When a veteran files a disability claim with the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), having a Lay Witness Statement, Statement in...

If you have experienced diabetes in or since your time of service, you can file a claim with the possibility of receiving one of the...

Here’s what the VA’s M21-1 Adjudication Procedures Manual says about doctors who are veterans themselves and evidence: “VA cannot...

Veterans disability claims can result in monthly payments made to a veteran to compensate them for a service-related disability, whether...

What is lay evidence? One of the most powerful tools to use in building a VA disability claims case is “lay evidence.”  Representatives...

When a veteran appeals a rating decision he or she can opt to have a Decision Review Officer (DRO) review the appeal in what is called a...

While the VA uses complicated medical terms and specific diagnostic codes you are not required to use the terms or codes in your claim....

There are literally hundreds of thousands of different Facebook groups for all various types of purposes. Did you know there are specific...

The various challenges faced by VA adjudicators result in lots of opportunities for error to be committed. The rather narrow focus of VA...

Have you gotten a VA decision that you disagree with? Any unfavorable adjudicative decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...