Do I Need to File a “Claim” for Individual Unemployability (TDIU)?

Now that you or your spouse have completed your active military duty and returned to the civilian world, you may feel like you have merely exchanged one set of stresses for another, including ...

PTSD is the Most Common Service-Related Psychiatric Disorder and One of the Hardest to Prove

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders that military members suffer from during and after their service. Yet, it is also one of the most difficult ...

Why Do VA Appeals Take So Long?

Let’s start at the beginning.

What Is A Disability Benefits Questionnaire or DBQ And How Can They Be Used To A Claimant’s Advantage?

Disability Benefits Questionnaires or DBQs are the standard VA templates for VA and private examination reports. DBQs set forth an exhaustive list of questions to be addressed by physicians, and ...

What Can A VA Disability Attorney Do That A Veterans Service Officer Cannot?

This is a very good question. After all, experienced VA disability attorneys usually charge a 20% contingent fee, whereas Veterans Service Officers (VSOs) provide representation for free.

How the VA Rates Mental Illnesses

Veterans are eligible to receive disability compensation for both physical and mental health conditions caused by their military service. However, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs rates mental ...

Benefits of Vocational Expert Reports in your TDIU claim

If you have worked with the VA long enough, it probably comes as no surprise to learn that the VA often disagrees about claims of total disability individual unemployability (TDIU). Vocational ...

Blue Water VA Disability Compensation

A federal court ruled earlier this year that the Department of Veterans Affairs is not allowed to deny disability benefits to thousands of Vietnam War veterans who claimed exposure to Agent Orange ...

I Got a Decision but I Think it is Wrong: What are My Options?

How to Find an Independent Medical Examiner for My TDIU Claim Total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is a disability benefit that allows disabled veterans to be compensated at a ...

How Does a Disability Lawyer Get Paid?

Many disabled veterans are in need of Social Security disability benefits, but the process for receiving those benefits can be complex, stressful, and confusing if they try to do it alone. A social ...

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