What is a Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ)? This was a very important part of the process of being evaluated for a Department of Veterans Affairs disability claim until 2020. DBQs were designed to help speed up the processing of claims for disability compensation and military pensions. An applicant wishing to make a claim with the […]
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What kind of VA disability rating is possible for sleep apnea? Sleep apnea is a condition that, like all other VA-compensated disabilities, must have an established connection to military service in order to get an award for VA disability compensation. Service-connected medical issues, including sleep apnea, may be deemed to be directly caused by military […]
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Veterans who receive, or are eligible to receive, the Department of Veterans Affairs compensation for service-connected medical issues may be qualified to receive Social Security Disability Insurance, also known as SSDI. A second Social Security benefit, Social Security Insurance, offers government funds to help those in need (with or without military service). These benefits are […]
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Many veterans have heard the Department of Veterans Affairs disability rules allow for an automatic 50% disability rating for post-traumatic stress disorder. There are no ratings for PTSD that are considered “automatic,” because any veteran diagnosed with PTSD must meet specific rating criteria that is based on their level of social and occupational impairment as […]
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Department of Veterans Affairs disability ratings are governed by VA rules in a variety of ways. For example, you may have multiple medical issues, each of which is rated by percentage of disability —from 0%, meaning no VA disability rating, up to 100% (in increments of 10), for total disability. But no matter what the […]
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Find VA disability rates for past years. Disability rates are raised annually to accommodate the increased cost of living, and funds are distributed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. View the current VA disability rates here or use our VA disability calculator to calculate your rate. 2023 VA Disability Rates Charts – Effective Dec. 1, […]
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Military retirement pay is an important part of the benefits offered to service members. A portion of those funds are paid to those drawing medical disability retirement pay as a result of having been retired by their branch of service because of medical issues. So what is medical disability retirement for military members? Overall the […]
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What are common secondary service-connected conditions? To begin, it helps to define the terms. The Department of Veterans Affairs breaks down medical claims into specific categories including secondary service-connected claims. The entire list is as follows: Original claims — the claims Veterans make initially Increased claims — the adjustments filed by Veterans who feel they […]
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When it’s time to retire or separate from military service, getting your medical records and having your medical issues rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs is an important part of the process. When you get rated by the VA for possible compensation for service-connected or service-aggravated medical conditions, it’s easy to assume that this […]
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Military members who are about to retire or separate from the military are urged to begin the VA medical claims process as soon as they know they are going to separate. That doesn’t mean you can start submitting your VA claim whenever you want, but you should begin to research the medical conditions you need […]
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