Your Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance Claim Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Own Occupation vs. Any Occupation Long-Term Disability Insurance Policies
• Problems and Solutions: Missing Deadlines in Long-Term Disability Claims
• Sedentary Work and Long-Term Disability Claim Denials
• Short-Term Disability Benefits vs. Long-Term Disability Benefits: What You Need to Know
• Six Reasons You Need a Long-Term Disability Lawyer
• Surveillance Tactics in Long-Term Disability Claims
• The Value of Vocational Evidence in Long-Term Disability Claims
• Tips for Completing Your Long-Term Disability Claim and Update Forms
• Understanding Which Benefit Plans Are Subject To ERISA
• What Happens to Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits If I Lose My Job?
• What Is ERISA Litigation?
• What To Do if Your Long-Term Disability Claim Is Denied
• What to Expect with the Long-Term Disability Claims and Appeals Process
• When Does Long-Term Disability Start?
• Why Do Insurers Deny Long-Term Disability Claims?
• Why ERISA Was Enacted And How It Should Benefit You Today
• Why Long-Term Disability Benefits May Be Terminated After Initial Approval
• Will Severance Affect My Long-Term Disability Benefits?
• Witness Statements: What They Are and How They Help with Long-Term Disability Claims

Featured Client Successes

• After Precedential Win at Court, CCK Wins TDIU Case for Veteran
• CCK Secures TDIU and Earlier Effective Date for Vietnam Veteran
• Decorated Veteran Awarded TDIU Back to 1969

Oral Arguments

• Board Erred in Denying Referral for Extraschedular Consideration, CCK Argues at Court
• Board Fails to Provide 90 Days After Court’s Decision, CCK Presents Oral Argument
• CCK Delivers Oral Argument at Federal Circuit Regarding Herbicide Exposure in Thailand
• CCK Partner Zachary Stolz Delivers En Banc Oral Argument in Case Regarding Extraschedular Referral
• CCK Wins Precedential Case Regarding TDIU: Court Interprets Meaning of Substantially Gainful Employment
• CCK Wins Precedential Decision Regarding PTSD and TDIU
• CCK’s Oral Argument Leads to Precedential Decision for Gulf War Veterans
• Precedential Decision: Protected Work Environment, CCK Delivers Oral Argument at CAVC
• Precedential Decision: Separate Evaluation for Left Knee Disability
• TDIU Cases & Sedentary Work: CCK Wins Precedential Case

Personal Injury

• 5 Most Common Car Accident Injuries
• After the Car Accident: What To Do
• Car Accidents and Rhode Island Cell Phone Laws
• Do I Need a Lawyer If I Got Catastrophic Injuries In a Car Accident?
• How Is Car Accident Fault Determined in Rhode Island?
• Motorcycle Helmet Laws in Rhode Island
• Pedestrian Fatalities on the Rise
• Rhode Island Speeding Law Violations
• Seat Belt Laws and Personal Injury Claims in Rhode Island
• What Are the Rhode Island Car Seat Laws?
• What To Do If You Are in a Car Accident in Rhode Island
• Will My Car Accident Case Go to Court?
• Worst Times to Drive in Rhode Island

VA News

• “Blue Water” Navy Vietnam Veterans Act Signed Into Law
• “Sufficient” Evidence Linking Hypertension to Agent Orange Exposure: Report
• 43% of Recent Knee and Hip Surgery Claims Not Processed Correctly
• 7 Key Takeaways from the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Hearing on Current Status of Appeals Reform Implementation
• Appeals Reform: How Implementation Will Affect Pending Claims and Appeals
• Blue Water Navy Update: Federal Circuit Order in Procopio v. Wilkie
• Blue Water Navy Update: Federal Circuit to Go En Banc, Orders New Briefs and Oral Argument in Procopio
• Board of Veterans’ Appeals Releases New Template for Decisions
• CCK Live: Legislative Proposals in 2019 VA Budget
• Congress to Vote on Blue Water Veterans, Agent Orange Benefits
• Corner Post: SCOTUS Ruling Opens New Options for Challenging VA Regulations
• December 2018 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Update
• GOP May Tie Debt Limit Increase to Veterans’ Choice Funding
• Inspector General Report Shows Widespread Problems at DC VAMC
• IRS Owes Veterans Refunds for Overpayments from Disability Severance Pay
• Is VA Ready for Full Implementation of Appeals Reform?
• Kisor v. Wilkie Supreme Court Update
• Medicaid cuts in Senate health care bill worry veterans
• New Conditions Added to Agent Orange Presumptive List
• New Laws for Veterans and Service Members in 2020: NDAA
• New Study Reveals Alarming Link Between Contaminated Water at Camp Lejeune and Cancer
• Newly Proposed Legislation to Aid Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits
• President Announces Nominee for Chair of Board of Veterans’ Appeals
• Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) UPDATE: More Veterans Opting In
• Supreme Court to hear veteran’s case challenging VA’s power to interpret its own rules
• The Dole Act: Key Provisions and Implications of H.R. 8371
• The VA Appeals Backlog is Still Growing: Here’s Why
• Top 3 VA Benefits Issues for 2019
• Troops Discharged for Misconduct Suffered From PTSD or TBI, Report Finds
• VA and the 2021 Benefits Backlog: What is the Holdup?
• VA Announces New Presumptive Respiratory Conditions Related to Particulate Matter
• VA Appeal Forms Wrongly Rejected by Board of Veterans’ Appeals
• VA Contracted C&P Exams Not Meeting Quality, Timeliness Standards: GAO
• VA Denies Over 80% Of Gulf War Illness Claims, Report Finds
• VA Extends Response Period Due to Mailing Delays
• VA Inspector General Finds VA Disability Claim Backlog Larger than Officials Reported
• VA Issued Thousands of Improper Deferrals on Veterans’ Disability Claims: OIG Report
• VA Mishandled Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Claims, VA OIG Reports
• VA Official Ignores Agent Orange Facts, Blames Media “Hype” for Thailand “Problem”
• VA Released Report on National Suicide Data
• VA Releases 2014-2018 Burn Pit Registry Data
• VA Tests New Automated Program to Speed Up Claims Decisions
• VA’s 2021 Budget and Legislative Proposals
• VA’s 2023 Budget and Legislative Proposals
• VA’s Implementation Plan for Blue Water Veterans’ Claims: What We Know So Far
• VA’s Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) Open to All Veterans on April 1, 2018
• Veterans Affairs (VA) Introduces New Automated Forms Replacing Statement in Support of Claim
• Veterans and Artillery Blasts: The Ongoing Battle with Invisible Wounds
• Veterans v. VA: Supreme Court Cases in 2024
• What is the Choice Act?
• What is VA Doing to Help the Veterans Suicide Epidemic?

Veterans Law

• “Evaluation of the Disability Determination Process for Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans” (2019)
• “Gulf War and Health: Depleted Uranium, Pyridostigmine Bromide, Sarin, and Vaccines” (2009)
• “Gulf War and Health: Generational Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War” (2018)
• “Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act” Signed Into Law
• “Rates of Chronic Medical Conditions in 1991 Gulf War Veterans Compared to the General Population” (2019)
• 10 CAVC Cases All Veterans Should Know: Part 2
• 10 Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Cases All Veterans Should Know: Part 1
• 10 Most Common Disabilities for Veterans and How They’re Rated
• 10% Disability Rating for PTSD
• 100 Percent VA Disability and Working
• 100% Permanent and Total (P&T) VA Disability Ratings
• 1151 Claims – What They Are and How to File
• 2018-2019 VA Disability Rate Pay Charts
• 2020 VA Disability Payment Schedule
• 2020 VA Disability Rate Pay Chart
• 2021 VA Disability Pay Chart
• 2022 VA Disability Pay Chart and Compensation Rates: Cost-of-Living Adjustment
• 2022 VA Proposed Updates: Mental Health, Sleep Apnea, and Tinnitus
• 2022 VA Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Rates
• 2023 VA Disability Pay Rates and Cost of Living Adjustment
• 2023 VA Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Rates
• 2024 VA Disability Pay Rates and Cost of Living Adjustment
• 2024 VA Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Rates
• 2025 VA Disability Pay Rates and Cost of Living Adjustment
• 2025 VA Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Rates
• 3 Common Back Conditions Veterans Experience
• 30% PTSD Rating
• 30% VA Disability Rating for Migraine Headaches
• 4 Best Ways to Reach a 100% VA Disability Rating
• 4 Reasons to Appeal to the CAVC vs. Supplemental Claim Lane
• 43% of Recent Knee and Hip Surgery Claims Not Processed Correctly
• 5 Tips For Filing Your Notice of Disagreement
• 5 Veteran-Friendly States
• 5 Ways to Establish VA Service Connection
• 50% PTSD Rating
• 50% VA Disability Rating for Migraine Headaches
• 50% VA Disability Rating, Benefits, and Pay
• 60% Disability Rating, Benefits, and Pay
• 60% VA Disability to 100% Unemployability (TDIU)
• 7 Most Common Disabilities Among Women Veterans
• 7 Most Important VA Forms and How to Use Them
• 7 Things Every Veteran Should Know About Agent Orange
• 70% Disability Rating for PTSD
• 70% VA Disability Rating, Benefits, and Pay
• 8 Tips for your VA Disability Claim or Appeal
• 80% Disability Rating, Benefits, and Pay
• 9 Myths About the VA Appeals Modernization Act
• Acid Reflux VA Disability Rating
• Additional Benefits for 100% Disabled Veterans
• AFGE Letter Addresses Hiring Practices at Board of Veterans’ Appeals
• Agent Orange and Dementia Risk in Veterans Exposed
• Agent Orange and Hypothyroidism
• Agent Orange and Kidney Disease
• Agent Orange and Liver Cirrhosis: VA Disability Benefits
• Agent Orange and Parkinson’s-Like Symptoms
• Agent Orange Benefits for Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
• Agent Orange Benefits for Surviving Spouses and Dependents
• Agent Orange Case Gray v. Wilkie Certified to Supreme Court
• Agent Orange Damages Brain Like Alzheimer’s: Brown University
• Agent Orange Disability Benefits for Kidney Disease
• Agent Orange Exposure and Diabetes Mellitus Type II
• Agent Orange Exposure and Respiratory Cancers
• Agent Orange Exposure During the Vietnam War
• Agent Orange Exposure in Guam and VA Disability Benefits
• Agent Orange Exposure in Korea
• Agent Orange in Cambodia: VA Disability Benefits
• Agent Orange in Johnston Atoll: VA Disability Benefits
• Agent Orange in Laos: New Benefits for Veterans and Surviving Dependents
• Agent Orange Locations: Panama and Kelly Air Force Base
• Agent Orange VA Claim Denials
• AL Amyloidosis and Agent Orange Benefits
• ALS Highly Prevalent Among Young Post-9/11 Veterans
• Am I Eligible for VA Individual Unemployability Based on My PTSD?
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and VA Disability Compensation
• An Overview of VA Knee Disability Ratings
• Analogous Ratings – What They Are
• Appealing a Board Denial to the CAVC Under Appeals Reform
• Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) Results and Data for Veterans
• Appeals Reform Notice of Disagreement vs. Legacy Appeals System Notice of Disagreement
• Appeals Reform: An Adjudicator’s Role in Processing Appeals Under the New System
• Appeals Reform: Board of Veterans’ Appeals Board 2.0 – Every Decision Matters
• Appeals Reform: How Implementation Will Affect Pending Claims and Appeals
• Appeals to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
• Applying for VA Benefits Years after Service
• Applying for VA’s Caregiver Program, Requirements, and Benefits Offered
• Are VA Benefits Exempt from Bankruptcy?
• Are Vietnam Blue Water Navy Veterans Entitled to Agent Orange Benefits?
• Arizona State Veterans Benefits: A Comprehensive Guide
• Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB) VA Disability Ratings
• Automatic 50% PTSD Rating
• Back Range of Motion for VA Benefits Explained
• Bell’s Palsy VA Rating
• Benefits for Family Members of Veterans Stationed at Camp Lejeune
• Beyond Vietnam: Other Military Areas Where Agent Orange was Used
• Bills in Congress to Aid Veterans Suffering from Toxic Exposure
• Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Offer Support for the GUARD Act
• Bladder Cancer & Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy due to Agent Orange Exposure Denial Contained Error
• Bladder Cancer and Agent Orange
• Blast Exposure May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s in Veterans
• Blue Water Navy Update: Federal Circuit Order in Procopio v. Wilkie
• Blue Water Navy Veterans Timeline
• Blue Water Navy Veterans: What Conditions Qualify for VA Disability Benefits?
• Board Erred in Denying Service Connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea as Secondary to Asthma
• Board Improperly Denied Compensable Rating for Veteran’s Right Leg Fracture Residuals
• Board Lacks Adequate Reasons and Bases in Denying SMC A&A Based on PTSD Alone
• Board Lane Will Open to RAMP Participants in October
• Board of Veterans’ Appeals Decisions: Grants, Remands, and Denials
• Board of Veterans’ Appeals Docket Delays and Backlog
• Board of Veterans’ Appeals Docket Update
• Burial Benefits for Veterans and Eligibility
• Burn Pits: The Agent Orange for Post-9/11 Veterans
• Bursitis and Your Claim for VA Benefits
• BVA Decisions: How to Interpret and Respond
• BVA denies Veteran major depressive disorder based on inadequate medical rationale
• C&P Exams for TDIU VA Claims Explained
• C&P Exams: Compensation and Pension Examinations and the Role They Play in Your VA Disability Case
• Calendario de Pagos por Discapacidad del VA para 2025
• Camp Lejeune Lawsuit: Offsets and Effect on VA Benefits
• Can I Combine Multiple Disabilities Into One VA Claim?
• Can I Get a VA Rating Without a C&P Exam?
• Can I Get VA Disability Benefits if Injured in Boot Camp?
• Can I Receive VA Disability Benefits for Pain? A Second Look at Saunders v. Wilkie
• Can I Still Work If I Receive VA Disability?
• Can the VA Reduce My PTSD Rating?
• Can VA Take Away 100% Permanent and Total (P&T) Disability?
• Can You Have VA Disability Appeals in Both the Legacy and Appeals Reform Systems?
• Can You Receive VA Disability and Military Retirement Pay?
• Can You Receive VA Disability Benefits Due to Exposure to PFAS?
• Caregivers Update: VA Suspends Revocations of Benefits for the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: VA Disability Claims, Ratings, and Appeals
• CAVC Decisions Explained
• CAVC Docket Explained
• CCK Delivers Oral Argument at CAVC Regarding Jurisdiction Over Veteran’s TDIU Claim
• CCK Law’s Kerry Baker Presents at Burn Pits Congressional Briefing
• CCK LIVE: Blue Water Navy Veterans
• CCK LIVE: Claims at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
• CCK Live: Court Wins – Agent Orange & Gulf War Illness
• CCK LIVE: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Claims
• CCK LIVE: Recent Federal Circuit Rulings and Their Impact on Veterans
• CCK Live: Revisiting the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)
• CCK LIVE: The “Non-Adversarial” Nature of the VA Claims Process
• CCK Partner Robert Chisholm Participates as Judge in Moot Court Competition
• CCK Partners with Harvard Law School in a Class Action Case at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
• CCK Precedential Court Win for Gulf War Veterans with Unexplained Illness
• CCK Presents at 2019 National Association of Veterans Advocates (NOVA) Fall Conference
• CCK Presents at the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates (NOVA) 2019 Spring Conference
• CCK Presents at Veterans Law Continuing Legal Education Conference in Montana
• CCK Secures Service Connection for Retinitis Pigmentosa in CUE Claim Dating Back to 1981
• CCK Secures TDIU and Earlier Effective Date for Vietnam Veteran
• CCK Shows Actual Wait Times for BVA Decisions Are Far Longer Than Reported
• CCK Successfully Argues for Service Connection for Cause of Death
• CCK Takes Legal Action Against the Department of Veterans Affairs
• CCK Uncovers Memo Used By VA To Wrongly Deny Claims Of Thailand Veterans
• CHAMPVA Insurance Explained
• Chapter 31 VA Benefits: Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E)
• Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Proudly Announces Two New Partners
• Chloracne and Agent Orange Benefits
• Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer) and Veterans of the Vietnam War
• Chronic B-Cell Leukemia and Agent Orange Benefits
• Clasificación de discapacidad del VA por depresión y ansiedad
• Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Holds Investigative Hearing on the Practices of Unaccredited Claims Consultants
• Common Mistakes Veterans Make on TDIU VA Claims
• Common Mistakes Veterans Make When Filing for VA Benefits
• Common Secondary Service-Connected Conditions among Veterans
• Common VA Disabilities For Post-9/11 (OEF & OIF) Veterans
• Compensación por Dependencia e Indemnización (DIC) para 2025
• Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams for Depression
• Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams for Sleep Apnea
• Congressional Letter Sent to VA Secretary: Unaccredited Scammers
• Conjunctivitis VA Disability Ratings Explained
• Continuity of Symptomatology: VA Service Connection
• Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Introduced to Increase Veterans’ Benefits
• Court finds Board erred in denying Veteran’s CUE claim
• Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Has Authority to Certify Class Action, Federal Circuit Rules
• Court Overturns Board Denial of Service Connection for Heart Condition
• CRDP and CRSC: Concurrent Receipt Explained
• CUE “Claims”: How to challenge a final decision
• DBQ Changes and C&P Exams Amid COVID-19
• Decision Issued on Herbicide Exposure at Fort Drum
• Decoding the Notice of Appellate Rights for RAMP Board Decisions
• Delayed Onset PTSD and VA Disability Benefits
• Denial of increased rating for bipolar disorder lacked adequate reasons or bases
• Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Rates for 2023
• Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Rates for 2024
• Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Rates for 2025
• Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: What Is It, and Do I Qualify?
• Depression and Women Veterans
• Did C-123 Aircraft Spray Agent Orange During the Vietnam War?
• Direct Review at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
• Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs) Potentially Suitable for Telehealth
• Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs): Evidence for Your VA Disability Claim
• Disability Claims and Appeals Process Timeline
• Discharge Upgrades for Veterans with Mental Health Conditions
• Do Non-Combat PTSD Stressors Qualify for VA Disability?
• Do VA Disability Attorneys Delay Your VA Claim?
• Do You Really NEED that Board of Veterans’ Appeal (BVA) Hearing?
• Does a Government Shutdown Affect VA Disability Benefits?
• Does Individual Unemployability (IU) End at a Certain Age?
• Does VA Disability Count as Income?
• Dr. Paul Lawrence Hosts Veterans Benefits Administration Progress & Results Webcast
• Effects of Chronic Pain on Veterans’ Mental Health
• Elbow Tendonitis (Tennis Elbow) and VA Disability Benefits
• Entry Level Separation and VA Benefits
• Esophageal Cancer and Agent Orange
• Everything you need to know about the new Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)
• Evidence for Your VA Individual Unemployability Claim
• Evidence of DNA Damage Found in Veterans With Gulf War Illness
• Evidence Submission at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
• Exposure to Agent Blue at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
• FAQ Friday: Who Is Eligible for VA Disability Compensation?
• FAQ Fridays: Documents
• Fatty Liver Disease and VA Disability Ratings
• Federal Circuit Court Rules Veterans Can Get Disability Benefits for Pain
• Federal Circuit Decides in Favor of Blue Water Navy Veterans: Procopio v. Wilkie
• Fibromyalgia and Gulf War Veterans
• Fibromyalgia and VA Disability Compensation
• Filing a Claim for VA Disability Benefits Under Appeals Reform
• Filing Fully Developed Claims (FDC) for VA Disability Benefits
• Finality of VA Decisions: Legacy Appeals System vs. Appeals Reform
• Firefighting Foam Health Effects and VA Disability Benefits
• Flare-Ups: How They Impact Orthopedic Ratings
• Florida State Veterans Benefits
• Fort McClellan Toxic Exposure: What Veterans Need to Know
• Full Implementation of Appeals Reform: VA Publishes Updates to Adjudications Manual
• Gastrointestinal Diseases and VA Disability Compensation
• Georgia State Veterans Benefits
• Glaucoma VA Disability Ratings and Benefits
• Gulf War Illness and VA Disability
• Gulf War Syndrome Claims Wrongly Denied
• Gulf War Veterans Remain at Risk of Gulf War Illness Years Later
• Harvard Law School Partners With Chisholm, Chisholm & Kilpatrick To Launch Veterans Legal Clinic
• Health Effects of PFAS Water Contamination Exposure
• Hearings with the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
• Hiatal Hernia VA Disability Ratings
• HISA Grants for Disabled Veterans Explained and How to Qualify
• House Committee on Veterans Affairs Holds Hearing: “VA 2030: A Vision for the Future of VA”
• How Are Gulf War Illness and Burn Pit Claims Different?
• How Do I Find Out My VA Disability Rating?
• How Do I Get a Nexus Letter for Sleep Apnea?
• How Do I Know if My C&P Exam Went Well?
• How Does the VA Rate Bladder Cancer?
• How Does the VA Rate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)?
• How Does VA Calculate My VA Disability Rating?
• How Does VA Disability Back Pay Work?
• How Does VA Rate Migraine Headaches?
• How Long After a Board (BVA) Hearing Will I Get a Decision?
• How Long VA Appeals Process Can Take – Average Appeal Times for Disability Claims
• How Much Can a VA Disability Lawyer or Agent Charge?
• How Much Weight Does a C&P Exam Have?
• How Often Does VA Reevaluate Disability Ratings?
• How to Add College-Aged Dependents to My VA Benefits
• How to Add Dependents to VA Disability Benefits
• How to Appeal Your Denied VA Disability Claim
• How to Apply for VA Disability Benefits
• How to Apply for VA Survivors Benefits (Form 21P-534EZ)
• How to Challenge an Unfavorable VA C&P Exam
• How to Check the Status of your VA Compensation Claim
• How to Choose the Right Representative for Your VA Disability Claim
• How to Complete VA Form 21-4138: Statement in Support of Claim
• How to Expedite VA Disability Claims
• How to File a Motion for Advancement on the Docket
• How to File a VA Claim (Form 21-526EZ)
• How to File a VA Claim for PTSD
• How to File a VA Claim for Secondary Service Connection
• How to File a VA Supplemental Claim
• How to File VA Form 20-0996: Higher Level Review
• How to File VA Form 21-686c
• How to Get a 100% Disability Rating for PTSD
• How to Get a 100% VA Disability Rating?
• How to Get a Copy of VA C&P Exam Results
• How to Get a Copy of Your VA Award Letter
• How to Get a Permanent and Total Disability Rating from VA
• How to Get VA Medical Records
• How to Increase VA Disability Rating for PTSD
• How to Increase VA Disability Rating from 70% to 100%
• How to Increase VA Disability Rating from 80% to 100%
• How to Increase VA Disability Ratings from 90% to 100%
• How to Increase Your PTSD VA Rating From 50% to 70%
• How to Increase Your PTSD VA Rating From 70% to 100%
• How to Prove 60% and 100% Heart VA Disability Ratings
• How to Prove PTSD to VA
• How to reopen a VA claim with new and material evidence
• How to submit a FOIA Request for VA Claims
• How to Use Lay Evidence for VA Disability Claims
• How to Use VA’s Combined Ratings Table for VA Disability
• How to Win Your TDIU Claim
• How to Win Your VA Claim
• How to Write a Strong Statement in Support of Claim for VA Benefits
• How VA Rates Arthritis for Disability Benefits
• How VA Rates Joint Problems
• How VA Rates Mental Health Conditions
• How VA Will Process Blue Water Navy Veterans’ Claims
• How Will COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Affect VA Disability Claims?
• Human Body’s Organ Systems and Their Function
• IBS Secondary to PTSD VA Disability Ratings
• Immune Disorders and Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
• Important Veterans Benefits You May Not Know
• Incarcerated Veterans and Effect on VA Disability Benefits
• Independent Private Medical Opinion for Veterans Claims: Do They Help?
• Inside the Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS)
• Insomnia: VA Disability Claims, Ratings, and Appeals
• Instructions for VA Form 21-4142: Authorization to Disclose Information to VA
• Intervertebral Disc Syndrome (IVDS) and VA Disability
• Investigation Launched into PFAS-Contaminated Drinking Water at Military Bases
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): VA Disability Claims, Ratings, and Appeals
• Is VA’s New AMA Appeals System Better for Veterans? It Depends.
• Ischemic Heart Disease and VA Disability Compensation
• Khamisiyah, Iraq: Chemical Storage Demolition
• Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: Secondary Service Connection
• Knee Problems and Your VA Disability Claim
• Legacy & AMA Appeals: Update from the Veterans Benefits Administration
• Legal Separation and VA Disability Benefits
• List of Benefits for All Disabled Veterans: What Do You Qualify For?
• List of Blue Water Navy Ships Exposed to Agent Orange
• Malaria Pill Mefloquine May Cause Disability Among Veterans
• Managing Veterans Benefits Administration Performance & Results Webcast: Quarter 2 of Fiscal Year 2019
• Medical Records to Support Your VA Disability Claim
• Meet the 3 Recently Confirmed CAVC Judges
• Meniere’s Disease VA Disability Ratings
• Migraines Secondary to Anxiety VA Claim
• Migraines Secondary to PTSD VA Disability Benefits
• Military Discharge Status and VA Disability Benefits
• Military Installations with Confirmed PFAS Water Contamination
• Military Medical Disability Examinations (MDE) for VA Disability
• Military Retirement – What It Means for Veterans
• Military Separation Pay vs. Severance Pay
• Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Statistics
• Mishraq State Sulfur Mine Fires in Iraq
• Mood Disorders and VA Disability Benefits
• Most Common Back Conditions Veterans Experience & Their Ratings
• Most Popular Veteran Benefits by State
• Multiple Myeloma and Agent Orange Benefits
• Multiple Sclerosis: Veterans with MS and VA Disability Benefits
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Agent Orange
• Myths About Individual Unemployability (TDIU)
• National Academy of Sciences Finds Gaps in Army’s Study of Long-Term Health Effects on Test Subjects
• Navy Deck Logs: How to Use Them to Find Evidence for Your Claim
• Nehmer Claims: What You Need to Know
• Neurobehavioral Effects of Camp Lejeune Contaminated Water Exposure
• New and Material Evidence: How To Use It To Your Advantage
• New Conditions Added to Agent Orange Presumptive List
• New Laws for Veterans and Service Members in 2020: NDAA
• New Laws for Veterans and Servicemembers in 2021: NDAA
• New Laws for Veterans and Servicemembers in 2022: NDAA
• New VA Debt Collection Regulations
• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Agent Orange Benefits
• Noncompensable 0% VA Ratings – What They Are
• North Carolina State Veterans Benefits
• NPRC Records Backlog Hinders Veterans Seeking VA Benefits
• Obesity and VA Disability Compensation
• Oil Well Fires in Kuwait
• Opting into Appeals Reform from the Legacy Appeals System
• Orthopedic Ratings and VA Disability
• Osteoporosis VA Disability Benefits
• PACT Act Toxic Exposure VA Benefits Bill Explained
• Panic Attacks: VA Disability Claims, Ratings, and Appeals
• Peripheral Neuropathy and VA Disability Benefits
• Permanent and Total (P&T) VA Disability Ratings for PTSD
• Persian Gulf War Veterans and Benefits Available
• Photophobia VA Disability Ratings
• Picking the Right VA Disability Lawyer for Your CAVC Appeal
• Plantar Fasciitis and Pes Planus VA Rating
• Plantar Fasciitis and VA Compensation
• Post-9/11 Veterans Report Higher Disability Ratings Than Prior Generations
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Women Veterans
• Preparation for Decision in VA Claims: What It Means
• Preparation for Notification: What Veterans Need to Know
• Preparing for an Interview
• President Announces Nominee for Chair of Board of Veterans’ Appeals
• Presumption and VA Claims – What They Are
• Prostate Cancer VA Disability Rating and Compensation
• Protected VA Disability Ratings: What They Are and When They Take Effect
• Protected Work Environment for TDIU: What Does It Actually Mean?
• Providing a “Nexus” For Your VA Disability Claim
• Proving VA Disability Without Service Treatment Records
• Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (Razor Bumps) VA Rating
• Psoriasis VA Disability Ratings and Benefits Explained
• PTSD and the Vietnam War’s Lasting Impacts
• PTSD Secondary Conditions and VA Ratings
• Pyramiding: How to avoid stacking your VA ratings
• Radiation Exposure and VA Disability Compensation
• Radiculopathy VA Disability Ratings and Benefits
• RAMP and Appeals Reform Updates
• RAMP Decisions: What They Include and What To Expect
• RAMP: Should you participate in VA’s new Rapid Appeals Modernization Program?
• Rating Reductions: What VA Can and Cannot Do
• Reading The 2018-2019 VA Disability Rate Pay Charts
• Report Outlines Health Effects of Harmful Substances Used on Military Bases
• Representation at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
• Robert Chisholm Interviews Military Exposures Expert Dr. Victoria Cassano
• Ruling on Burn Pits Could Impact Veterans
• Scars and VA Disability Compensation
• Schedular vs. Extraschedular VA Disability Rating
• Sciatica and Your VA Disability Claim
• SCOTUS Hears VA Benefits Case on CUE Claims
• Secondary Conditions to Flat Feet (Pes Planus) for VA Disability
• Secondary Conditions to Tinnitus for VA Disability Benefits
• Secondary Service Connection for Agent Orange VA Claims
• Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Holds Hearing Regarding Fiscal Year 2020 Budget for Veteran’s Programs
• Separation Pay & VA Disability Compensation
• Service Dogs for Veterans
• Sharp, Metal-Laden Iraqi Dust May Cause Respiratory Ailments: Study
• Should I Appeal a Denied Claim or File a New VA Claim?
• Should I File My VA Compensation Claim Online?
• Sleep Apnea and Depression Secondary VA Disability Benefits
• Sleep Apnea Secondary to Asthma VA Disability Benefits
• Sleep Apnea Secondary to PTSD: VA Disability Ratings and Benefits
• SMC(t): VA Special Monthly Compensation Series
• Social Security Disability (SSDI) vs. VA Disability Compensation
• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and VA Individual Unemployability (TDIU)
• Special Monthly Compensation Explained
• Special Monthly Compensation Series: SMC(k)
• Special Monthly Compensation Series: SMC(l & l1/2)
• Special Monthly Compensation Series: SMC(s)
• Statement in Support of Claim for VA Benefits
• Substance Use Disorder Among Veterans
• Substitution and VA Benefits: How to Substitute and Who Qualifies
• Superfund Sites and How They Impact Veterans
• Supreme Court to hear veteran’s case challenging VA’s power to interpret its own rules
• Switching Lanes Under Appeals Reform
• Tarifa de pago por discapacidad y ajuste por costo de vida de Asuntos de los Veteranos (VA) 2023
• Tarifas de Compensación Mensual Especial (SMC) del VA para 2025
• Tarifas de Compensación por discapacidad de VA y ajustes de vida para el 2025
• TDIU: What Is the 70/40 Rule?
• Temporary and Total VA Disability
• Tendonitis VA Rating
• TERA VA Medical Opinions for PACT Act Claims
• Testicular Cancer VA Disability Claims and Ratings
• Texas State Veteran Benefits: Housing, Finance, Education, and Recreation Benefits
• The “Forever” GI Bill Explained
• The 3 Essential Elements of Service Connection
• The Agent Orange Act of 1991
• The Backlog of VA Claims and Appeals 2018 Update
• The Basics of eBenefits
• The Board Erred When It Denied the Veteran Unemployability Benefits
• The Difference Between a VA Benefits Claim and an Appeal
• The Do’s and Don’ts of C&P Examinations
• The Future of Blue Water Navy Veterans: Oral Argument in Procopio v. Wilkie
• The History of Agent Orange
• The Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) Process and Timeline
• The Most Common Illnesses Associated With Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
• The Post-9/11 GI Bill Explained
• The Presumption of Soundness
• The Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP): In Review
• The Southwest Asia Theater of Operations and Benefits for These Veterans
• The Structure and Function of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
• Tips for Writing a VA Buddy Letter With Examples
• Tips to Complete VA Form 21-4192: Employment Information
• Top 15 States for 100% Disabled Veteran Benefits
• Top 20 VA Disability Claims and Their Ratings
• Top 5 Issues for Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2020
• Top 5 VA Errors on Veterans’ Disability Decisions
• Top Reasons Why VA Denies Claims
• Top Tips for C&P Exams
• Trichloroethylene (TCE) Exposure and VA Disability Benefits
• Troops at Uzbek Base (K2) Exposed to Multiple Hazards
• Type 2 Diabetes and VA Disability Compensation
• Types of 100% VA Disability Ratings
• Ulcerative Colitis VA Disability Ratings
• Unaccredited VA Representatives: How to Spot Them and What to Do
• Understanding C&P Exams for PTSD
• Understanding Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams for Mental Health
• Understanding Medically Unexplained Chronic Multisymptom Illnesses (MUCMI)
• Understanding Pulmonary Function Tests for VA Disability Benefits
• Understanding The 2019 VA Disability Payment Schedule
• Understanding the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES)
• Understanding VA Claims for “Undiagnosed Illnesses”
• Understanding Your VA Disability Compensation Award Letter
• Unites States Code (USC) vs. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
• Urinary Frequency VA Disability Ratings
• Using Nexus Letters to Support Your VA Disability Claim
• VA 2020 Compensation Rates and Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
• VA Aid and Attendance Benefits (A&A): Who Qualifies?
• VA Aims to Reduce Compensation & Pension Exam Backlog
• VA Amputation and Loss of Use Ratings
• VA Appeal Deadlines
• VA Appeals Reform Deadlines
• VA Automobile Allowance and Adaptive Equipment Explained
• VA Benefits for Agent Orange – What Veterans Can Receive When It Comes to Exposure
• VA Benefits for Children of Veterans
• VA Benefits for Combat Veterans
• VA Benefits for Dependents of Disabled Veterans
• VA Benefits for Elderly Veterans
• VA Benefits for Exposure to Jet Fuel
• VA Benefits for Female Veterans
• VA Benefits for National Guard and Reserve Members
• VA Benefits for Spouses of Disabled Veterans
• VA Benefits for Surviving Spouses, Children, and Parents
• VA Benefits Immediately After Military Discharge
• VA Benefits Scammers, Illegal Fees, and the Guard Act
• VA Bilateral Factor and How it Impacts Your Disability Rating
• VA C-File: What is it, and How Do I Get It?
• VA C&P Exams for Prostate Cancer
• VA Claim Deferred: What This Means and What to Do
• VA Claim Process Explained
• VA Claims and Appeals Backlog Update 2021
• VA Claims for Hip Pain Secondary to Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
• VA Claims for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• VA Clothing Allowance Benefit for Veterans
• VA Compensation for Anthrax Vaccine
• VA Compensation for TBI and PTSD
• VA Conditions Secondary to Ankle Disabilities
• VA Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) and 2018 Compensation Rates
• VA Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) and 2019 Compensation Rates
• VA Dental Benefits for Veterans
• VA Dental Disability Ratings
• VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Rates for 2020
• VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Rates for 2021
• VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Rates for 2022
• VA Dependents: Who Qualifies, How to Add Them, and Benefits Available
• VA Diagnostic Codes: What They Are and How They Work
• VA Disability – What Qualifies as a Disability for VA Benefits
• VA Disability 10-Year Rule
• VA Disability 100% Rule
• VA Disability and Alcoholism
• VA Disability and Drug Use
• VA Disability and SNAP Benefits
• VA Disability Benefits Appeals Reform: the New Claim Stream
• VA Disability Benefits for 20 Percent Ratings
• VA Disability Benefits for 30 Percent Ratings
• VA Disability Benefits for 90 Percent Disabled Veterans
• VA Disability Benefits for a Hysterectomy
• VA Disability Benefits for Arthritis in the Ankle
• VA Disability Benefits for Bilateral Hearing Loss
• VA Disability Benefits for Bronchitis
• VA Disability Benefits for Bulging Disc
• VA Disability Benefits for Colon Cancer and Agent Orange
• VA Disability Benefits for Drinking Water Contaminated with PFAS
• VA Disability Benefits for Epilepsy and Seizure Conditions
• VA Disability Benefits for Eye Conditions
• VA Disability Benefits for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD)
• VA Disability Benefits for Foot Conditions
• VA Disability Benefits for GERD
• VA Disability Benefits for GERD Secondary to PTSD
• VA Disability Benefits for Gout
• VA Disability Benefits for Granulomatous Disease (CGD)
• VA Disability Benefits for Gynecological Conditions
• VA Disability Benefits for Hepatitis C
• VA Disability Benefits for Hernia
• VA Disability Benefits for Hip Pain Secondary to Knee Pain
• VA Disability Benefits for Hypertension Secondary to PTSD
• VA Disability Benefits for IBS and GERD
• VA Disability Benefits for Male Infertility
• VA Disability Benefits for Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
• VA Disability Benefits for Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia
• VA Disability Benefits for PTSD and Depression
• VA Disability Benefits for Renal (Kidney) Cancer
• VA Disability Benefits for Secondary Conditions to Depression
• VA Disability Benefits for Sleep Disorders Secondary to Depression
• VA Disability Benefits for Soft Tissue Sarcoma
• VA Disability Benefits for Spondylosis
• VA Disability Benefits for Stroke
• VA Disability Benefits for Urinary Incontinence
• VA Disability Benefits, Divorce, and Child Support
• VA Disability Claims and Appeals Process Timeline
• VA Disability Claims based on OIF & OEF Service: burn pit and other hazardous exposures
• VA Disability Claims for Esophageal Cancer
• VA Disability Claims List: What Conditions Can Veterans Claim?
• VA Disability Compensation for Torn Meniscus
• VA Disability Compensation: An Overview of the Legacy Claims and Appeals Process
• VA Disability for Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety
• VA Disability for Ankle Tendonitis
• VA Disability for Arthritis in the Hands
• VA Disability for Bilateral Pes Planus with Plantar Fasciitis
• VA Disability for Brain Cancer
• VA Disability for Chronic Lymphocytic Lymphoma: Burn Pit Exposure
• VA Disability for Cold Weather Injury and Residuals
• VA Disability for Conditions Secondary to Migraines
• VA Disability for Constrictive Bronchiolitis
• VA Disability for Ear Conditions
• VA Disability for Eczema
• VA Disability for Essential Tremor
• VA Disability for Female Infertility
• VA Disability for Gastrointestinal Cancers
• VA Disability for Hashimoto’s Disease: Burn Pit Exposure
• VA Disability for Head and Neck Cancers
• VA Disability for Medication Side Effects
• VA Disability for Mefloquine Toxicity
• VA Disability for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• VA Disability for Pulmonary Embolism
• VA Disability for Raynaud’s Disease
• VA Disability for Reproductive Cancers
• VA Disability for Secondary Conditions to Allergic Rhinitis
• VA Disability for Sleep Apnea Secondary to Sinusitis
• VA Disability for Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ)
• VA Disability for Uterine Fibroids
• VA Disability Payment Schedule for 2019
• VA Disability Payment Schedule for 2021
• VA Disability Payment Schedule for 2022
• VA Disability Payment Schedule for 2023
• VA Disability Payment Schedule for 2024
• VA Disability Payment Schedule for 2025
• VA Disability Rates for 2021 and Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
• VA Disability Rating for Adjustment Disorder
• VA Disability Rating for Ankle Instability
• VA Disability Rating for Depression and Anxiety
• VA Disability Rating for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
• VA Disability Rating for Hip Pain
• VA Disability Rating for Lymphoma and Toxic Exposures
• VA Disability Rating for PTSD Related to MST
• VA Disability Rating for Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tear
• VA Disability Rating for Spinal Fusion
• VA Disability Rating Reexaminations and Reevaluations
• VA Disability Ratings and Benefits for Foot Drop
• VA Disability Ratings and Benefits for Psoriatic Arthritis
• VA Disability Ratings and Benefits for Respiratory Conditions
• VA Disability Ratings and Benefits for Trachea Cancer
• VA Disability Ratings and How They Work
• VA Disability Ratings for Allergic Rhinitis
• VA Disability Ratings for Anemia
• VA Disability Ratings for Anxiety
• VA Disability Ratings for Arthritis of the Back
• VA Disability Ratings for Asthma
• VA Disability Ratings for Astigmatism
• VA Disability Ratings for Basal Cell Carcinoma
• VA Disability Ratings for Bipolar Disorder
• VA Disability Ratings for Bone Spurs
• VA Disability Ratings for Cancer and its Residuals
• VA Disability Ratings for Cataracts
• VA Disability Ratings for COPD
• VA Disability Ratings for Costochondritis
• VA Disability Ratings for Cysts Explained
• VA Disability Ratings for Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
• VA Disability Ratings for Depression
• VA Disability Ratings for Diabetic Retinopathy
• VA Disability Ratings for Diverticulitis
• VA Disability Ratings for Dysthymia
• VA Disability Ratings for Eating Disorders
• VA Disability Ratings for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• VA Disability Ratings for Gallbladder Conditions
• VA Disability Ratings for Graves’ Disease
• VA Disability Ratings for Hallux Valgus (Bunions)
• VA Disability Ratings for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
• VA Disability Ratings for Hip Replacement
• VA Disability Ratings for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• VA Disability Ratings for Hypertension and Sleep Apnea
• VA Disability Ratings for Kidney Disease
• VA Disability Ratings for Knee Tendonitis
• VA Disability Ratings for Lower Back Pain
• VA Disability Ratings for Lumbosacral Strain
• VA Disability Ratings for Lupus
• VA Disability Ratings for Multiple Myeloma
• VA Disability Ratings for Narcolepsy
• VA Disability Ratings for Neck Pain Explained
• VA Disability Ratings for Nerve Damage
• VA Disability Ratings for Pancreatic Cancer
• VA Disability Ratings for Pes Planus (Flat Feet)
• VA Disability Ratings for Pleuritis
• VA Disability Ratings for PTSD: A Guide to the PTSD Rating Scale
• VA Disability Ratings for Pulmonary Fibrosis
• VA Disability Ratings for Reactive Airway Disease
• VA Disability Ratings for Respiratory Cancers
• VA Disability Ratings for Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
• VA Disability Ratings for Rheumatoid Arthritis
• VA Disability Ratings for Schizoaffective Disorder
• VA Disability Ratings for Scoliosis
• VA Disability Ratings for Shin Splints
• VA Disability Ratings for Shoulder and Arm Conditions
• VA Disability Ratings for Shrapnel Wounds
• VA Disability Ratings for Sinusitis
• VA Disability Ratings for Skin Conditions
• VA Disability Ratings for Sleep Disturbances
• VA Disability Ratings for Small Cell Carcinoma
• VA Disability Ratings for Spinal Stenosis
• VA Disability Ratings for Surgery
• VA Disability Ratings for Thyroid Conditions
• VA Disability Ratings for Vertigo
• VA Disability Ratings for Wrist Conditions
• VA Disability Ratings Higher Than 100 Percent
• VA Disability Ratings of the Genitourinary System
• VA Extends Gulf War Presumption Deadline to 2026
• VA Extends Response Period Due to Mailing Delays
• VA Fiduciary Process and How It Works
• VA Form 21-0781 Instructions: Statement in Support of Claim for PTSD
• VA grants CCK’s Rulemaking Petition for Thailand claims
• VA Health Care Eligibility, Priority Groups, & Copays
• VA Home Loans and How to Qualify
• VA Housebound Benefits
• VA Housing Grants: SAH, SHA, HISA, TRA Explained
• VA Improperly Processed Over 30,000 Veterans Claims Involving the Spine
• VA Individual Unemployability Form 21-8940 Explained
• VA Mail Fail – Why VA Fails to Send Decisions to Veterans and Advocates
• VA Math and Disability Ratings Explained
• VA Mental Health Ratings Criteria Explained
• VA Mission Act Goes into Effect
• VA Mission Act of 2018
• VA Non-Service-Connected Pension
• VA OIG: VA Gave Thousands of Unnecessary Exams to Disabled Veterans
• VA Operations During COVID-19: Interview with Director of VA Regional Office
• VA Overpayments and How to Repay Them
• VA Pension vs. VA Compensation
• VA Proposes Presumption for Rare Respiratory Cancers Related to Burn Pits
• VA Proposes Regulations to Limit Attorney Access to the Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS)
• VA Rating Decision Letter: How to Understand What VA is Saying
• VA Ratings for Migraines Secondary to Depression
• VA Ratings for Somatic Symptom Disorder
• VA Ratings for TBI with Migraines
• VA Reimbursement for Emergency Medical Care
• VA Releases New Findings on the Connection Between TBI and Dementia
• VA Releases November 2018 Report on its Comprehensive Plan for Appeals Reform
• VA Releases the Mission Act’s Community Access Standards
• VA Resources for Homeless Veterans
• VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities
• VA Secondary Conditions Related to Knee Pain
• VA Secondary Conditions to Back Pain
• VA Secondary Conditions to Diabetes Mellitus Type II
• VA Secondary Conditions to Fibromyalgia
• VA Secondary Conditions to GERD and VA Ratings
• VA Secondary Conditions to Hypertension
• VA Secondary Conditions to Sleep Apnea
• VA Secretary Robert Wilkie Speaks on the State of VA at Community Town Hall
• VA Seeks Contractor Support in Developing IT Software for Appeals Reform
• VA Service Connection Based on Aggravation
• VA Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for Mental Illness: Ratings Over 100%
• VA Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Rates for 2020
• VA Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Rates for 2021
• VA Statement of the Case: How to understand what VA is saying
• VA Survivors Benefits: VA Benefits for Deceased Veterans’ Dependents
• VA Tests New Automated Program to Speed Up Claims Decisions
• VA Unemployability (TDIU) During COVID-19
• VA Unemployability Income Limits
• VA Vision Care and Which Veterans Qualify
• VA’s Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine
• VA’s Gulf War Presumptions for VA Disability Benefits
• VA’s Duty to Assist
• VA’s New Forms Explained: How to File Appeals
• VA’s Standard of Proof: “At Least as Likely as Not”
• Varicose Veins and VA Disability Benefits
• Verifying PTSD Stressors for VA Disability Benefits
• Veteran (VA) Disability Ratings for Sarcoidosis
• Veteran PTSD Statistics
• Veteran Secures Increased PTSD Rating with CCK’s Help
• Veterans (VA) Appeals Reform: Higher-Level Review
• Veterans (VA) Disability Benefits for Chronic Pain
• Veterans (VA) Disability Benefits for Hemorrhoids
• Veterans (VA) Disability Benefits for Schizophrenia
• Veterans Affairs (VA) Introduces New Automated Forms Replacing Statement in Support of Claim
• Veterans Affairs Facilities and Their Functions
• Veterans and Lead Exposure During Military Service
• Veterans Exposed to Depleted Uranium and VA Benefits
• Veterans Exposed to Waste Incinerator Contaminants in Atsugi, Japan
• Veterans More Likely to Develop Breast, Prostate Cancer Than Civilians: Study
• Veterans of the Global War on Terror and Benefits Available
• Veterans to shop tax-free at online military exchanges
• Veterans with Mental Health Conditions at Higher Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke
• Veterans with PTSD Nearly Twice as Likely to Develop Dementia
• Veterans Working in Healthcare and Increased COVID-19 Risk
• Veterans, Suicide, Depression, and VA Disability Benefits
• Veterans’ Caregivers May Appeal for VA Financial Aid
• Voiding Dysfunction VA Rating
• Was Agent Orange Used on Okinawa?
• Was Your TBI Claim Denied Between 2007 and 2015? Don’t Miss Your Chance to Get Reevaluated
• What A VA Incompetency Proposal Means – And How to Fight It
• What are PFAS and Why Are So Many Military Installations Affected?
• What Are Staged Ratings?
• What Are the Requirements for TDIU?
• What Are the Symptoms of Contaminated Water at Camp Lejeune?
• What Are VA Accrued Benefits and How to Apply?
• What Are VA Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs) for C&P Exams?
• What Benefits Are You Eligible for as a Disabled Veteran?
• What Can VA Disability Benefits Be Garnished For?
• What Conditions Do Not Qualify for VA Disability Benefits?
• What does your VA disability rating mean?
• What Evidence Will VA Require for My Disability Compensation Claim?
• What Happens After a CAVC Remand?
• What Happens When VA Proposes to Reduce My Disability Rating?
• What is a Board of Veterans’ Appeals Docket Number?
• What is a Board Remand?
• What Is a GAF Score and How Does it Affect My VA Disability?
• What is a Request for VA Reconsideration and How Does it Work?
• What is a Secondary Service-Connected Disability?
• What is a VA Accredited Attorney or Representative?
• What Is a VA Development Letter?
• What Is a VA Sworn Declaration Form and How Is it Used?
• What is a VES C&P Exam?
• What is Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC)?
• What Is Deployment-Related Lung Disease?
• What Is EAJA?
• What is Extraschedular Individual Unemployability (TDIU) from VA?
• What Is the 55-Year-Old Rule?
• What is the Definition of a “Veteran” for VA Benefit Purposes?
• What is the Maximum VA Rating for Hearing Loss?
• What is the Process at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals Under the New VA Appeals System?
• What is the Process in a Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) or Veterans Court Appeal?
• What Is the VA Disability 5-Year Rule?
• What is the VA Disability Appeals Success Rate for Veterans?
• What is the VA Evidence Intake Center (EIC)?
• What Is the VA’s Burn Pit Registry?
• What Is the Veterans Benefits Administration?
• What Is VA Apportionment?
• What Is VA Survivors Pension?
• What Should I Do If My Military Service Records Were Destroyed?
• What to Do When You Get a Board Decision Under Appeals Reform
• What to do when you receive a VCAA Notice
• What to Expect at a VA C&P Exam
• What VA Benefits Are Available to Former Prisoners of War (POWs)?
• When and If VA Can Stop a Veteran’s Benefits
• When Do VA Ratings Become Permanent?
• When Will I Get My VA Disability Back Pay?
• Which Conditions Qualify for VA Disability Benefits
• Who Can Help Me File a Claim for VA Disability?
• Who is Eligible for Blue Water Navy Agent Orange Benefits?
• Why DoD Still Uses Military Burn Pits in 2019
• Why Reform the Appeals System
• Why the Blue Water Navy Court Win Matters
• Why Veterans May Develop PTSD Symptoms Later in Life
• Will VA Doctors Write Nexus Letters?