Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran Kenneth Chilstrom, who served as a combat and test pilot during World War II and the Korean War.
VBA has published a SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) for a potential MDE. The MDE contract is VA’s mechanism in determining the extent of a Veteran's disability and the disability rating that is warranted. Veterans know these as "compensation & pension exams," or "C&P exams."
Veterans continue to receive benefits and services after VA's Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) temporarily closed its 56 regional offices to the public March 19 in response to COVID-19.
Top Gun changed Chris Hale's life and he used his experiences to form G.I. Jobs to help Veterans transition from the military to civilian life.
On the Tuskegee Airmen birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran James Harvey III, who served during World War II and the Korean War.
VBA and VHA outreach went to Alaska from June 6-13, 2019, with claims clinics and benefits briefings in Anchorage, Palmer, Delta Junction, and Fairbanks.
By providing a more complete picture of your situation to the rating team when you file your VA compensation claim application, you not only make it easier for the raters to find your information and process your claim, but you also increase your chances of having your claim granted.
Your examiner doesn’t decide whether or not your condition is service connected – VBA claims processors do. C&P exams are tools used by claims processors to either collect missing evidence or clarify information in your claim. A complete C&P exam is just one part of the complete body of evidence from which claims processors must consider when making their decision.
If you’ve reviewed the claim decision and still think VA is wrong, you should provide additional evidence to support your condition(s) with your Notice of Disagreement.
A Q&A about VA’s treatment of Veterans with Gulf War illness
Managing Editor, VHA's CommSite
For one Veteran, filing a fully developed claim got him income and off the street within six weeks.