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Agent Orange
- 7 Things Every Veteran Should Know About Agent Orange – Video
- Agent Orange Claims
- Agent Orange in Thailand
- Agent Orange Presumptions
- Agent Orange with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- Are Vietnam Veterans the Only Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange?
- BREAKING NEWS: Court Rules Blue Water Navy Veterans Should Be Eligible for Agent Orange Presumption
- Can a Father’s Agent Orange Exposure Cause Birth Defects?
- Can Agent Orange Cause Nerve Damage?
- CCK Court Wins: Agent Orange & Gulf War Illness
- Does Agent Orange Cause Cancer?
- Exposed to Agent Orange?
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Agent Orange Diseases
- How Many Vietnam Veterans Have Been Affected by Agent Orange?
- How to File a Claim for Agent Orange Exposure?
- How to Prove Agent Orange Exposure?
- I Served in Vietnam, Am I Presumed to Have Been Exposed to Agent Orange?
- Is There a Test for Agent Orange Exposure?
- Thailand Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange Deserve Compensation
- The History of Agent Orange
- The Truth About Agent Orange and Other Herbicides in Thailand During the Vietnam War
- The Truth About Agent Orange in Thailand During the Vietnam War
- What Diseases Are Associated with Agent Orange Exposure?
- What Does Agent Orange Do to the Body?
- What Issues Can Agent Orange Exposure Cause?
- What Was Agent Orange Used For?
- When Was Agent Orange Used?
Benefits
- Blue Water Navy Veterans & VA Disability Benefits
- Exposed to Agent Orange?
- Parkinson’s Disease and VA Disability Compensation
- Post-9/11 PTSD Claims
- Service Connection
- Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU)
Calculator
- 2021 Veterans Affairs (VA) Disability Calculator
- Board of Veterans’ Appeals: Backlog Transparency
- VA Claims and Appeals Process Interactive Tool
- VA Disability Retro Calculator
CCK Videos
- 2020 Review
- About Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick – Video
- Blue Water Veterans, Nehmer, & Back Pay
- Board of Veterans’ Appeals Issues 100k Decisions in FY 2020
- CCK LIVE UNDER 5:00 : 100% Disability vs. TDIU
- CCK LIVE UNDER 5:00 : 2021 Pay Rates & COLA
- CCK Live Under 5:00: Back Pay
- Delayed BVA Decision Mailings
- Effective Communication & Long-Term Disability Claims
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Federal Circuit Decision: Euzebio v. McDonough
- Flat Feet (Pes Planus)
- Fort McClellan Toxic Exposure Court Win
- GERD
- Is My VA Disability Rating Permanent
- Long-Term Disability and Vocational Evidence
- Long-Term Disability Deadlines
- New Agent Orange Conditions 2021
- Secondary Service Connection & Aggravation
- TDIU C&P Exams
- Transfer of Power & VA Benefits
- VA Provisions in the New COVID-19 Relief Bill (American Rescue Plan Act 2021)
- What to Do After a Car Accident
- Why You Need a Long-Term Disability Attorney
- Zantac Cancer Claims – Video
Disability Policy Information
- Disability Policy Advice
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Long Term Disability Claim Denials
- Physician Disability Insurance Claims
- Private Disability Insurance
- Types of Long Term Disabilities (LTD)
Downloadable
Facebook Live
- 10 CAVC Cases Every Veteran Should Know – Part 2
- 10 CAVC Cases Every Veteran Should Know (Part 1)
- 10 Most Common VA Disabilities
- 100% VA Disability and Working
- 2018 Federal Circuit Rulings & Their Impact on Veterans
- 5 Ways to Establish VA Service Connection – Video
- 50 Percent Rating for Migraines
- 7 Most Common Conditions Affecting Women Veterans
- 7 Most Important VA Forms (and How to Use Them)
- 7 Things Every Veteran Should Know About Agent Orange – Video
- Additional Benefits For 100% Disabled Veterans – Video
- Agent Orange Claims
- Agent Orange in Thailand
- Agent Orange Presumptions
- Appealing to the CAVC
- Appeals Modernization Data and Results for Veterans
- Applying for VA Disability Benefits
- Attorney Fees, Costs, and Accreditation
- Benefits All Disabled Veterans Qualify For
- Blue Water Navy 2020 Update
- Blue Water Navy Benefits to be Delayed July 2019 Update
- Blue Water Navy Veterans Update – June 2019
- Breaking Down the BVA Backlog
- BREAKING NEWS: Court Rules Blue Water Navy Veterans Should Be Eligible for Agent Orange Presumption
- Burn Pits and VA Disability Benefits
- C&P Exam and DBQ Changes Amid COVID-19
- C&P Exams: Delays, Denials, & Dysfunction
- Camp Lejeune Water Contamination & VA Disability Benefits
- CCK Court Win for Gulf War Veterans: Precedential Decision
- CCK Court Win: Precedential Decision on VA Unemployability
- CCK Court Wins: Agent Orange & Gulf War Illness
- CCK LIVE: Evidence for Your TDIU Claim
- Common C&P Exam Mistakes
- Common Mistakes Veterans Make on VA Claims
- Common Mistakes: TDIU Claims
- Common Secondary VA Disabilities
- Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams
- Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams for PTSD – Video
- Compensation and Pension Exams (C&P Exams): Do’s and Don’ts
- DBQs and Outsourced C&P Exams
- Dependency & Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Explained
- Do You NEED That Board Hearing
- Effective Communication & Long-Term Disability Claims
- Effective Dates
- Effective Dates
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Evidence for Your VA Claim: What you need & where to find it
- Eye Conditions VA Claims
- Flat Feet (Pes Planus)
- Fort McClellan Chemical Exposures
- Fully Developed Claims
- GERD
- Gulf War Illness
- How and When to Appeal Your VA Claim Decision
- How to Challenge a VA Exam (C&P Exam)
- How To Get A 100% VA Disability Rating
- How to Increase Your VA Disability Rating
- How to Reopen a VA Claim
- How to Use Lay Statements & Buddy Statements
- How to Win Your VA Claim – Video
- How to Win Your VA Unemployability Claim
- How VA Will Process Blue Water Navy Veterans’ Claims – Video
- Individual Unemployability (TDIU) Myths and Facts
- Is The AMA Better for VA Claims?
- Is the VA really non-adversarial?
- Legislation Update: Blue Water Veterans
- Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claim & Update Forms
- Mefloquine Toxicity with Dr. Remington Nevin
- Mental Health Ratings at VA
- Military Discharge Status, Upgrades, and Entitlement to VA Benefits
- Military Toxic Exposure: Burn Pits – Video
- Monk v. Wilkie: Class Actions at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Claims at VA
- New Laws for Veterans and Servicemembers in 2020
- New Laws for Veterans in 2021-2022 (NDAA)
- New VA Forms Replacing Statement in Support of Claim: 21-4138
- Obesity and VA Disability Compensation – Video
- Orthopedic Ratings at the VA
- Permanent and Total VA Disability
- Protected VA Disability
- PTSD Claims and Ratings
- PTSD Ratings Scale Explained
- PTSD Stressors and VA Disability Benefits
- Revisiting the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)
- Secondary Service Connection & Aggravation
- Shoulder & Arm Conditions
- Sleep Apnea Claims
- Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)
- Survivors Benefits: VA Benefits for Deceased Veterans’ Dependents
- TDIU C&P Exams
- TDIU: How to get VA Individual Unemployability
- TDIU: How to know if you’re eligible & how to file a claim
- The Board of Veterans’ Appeals Explained
- The Elements of Service Connection
- The History of Agent Orange
- The New VA Appeals System, Explained
- Tips for Your VA Buddy Letter
- Top 3 Benefits Issues for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2019
- Top 5 Issues for VA in 2020
- Top 5 VA Errors on Veterans’ Disability Claims
- Top 7 Reasons Why VA Denies Claims – Video
- Top 8 Disability Claim & Appeal Tips
- Top 8 Tips for C&P Exams
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Claims at the VA – Video
- Traumatic Brain Injury Claims
- Understanding VA Decision Letters
- Understanding Your BVA Decision
- Using the VA Combined Ratings Table
- VA Accrued Benefits and Substitution
- VA Appeals Reform is HERE (February 19, 2019)
- VA Appeals Reform: How will it affect your claim?
- VA Appeals Reform: Proposed Regulations
- VA Appeals Reform: RAMP in Review (Jan. 2019)
- VA Back Pay, or Retroactive Benefits
- VA Benefits for Dependents
- VA Benefits for Spouses of Disabled Veterans – Video
- VA Claims & Appeals Timeline
- VA Claims and Appeals Backlog (Dec. 2018 Update)
- VA Claims for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
- VA Claims for Nerve Conditions
- VA Claims Process
- VA Database: Access Denied
- VA Disability Benefits for Anxiety
- VA Disability Benefits For Cancer
- VA Disability Benefits for Depression
- VA Disability Benefits for Diabetes
- VA Disability Benefits for Respiratory Conditions
- VA Disability for Arthritis
- VA Disability for Back Pain
- VA Disability for Chronic Pain
- VA Disability For Depression & Anxiety
- VA Disability for Foot Conditions
- VA Disability for Gastrointestinal (GI) Disorders
- VA Disability For Knee Conditions And Pain
- VA Disability for Migraines & Headaches
- VA Disability for Neck Pain
- VA Disability Rating Reevaluations
- VA Disability Ratings for Heart and Cardiovascular Conditions
- VA Disability Ratings for Sleep Disorders
- VA Disability, Divorce, Child Support, & Apportionment
- VA General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders EXPLAINED
- VA Math & Disability Ratings
- VA Rating Reductions
- VA Unemployability (TDIU) During COVID-19 – Video
- VA’s 2019 Legislative Proposals
- VA’s 2021 Budget and Legislative Proposals – Video
- VA’s Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine Explained
- VA’s Gulf War Presumptives
- Video: 9 Myths About the VA Appeals Modernization Act
- Video: Types of 100% VA Disability Ratings
- What to Do After a Car Accident
- What to Do When VA Proposes to Reduce Your Disability Rating
FAQs
- Am I Eligible for TDIU?
- Am I Still Eligible for TDIU If I’m Currently Working?
- Are There Retroactive Awards for Veterans Disability Claims?
- Are Veterans (VA) Disability Benefits Taxable?
- Are Vietnam Veterans the Only Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange?
- As a Veteran, How Much Will My Appeal of a Board Denial to the Court Cost?
- As a Veteran, Why Should I Consider Participating in RAMP?
- Can a Father’s Agent Orange Exposure Cause Birth Defects?
- Can a Veteran Receive Both VA and Social Security Benefits?
- Can a Veteran Work While Receiving VA Disability?
- Can Agent Orange Cause Nerve Damage?
- Can Anyone Opt Into the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)?
- Can ERISA Lawyers Deal With My Insurance Company For Me?
- Can I Get VA Legal Representation if I’m Not Located Near a VA Office?
- Can I Lose My VA Benefits If I Don’t Attend My C&P Exam?
- Can I Opt-in to Appeals Reform Once It’s Enacted?
- Can I Opt-In to RAMP Without Receiving an Invitation Letter?
- Can VA Take Away Your Disability Rating?
- Can You Receive VA Disability Benefits for Life?
- Do I need a Car Accident Lawyer?
- Do I Need to Call the Police if the Car Accident Was Minor?
- Do I Qualify for TDIU if I Can’t Maintain Employment?
- Do I Qualify for Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployment?
- Do You Have Disability Insurance Coverage?
- Do You Need to Be Concerned About Disability Claim Deadlines?
- Do You Need to Hire a Car Accident Lawyer or Can You Handle the Case Yourself?
- Do You Qualify for Long Term Disability Benefits?
- Does Agent Orange Cause Cancer?
- Does RAMP Change the Process for Filing an Initial Disability Claim With VA?
- Does VA Consider Age as a Factor for TDIU?
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune
- Have You Been Denied Veteran Benefits?
- How Can a Veteran File an Appeal in the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)?
- How Can I Get Advice for Dealing With My ERISA LTD Insurance?
- How Can I Receive VA Disability Benefits After Burn Pit Exposure?
- How Do Burn Pits Affect Lung Health?
- How Do I Apply for TDIU?
- How Do I Calculate VA Disability Compensation & Benefits?
- How Do I Get Unemployability with the VA?
- How Do I Increase My VA Disability Rating?
- How do I pay for medical bills after a car accident?
- How Do You Determine the Effective Date of Veterans Disability?
- How Do You Learn More About Your Disability Insurance Coverage?
- How Exactly Does RAMP Work for Veterans’ Disability Appeals?
- How Long Does It Take for VA to Review Evidence?
- How Many Options Are There to Appeal a Disability Claims Decision in RAMP?
- How Many Vietnam Veterans Have Been Affected by Agent Orange?
- How Much Do Veterans Get for Disability?
- How Much Does it Cost to Hire a Car Accident Lawyer?
- How to Apply for 100% VA Unemployability?
- How to File a Claim for Agent Orange Exposure?
- How to Prove Agent Orange Exposure?
- How Will I Pay for My ERISA Disability Lawyer?
- I Am 100% Disabled by VA; Can I Get TDIU Too?
- I Am a Disabled Veteran; Am I Eligible for Disability Benefits?
- I Don’t Meet VA’s TDIU Eligibility Requirements. Should I Give up on Qualifying for TDIU?
- I Got a RAMP Letter a Long Time Ago. Can I Still Opt In?
- I Have Not Received a RAMP Letter. Can I Still Expect One?
- I Received an Unfavorable Board Decision; What Should I Do?
- I Received the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) Letter, What Now?
- I Served in Vietnam, Am I Presumed to Have Been Exposed to Agent Orange?
- If the SSA Has Found Me Totally Disabled, Why Isn’t VA Granting Me TDIU?
- Is Having Your TDIU Claim Deferred Bad News?
- Is Individual Unemployability Permanent?
- Is My VA Disability Rating Permanent?
- Is RAMP a Part of the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017?
- Is There a Medical Test for Burn Pit Exposure?
- Is There a Test for Agent Orange Exposure?
- Life Insurance Claim Denials
- My Doctor Says I’m Disabled. Doesn’t the Insurance Company Have to Approve My LTD Claim?
- Once I Join, Can I Opt Out of the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)?
- Once I Opt In to RAMP Can I Ever Return to the Legacy Appeals Process?
- Should I Give a Recorded Statement About My Car Accident if Requested by a Claims Adjuster?
- Should I Wait to File an Appeal Until VA Appeals Reform Takes Effect?
- The insurance company is calling me and sending me letters, should I speak with them?
- What Are Some Common Disability Coverage Limitations?
- What Are Some Practical Tips That Can Help You Deal With the Insurance Company?
- What Are Symptoms of Exposure to a Military Burn Pit?
- What Are the Advantages of RAMP for Veterans?
- What Are the Current VA Disability Compensation Rates for 2018?
- What Are the Current VA Disability Compensation Rates for 2019?
- What Benefits and Services Are Available for Veterans with PTSD?
- What Can I Do to Establish Service Connection for My Condition?
- What Can I Do to Make the VA Disability Process Go Faster?
- What Diseases Are Associated with Agent Orange Exposure?
- What Do Lawyers Need to Evaluate My ERISA Case?
- What Do You Do If Your Benefits Have Been Wrongly Denied?
- What Does Agent Orange Do to the Body?
- What Does It Mean to Be 100% Disabled by the VA?
- What if I Was Not Wearing a Seat Belt at the Time of My Car Accident?
- What is a Decision Review Officer (DRO)?
- What Is a Defoliant Chemical?
- What is a Notice of Disagreement (NOD)?
- What Is a Social Security Offset?
- What is a Statement of the Case (SOC)?
- What is a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC)?
- What is a VA Form 9?
- What Is an Extraschedular VA Disability Rating?
- What Is Disability Insurance?
- What Is ERISA and How Does It Impact Your Disability Insurance Claim?
- What is the Amount of Monthly Compensation for a 100 Percent Schedular Rating?
- What Is the Benefit Amount of TDIU?
- What is the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA)?
- What is the CAVC, or Veterans Court?
- What Is the Difference Between TDIU and a 100 Percent Schedular Rating?
- What Is the Difference Between the Higher-Level Review Lane and the Supplemental Claim Lane?
- What is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)?
- What is the Process in a Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) or Veterans Court Appeal?
- What Issues Can Agent Orange Exposure Cause?
- What Should You Include in Your Claim for TDIU?
- What to do after a car accident?
- What Was Agent Orange Used For?
- What’s Required for Continued TDIU Eligibility?
- When should I make a claim for my car accident injuries?
- When Was Agent Orange Used?
- When Will Appeals Reform Take Effect?
- Which Is Better: TDIU or 100% Schedular?
- Who is Eligible for the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)?
- Who Is Eligible for VA Service-Connected Disability Compensation?
- Why Did the VA Create the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)?
- Why do insurers deny long-term disability claims?
- Will There Be a Notice of Disagreement Lane for RAMP Appeals to the Board?
General Information
- Earlier Effective Date for VA Claim
- Helpful Resources for Veterans
- Resources for Veterans & Service Members
- The Truth About Agent Orange and Other Herbicides in Thailand During the Vietnam War
Glossary
- 1151 Claims Definition
- Analogous Rating Definition
- At Least as Likely As Not Definition
- Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine Definition
- Blue Water Navy Definition
- Burn Pits Definition
- BVA Definition
- C-File Definition
- CAVC Definition
- Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE) Definition
- Compensable Disabilities Definition
- Compensation and Pension (C&P) Examination Definition
- Competent and Credible Definition
- Continuity of Symptomatology Definition
- Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Definition
- Denial Definition
- Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Definition
- Duty to Assist Definition
- Extraschedular VA Ratings Definition
- Form 21-4140 Definition
- Form 9 Definition
- Grant Definition
- Gulf War Illness Definition
- Higher-Level Review Lane
- Individual Unemployability Definition
- Lay Evidence Definition
- Medical Nexus Definition
- Nehmer Class Definition
- NOD Definition
- P&T Definition
- Presumption of Exposure Definition
- Presumption of Service Connection Definition
- Presumption of Soundness Definition
- Protected Work Environment Definition
- Regional Office Definition
- Service-Connected Disability Definition
- SOC Definition
- Special Monthly Compensation Definition
- SSOC Definition
- Staged Ratings Definition
- Substantially Gainful Employment Definition
- Supplemental Claim Lane
- VA Definition
- VA Retroactive Benefits Definition
- VBA Definition
Infographic
- 2020 VA Disability Rate Pay Chart – Infographic
- A Guide for Special Monthly Compensation
- A Metaphor for VA Math
- Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) Evidence Submission
- Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) Infographic
- Average VA Appeal Timelines
- Blue Water Navy Veterans Timeline Infographic
- Board of Veterans’ Appeals Dockets
- Burn Pits
- CRDP and CRSC Offsets: VA Disability Compensation
- Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Veteran Eligibility Criteria
- Discharge Status and Eligibility for VA Benefits
- General VA Rating Formula for Mental Health Disorders
- Gulf War Illness VA Claims
- Herbicides And Their Agents
- Herbicides Used During the Vietnam War
- How To Check Your VA Claim Status
- How VA Rates Sleep Apnea
- Hypertension
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) VA Ratings
- Legacy Appeals
- Long-Term Disability Claim and Appeal Process Infographic
- Medical Disability Exam
- Most Requested Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs) Types
- Priority Groups for VA Healthcare
- Pyramiding in VA Claims
- Spouse Eligibility Criteria for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
- The “Forever” G.I Bill Explained
- Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability Infographic
- Unfavorable Legacy VA Board Decision: What Next?
- VA Appeals Backlog
- VA Rating Reductions Infographic
- VA Ratings for Back Pain Infographic
- Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS) Access
- What A 30% PTSD Disability Rating Means
- What A 70% PTSD Disability Rating Means
Insurance Companies
- Guardian Long-Term Disability Denial: How to Appeal
- MetLife Long-Term Disability Denial: How to Appeal
- Prudential Long-Term Disability Denial: How to Appeal
- The Hartford Long-Term Disability Denial: How to Appeal
Podcasts
- Episode 1: Service Connection
- Episode 1: VA Errors in the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA)
- Episode 10: 2020 Year in Review
- Episode 10: How and When to Appeal
- Episode 11: Fort McClellan Toxic Exposure Court Win
- Episode 11: VA’s Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine
- Episode 12: Foot Conditions
- Episode 13: VA Claims Process
- Episode 14: Hearing Loss & Tinnitus
- Episode 15: Migraines and Headaches
- Episode 16: VA Claims for Anxiety
- Episode 17: How to Challenge a VA Exam
- Episode 18: VA Claims for Arthritis
- Episode 19: Mefloquine Poisoning
- Episode 2: Agent Orange and Guam
- Episode 2: Burn Pits
- Episode 20: Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Episode 21: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Episode 22: VA Benefits for Spouses of Disabled Veterans
- Episode 23: 7 Most Important VA Forms (and How to Use Them)
- Episode 24: Burn Pits
- Episode 25: Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) Data and Results for Veterans
- Episode 26: Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams for PTSD
- Episode 27: Top Reasons VA Denies Claims
- Episode 28: The Post-9/11 GI Bill Explained
- Episode 29: New Laws for Veterans Servicemembers in 2020
- Episode 3: C&P Exams: Delays Denials and Dysfunction
- Episode 3: Increased Ratings
- Episode 30: 7 Things Every Veteran Should Know About Agent Orange
- Episode 31: VA Disability Benefits & Diabetes
- Episode 32: VA Rating Reevaluations and Reexaminations
- Episode 33: 5 Ways to Establish VA Service Connection
- Episode 34: VA Disability and Working
- Episode 35: Legislative Proposals
- Episode 36: Camp Lejeune
- Episode 37: Most Common Disabilities in Women Veterans
- Episode 38: PTSD Stressors Explained
- Episode 39: TDIU Myths vs. Facts
- Episode 4: VA Responds to DBQ Removal
- Episode 40: Respiratory Conditions
- Episode 41: Knee Conditions & Pain
- Episode 42: Benefits All Disabled Veterans Qualify For
- Episode 43: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Claims
- Episode 44: VA Representation, Costs, and Accreditation – What is Legal What is Not
- Episode 45: Common Mistakes: C&P Exams
- Episode 46: DBQ Removal and Outsourcing C&P Exams
- Episode 47: Protected VA Disability Ratings
- Episode 48: Secondary Conditions to Tinnitus for VA Disability Benefits
- Episode 49: Tips for Your VA Buddy Letter
- Episode 5: Board of Veterans’ Appeals Issues 100k Decisions in FY20
- Episode 5: VA – Access Denied
- Episode 50: VA Disability for Neck Pain
- Episode 51: Delayed BVA Decisions
- Episode 52: Agent Orange Condition Changes
- Episode 53: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Explained
- Episode 54: Common Mistakes Veterans Make on VA Claims
- Episode 55: Army Discharge Reviews
- Episode 56: PTSD Rating Scale Explained
- Episode 57: VA Fully Developed Claims
- Episode 58: Accrued Benefits and Substitution
- Episode 59: New Laws for Veterans 2021-2022 (NDAA)
- Episode 6: How to Win Your TDIU Claim?
- Episode 6: VA Approves 34% of Blue Water Navy Claims
- Episode 60: Do You Really Need That Board Hearing?
- Episode 61: What to Do When VA Proposes to Reduce Your Disability Rating
- Episode 62: VA Provisions in COVID Relief Bill: American Rescue Plan
- Episode 63: Common Mistakes – VA TDIU Claims
- Episode 7: Back Conditions
- Episode 7: Breaking Down the BVA Backlog
- Episode 8: PFAS Water Contamination
- Episode 8: Zantac Recall & Cancer Lawsuit
- Episode 9: Court Rules VA Must Pay Retroactive Benefits to Blue Water Navy Veterans
- Episode 9: Sleep Apnea
Qualifying Conditions
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits After Suffering a Stroke
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Asthma
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Bell’s Palsy
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Bipolar Disorder
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Breast Cancer
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Diabetes
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Epilepsy
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Genitourinary Disorders
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Hypertension
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Leukemia
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Lupus
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Melanoma
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Migraines
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Multiple Sclerosis
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Parkinson’s Disease
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Peripheral Neuropathy
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Sciatica
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Skin Disorders
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Tendonitis
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) Benefits for Thrombophlebitis
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) for Autoimmune Disorders
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) for Cancer
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) for Chronic Pain
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) for Depression and Anxiety
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) for Fibromyalgia
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) for Huntington’s Disease
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) for Lung Disease
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) for Lyme Disease
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) for Osteoarthritis
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) for Radiculopathy
- Getting Long-Term Disability (LTD) for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Getting Long-Term Disability Benefits for Herniated Disc
- Getting Long-Term Disability Benefits for Meniere’s Disease
- Getting Long-Term Disability for Intervertebral Disc Syndrome (IVDS)
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for “Gulf War Syndrome”
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Agent Orange Diseases
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Artery & Vein Conditions
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Back Pain Injury
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Burn Pits
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Cancer
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Coronary Artery Disease
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Diabetes
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Erectile Dysfunction
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Hearing Loss
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Heart Conditions
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Hypertension
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Knee Injuries
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Knee Replacements
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Lung Cancer
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Mental Illness
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Orthopedic Injuries
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Sleep Apnea
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Spinal Injuries
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Tinnitus
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Toxic Chemical Medical Condition
- Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Visual Eyesight Impairment
- Parkinson’s Disease and VA Disability Compensation
- PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury
- Types of Military Veterans (VA) Disabilities
Veterans Law Videos
- 10 CAVC Cases Every Veteran Should Know – Part 2
- 10 CAVC Cases Every Veteran Should Know (Part 1)
- Agent Orange in Thailand
- Agent Orange with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- Appealing to the CAVC
- Blue Water Navy Benefits to be Delayed July 2019 Update
- Blue Water Navy Veterans Update – June 2019
- Blue Water Veterans, Nehmer, & Back Pay
- BREAKING NEWS: Court Rules Blue Water Navy Veterans Should Be Eligible for Agent Orange Presumption
- Burn Pits with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- Camp Lejeune with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- CCK Court Win: Precedential Decision on VA Unemployability
- CCK Court Wins: Agent Orange & Gulf War Illness
- CCK LIVE UNDER 5:00 : 100% Disability vs. TDIU
- CCK LIVE UNDER 5:00 : 2021 Pay Rates & COLA
- CCK LIVE: Evidence for Your TDIU Claim
- Compensation and Pension Exams (C&P Exams): Do’s and Don’ts
- CUE “Claims” – How to request a revision when the VA messed up
- Effective Dates
- FOIA Basics: How to use the Freedom of Information Act
- Fort McClellan Chemical Exposures
- Gulf War Illness
- How and When to Appeal Your VA Claim Decision
- How to Challenge a VA Exam (C&P Exam)
- How to Increase Your VA Disability Rating
- How to Use Lay Statements & Buddy Statements
- How to Win Your VA Claim – Video
- How to Win Your VA Unemployability Claim
- Is the VA really non-adversarial?
- Legislation Update: Blue Water Veterans
- Mefloquine Toxicity with Dr. Remington Nevin
- Mental Health Ratings at VA
- Military Sexual Trauma (MST): How to Get Service Connection – Video
- Military Toxic Exposure: Burn Pits – Video
- Monk v. Wilkie: Class Actions at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
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- Social Security Disability (SSDI) vs. VA Disability Compensation – Video
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- Understanding Your BVA Decision
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- VA Appeals Reform: How will it affect your claim?
- VA Appeals Reform: Proposed Regulations
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- VA Claims and Appeals Backlog (Dec. 2018 Update)
- VA Claims for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
- VA Database: Access Denied
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- VA Disability for Foot Conditions
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- VA Math & Disability Ratings
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- 2018 Federal Circuit Rulings & Their Impact on Veterans
- 2020 Review
- 5 Ways to Establish VA Service Connection – Video
- 50 Percent Rating for Migraines
- 7 Common Long-Term Disability Claim Mistakes
- 7 Most Common Conditions Affecting Women Veterans
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- About Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick – Video
- Additional Benefits For 100% Disabled Veterans – Video
- Agent Orange Claims
- Agent Orange in Thailand
- Agent Orange Presumptions
- Agent Orange with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- Appealing to the CAVC
- Appeals Modernization Data and Results for Veterans
- Applying for VA Disability Benefits
- Attorney Fees, Costs, and Accreditation
- Benefits All Disabled Veterans Qualify For
- Blue Water Navy 2020 Update
- Blue Water Navy Benefits to be Delayed July 2019 Update
- Blue Water Navy Veterans Update – June 2019
- Blue Water Veterans, Nehmer, & Back Pay
- Board of Veterans’ Appeals Issues 100k Decisions in FY 2020
- Breaking Down the BVA Backlog
- BREAKING NEWS: Court Rules Blue Water Navy Veterans Should Be Eligible for Agent Orange Presumption
- Burn Pits and VA Disability Benefits
- Burn Pits with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- Burn Pits: How to prove your VA claim
- C&P Exam and DBQ Changes Amid COVID-19
- C&P Exams: Delays, Denials, & Dysfunction
- Camp Lejeune Water Contamination & VA Disability Benefits
- Camp Lejeune with Dr. Cassano, Military Medicine and Exposures Expert
- CCK Court Win for Gulf War Veterans: Precedential Decision
- CCK Court Win: Precedential Decision on VA Unemployability
- CCK Court Wins: Agent Orange & Gulf War Illness
- CCK LIVE UNDER 5:00 : 100% Disability vs. TDIU
- CCK LIVE UNDER 5:00 : 2021 Pay Rates & COLA
- CCK Live Under 5:00: Back Pay
- CCK LIVE: Evidence for Your TDIU Claim
- Common C&P Exam Mistakes
- Common Mistakes Veterans Make on VA Claims
- Common Mistakes: TDIU Claims
- Common Secondary VA Disabilities
- Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams
- Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams for PTSD – Video
- Compensation and Pension Exams (C&P Exams): Do’s and Don’ts
- CUE “Claims” – How to request a revision when the VA messed up
- DBQs and Outsourced C&P Exams
- Delayed BVA Decision Mailings
- Dependency & Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Explained
- Do You NEED That Board Hearing
- Effective Communication & Long-Term Disability Claims
- Effective Dates
- Effective Dates
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Evidence for Your VA Claim: What you need & where to find it
- Eye Conditions VA Claims
- Federal Circuit Decision: Euzebio v. McDonough
- Flat Feet (Pes Planus)
- FOIA Basics: How to use the Freedom of Information Act
- Fort McClellan Chemical Exposures
- Fort McClellan Toxic Exposure Court Win
- Fully Developed Claims
- GERD
- Gulf War Illness
- How and When to Appeal Your VA Claim Decision
- How to Challenge a VA Exam (C&P Exam)
- How To Get A 100% VA Disability Rating
- How to Increase Your VA Disability Rating
- How to Reopen a VA Claim
- How to Use Lay Statements & Buddy Statements
- How to Win Your VA Claim – Video
- How to Win Your VA Unemployability Claim
- How VA Will Process Blue Water Navy Veterans’ Claims – Video
- How Will COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Affect VA Claims?
- Individual Unemployability (TDIU) Myths and Facts
- Is My VA Disability Rating Permanent
- Is The AMA Better for VA Claims?
- Is the VA really non-adversarial?
- La relación secundaria al servicio y el agravio
- Legislation Update: Blue Water Veterans
- Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claim & Update Forms
- Long-Term Disability and Vocational Evidence
- Long-Term Disability Claims Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
- Long-Term Disability Deadlines
- Long-Term Disability For Doctors & Nurses During COVID-19
- Long-Term Disability: Definitions of Disability
- LTD Insurance 101
- Mefloquine Toxicity with Dr. Remington Nevin
- Mental Health Ratings at VA
- Military Discharge Status, Upgrades, and Entitlement to VA Benefits
- Military Sexual Trauma (MST): How to Get Service Connection – Video
- Military Toxic Exposure: Burn Pits – Video
- Monk v. Wilkie: Class Actions at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Claims at VA
- New Agent Orange Conditions 2021
- New Laws for Veterans and Servicemembers in 2020
- New Laws for Veterans in 2021-2022 (NDAA)
- New VA Forms Replacing Statement in Support of Claim: 21-4138
- Obesity and VA Disability Compensation – Video
- Orthopedic Ratings at the VA
- Own Occupation Insurance Policies
- Permanent and Total VA Disability
- Post 9/11 PTSD Claims
- Protected VA Disability
- PTSD Claims and Ratings
- PTSD Ratings Scale Explained
- PTSD Stressors and VA Disability Benefits
- Revisiting the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP)
- Robert Chisholm Interviews Military Exposure Expert Dr. Victoria Cassano
- Secondary Service Connection & Aggravation
- Shoulder & Arm Conditions
- Sleep Apnea Claims
- Social Security Disability (SSDI) vs. VA Disability Compensation – Video
- Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)
- Survivors Benefits: VA Benefits for Deceased Veterans’ Dependents
- TDIU C&P Exams
- TDIU: How to get VA Individual Unemployability
- TDIU: How to know if you’re eligible & how to file a claim
- Thailand Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange Deserve Compensation
- The Board of Veterans’ Appeals Explained
- The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
- The Elements of Service Connection
- The History of Agent Orange
- The New VA Appeals System, Explained
- The Post-9/11 GI Bill Explained – Video
- The Truth About Agent Orange in Thailand During the Vietnam War
- Tips for Your VA Buddy Letter
- Top 3 Benefits Issues for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2019
- Top 5 Issues for VA in 2020
- Top 5 VA Errors on Veterans’ Disability Claims
- Top 7 Reasons Why VA Denies Claims – Video
- Top 8 Disability Claim & Appeal Tips
- Top 8 Tips for C&P Exams
- Transfer of Power & VA Benefits
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Claims at the VA – Video
- Traumatic Brain Injury Claims
- Understanding VA Decision Letters
- Understanding Your BVA Decision
- Using the VA Combined Ratings Table
- VA Accrued Benefits and Substitution
- VA Appeals Reform is HERE (February 19, 2019)
- VA Appeals Reform: How will it affect your claim?
- VA Appeals Reform: Proposed Regulations
- VA Appeals Reform: RAMP in Review (Jan. 2019)
- VA Back Pay, or Retroactive Benefits
- VA Benefits for Dependents
- VA Benefits for Spouses of Disabled Veterans – Video
- VA Claims & Appeals Timeline
- VA Claims and Appeals Backlog (Dec. 2018 Update)
- VA Claims for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
- VA Claims for Nerve Conditions
- VA Claims Process
- VA Database: Access Denied
- VA Disability Benefits for Anxiety
- VA Disability Benefits For Cancer
- VA Disability Benefits for Depression
- VA Disability Benefits for Diabetes
- VA Disability Benefits for Respiratory Conditions
- VA Disability for Arthritis
- VA Disability for Back Pain
- VA Disability for Chronic Pain
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- VA Disability for Foot Conditions
- VA Disability for Gastrointestinal (GI) Disorders
- VA Disability For Knee Conditions And Pain
- VA Disability for Migraines & Headaches
- VA Disability for Neck Pain
- VA Disability Rating Reevaluations
- VA Disability Ratings for Heart and Cardiovascular Conditions
- VA Disability Ratings for Sleep Disorders
- VA Disability, Divorce, Child Support, & Apportionment
- VA General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders EXPLAINED
- VA Math & Disability Ratings
- VA Operations During COVID-19
- VA Provisions in the New COVID-19 Relief Bill (American Rescue Plan Act 2021)
- VA Rating Reductions
- VA Unemployability (TDIU) During COVID-19 – Video
- VA’s 2019 Legislative Proposals
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- VA’s Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine Explained
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- Video: 9 Myths About the VA Appeals Modernization Act
- Video: Types of 100% VA Disability Ratings
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