{"id":673,"date":"2024-02-29T08:11:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T08:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vabenefits.info\/?page_id=673"},"modified":"2024-02-29T08:11:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T08:11:47","slug":"missions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vabenefits.info\/missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"673\" class=\"elementor elementor-673\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-549219c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"549219c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22303d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f22303d\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b561f06 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b561f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The VA disability benefits application process can be complex and overwhelming. 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e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3eefa02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e76cd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e76cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Educating Veterans about their rights, entitlements, and options within the VA disability benefits system. Our resources provide you with the support and assistance needed to access the benefits you&#8217;ve earned through service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09e3d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c09e3d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2809496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2809496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec33640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec33640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Ea, consequatur.<\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e05a69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e05a69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7327407 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7327407\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9dc5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9dc5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">footer<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6687b9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6687b9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d3005 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2d3005\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da22e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2da22e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d59af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3d59af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07112b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07112b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b7486 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6b7486\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a829149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a829149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ebe2cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ebe2cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab81c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab81c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Step one icon with movement<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede858c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ede858c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Decide your Representative <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd34891 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd34891\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5b662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be5b662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This website is designed primarily to help Veterans represent their self in filing for VA Disabilities. Before committing to self-representation you should know IT&#8221;S A LOK OF WORK.<\/p><p>Carefully weight your options and decide if self representation is for you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecfe0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-accordion\" data-id=\"ecfe0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-wrapper elementor-accordion \" id=\"accordion660a0de7c106d\" data-accordion-id=\"accordion660a0de7c106d\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\"   role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2481\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header active-default\" tabindex=\"2481\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2481\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span style=\"width:100%\">Representing Yourself<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2481\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content active-default\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2481\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\"><p>No one knows you better than yourself. Choosing to represent yourself comes with a variety of advantages. Representing yourself <strong>gives you the most control<\/strong> over your Disability Claim. It puts you in the driver seat, and you&#8217;ll <strong>learn first hand the interworking of the VA Disability Claims Process<\/strong>. If you follow the guidelines on this website you&#8217;ll have the knowledge to put together a\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2482\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header no\" tabindex=\"2482\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2482\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span style=\"width:100%\">Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2483\" 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elementor-element-868e85e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"868e85e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62af1ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62af1ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4df082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-accordion\" data-id=\"f4df082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-wrapper elementor-accordion \" id=\"accordion660a0de7c7f51\" data-accordion-id=\"accordion660a0de7c7f51\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\"   role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2561\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header active-default\" tabindex=\"2561\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2561\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span style=\"width:100%\">Understand how the VA Claims process works<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2561\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content active-default\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2561\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\"><p>Take a step back to the basics and learn exactly how the VA Claims Process works. Having a solid understanding of the Claims Process is THE KEY to filing a winning claim.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2562\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header no\" tabindex=\"2562\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2562\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span style=\"width:100%\">Control your records and your claim<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2562\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content no\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2562\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\"><p>If you&#8217;re claim is for migraines, why would you submit 500 pages of your personal records when only 5 pages talk about migraines?\u00a0<\/p><p>Those other 495 pages could possibly be used against your claim.<\/p><p>CONTROL AS MUCH OF YOUR CLAIM AS POSSIBLE<\/p><ul><li>Obtain your records yourself<\/li><li>Only submit relevant evidence<\/li><li>Claim specifics. Claiming &#8220;Back Condition&#8221; put&#8217;s you out of control.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2563\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header no\" tabindex=\"2563\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2563\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span style=\"width:100%\">Make the process as easy as possible for the adjudicator<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2563\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content no\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2563\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\"><p>The less work you can put on the adjudicator the better. This goes hand in hand with controlling your claim.<\/p><ul><li>Don&#8217;t submit thousands of pages of medical documents for the adjudicator to sift through.<\/li><li>Submit relevant records for each Claimed Condition in a chronological ordered PDF.<\/li><li>Highlight important information. Dates, diagnoses, doctor notes, etc&#8230;<\/li><li>Separate your records for each Claimed Condition and clearly name each document. ex: &#8220;Lower Back Condition Diagnosis and Medical Records&#8221;<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2564\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header no\" tabindex=\"2564\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2564\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span style=\"width:100%\">Know the rating criteria for your claimed conditions<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2564\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content no\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2564\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\"><p>Knowing the rating criteria for the conditions you claimed is critical if you want to be rated accurately.\u00a0<\/p><p>With this knowledge you&#8217;ll be able to:<\/p><ul><li>Know what you should berated at for most conditions<\/li><li>Know if your current medical evidence supports an accurate rating<\/li><li>Write a statement with KEY WORDS needed to support an accurate rating and defend against low ratings<\/li><li>Know what matters at C&amp;P Exams<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2565\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header no\" tabindex=\"2565\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2565\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span style=\"width:100%\">Support your claim with a well written statement(s)<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2565\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content no\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2565\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\"><p>I&#8217;d argue that a personal statement might be one of the most important parts of supporting a winning claim. A personal statement from you is POWERFUL.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>A personal statement alone can serve as proof of an in service event when there isn&#8217;t one on your record.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Now let that sink in. That&#8217;s one of the 3 main things you need to win a claim&#8230;<\/p><p><strong>A Personal statement can account for the lack of continuity of symptoms.<\/strong><\/p><p>A common reason C&amp;P examiners provide an unfavorable medical opinion is the lack of continuity of symptoms. &#8220;<em>The veterans records show a similar diagnosis in service as the claimed diagnoses, but <strong>the records are silent post service of any complaints for X years<\/strong>. Therefore the current diagnosis of Left Shoulder Slap Tear is less likely than not related to service.<\/em>&#8221; If your medical records post service are silent of complaints, you can address this in your statement. A few simple sentences can do wonders in supporting a claim. &#8220;<em><strong>The pain in my lower back started in service, continued after service, and currently affects me to this day.<\/strong> This pain has only progressively worsened throughout the years. I chose not to go the doctor because I was able to mitigate the pain with OTC medications, rest, massages, and heat. In 2020 the pains became sever enough I had to see a doctor.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p><p><strong>A personal statement can be used to defend your claim<\/strong><\/p><p>Did the C&amp;P examiner not accurately fill out the DBQ and because of this you got a lower rating that what you should have? Use your well written statement prove this in a HLR. Your statement is part of the foundation of a winning claim.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2566\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header no\" tabindex=\"2566\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2566\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span style=\"width:100%\">Support your claim with the appropriate documents<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2566\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content no\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2566\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\"><p>Do you need a Nexus Letter?<\/p><p>Should you submit Medical Treatises?<\/p><p>These questions greatly depend on what your claiming, how much evidence you have, and how YOU want to handle your claim.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2567\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header no\" tabindex=\"2567\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2567\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span style=\"width:100%\">Know what actually matters at your C&P Exam and on the DBQ<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2567\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content no\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2567\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\"><p>Let&#8217;s use a claim for IBS as an example here.<\/p><p>IBS falls under diagnostic code 7319. To be rated at 30% you have to have &#8220;Severe; diarrhea, or alternating diarrhea and constipation, with more or less constant abdominal distress&#8221;.<\/p><p>You fall under this 30% category. You&#8217;ve already written a statement that supports this, and you have your exam coming up.<\/p><p>Find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\/compensation\/docs\/Intestinal_Other_than_Surgical_or_Infectious.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DBQ for IBS<\/a> and read it.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-385\" src=\"https:\/\/vabenefits.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IBS-1-1024x795.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vabenefits.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IBS-1-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vabenefits.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IBS-1-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vabenefits.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IBS-1-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vabenefits.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IBS-1.jpg 1139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><p>If the above boxes are not checked, you likely won&#8217;t be rated properly.<\/p><p>Use this information to your advantage. Use keywords found on the DBQ during your exam. Make sure you make it known to your examiner that you experience these symptoms.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you finish your exam and these questions were never asked, address it. Let the examiner know your concerns. This process takes a long time, and one small thing being overlooked can set you back drastically.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2568\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header no\" tabindex=\"2568\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2568\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed fa fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened fa fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span style=\"width:100%\">They're too many variables to predict a Claims outcome<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51b60d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b51b60d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5b96e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c5b96e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2194b35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2194b35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b495597 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"b495597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/vabenefits.info\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-box.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M259.3 17.8L194 150.2 47.9 171.5c-26.2 3.8-36.7 36.1-17.7 54.6l105.7 103-25 145.5c-4.5 26.3 23.2 46 46.4 33.7L288 439.6l130.7 68.7c23.2 12.2 50.9-7.4 46.4-33.7l-25-145.5 105.7-103c19-18.5 8.5-50.8-17.7-54.6L382 150.2 316.7 17.8c-11.7-23.6-45.6-23.9-57.4 0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is the heading\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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