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How to Apply for VA Disability Benefits (2019)

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How to Apply for VA Disability Benefits (2019)

11,579 views October 25, 2019 39:50

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0:00 Introduction
0:45 Who is eligible for VA disability benefits?
1:35 What does VA consider a disability?
2:15 Types of VA Claims
6:15 What is an "issue" according to VA?
7:23 Effective Dates & Why they matter
8:29 Intent to File
10:08 VA Claim Online Submission
10:44 Other Ways to Submit a VA Claim (mailing address, phone number, in-person, legal representative)
12:02 What is a Claims File, or "C-File"?
14:23 The St. Louis VA Regional Office Fire & lost claims files
16:00 How long do you have to submit evidence for your VA claim?
17:24 Service Connection 101
18:20 VA Presumptions and Presumptive Claims
19:40 VA's Duty to Assist
20:34 VA help finding your records vs. finding your records yourself
21:16 C&P Exam (a.k.a. Compensation & Pension Exam, VA Exam, VA Claim Exam)
22:11 C&P Exams vs. Private medical exams
24:40 Lay Statements to support your VA claim
26:17 VA Claim Denied – What next?
28:00 VA Claim Granted – What next?
28:48 VA claim granted at 0% - Non-compensable VA Ratings
29:37 VA Diagnostic Codes & Disability Ratings
31:34 Your VA Combined Rating (a.k.a. VA Math)
32:47 CCK's VA Disability Calculator (cck-law.com/va-disability-calculator/)
33:18 VA Back Pay (a.k.a. Retroactive Benefits)
34:06 When to expect VA disability compensation checks
34:29 Viewer Question: What if you have a copy of your medical records but not the original?
35:43 Reasons you might not get the full amount of VA disability back pay (separation pay, severance pay, and retirement pay offsets)
36:44 Is there still a VA claims backlog?
37:12 Final tips & things to remember


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Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD published this 39:50 video tutorial on October 25, 2019. It has been watched 11,579 times on YouTube.

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