How to Prepare a Written Argument for Your VA Higher-Level Review Request Here’s what most veterans don’t know about higher-level reviews: The reviewer gets your case fresh. No bias. No preconceptions. Just a clean slate and your argument. Most veterans file an HLR thinking it’s just another form. They submit VA Form 20-0996 with the […]
VA Disability Appeal: Clear and Unmistakable Error Explained
Clear and Unmistakable Error: How to Win Your VA CUE Claim Appeal The VA denied your claim—and they made a clear and unmistakable error. Not an honest mistake. Not a difference of opinion. A mistake so obvious that any reviewer would immediately see it was wrong. This is your path to justice: the CUE appeal. […]
Veteran: Higher-Level Review or Supplemental Claim to Appeal VA Rating?
The letter arrives. You tear it open, scan the contents, and your heart sinks. The VA rating decision doesn’t accurately reflect the severity of your disability. What now? This isn’t just about paperwork. It’s about your future, your well-being, and receiving the rating and compensation you deserve for sacrifices made in uniform. Two paths stretch […]
VA Disability Compensation: Understanding Service Connection
VA Disability Compensation: Understanding Service Connection What is VA Disability Compensation? It’s not a handout. VA disability compensation is the fulfillment of a promise—financial support for the physical and mental toll your military service has taken. What if we reframed the entire conversation about VA disability? Not as a benefit to be claimed, but as […]
VA Disability Claim Timeline: What to Expect in the Claim Process
VA Disability Claim Timeline: What to Expect in the Claim Process What is the VA Disability Claim Timeline? The clock starts the moment you submit your claim. But that’s not when the story begins. Your claim timeline actually started years ago—when you first noticed the pain, when you couldn’t sleep through the night, when climbing […]
VA Disability: Rating for Degenerative Disc Disease & VA Rating
VA Disability Rating for Degenerative Disc Disease: How the VA Rates DDD Claims What if your back pain isn’t just about limitations? What if it’s about translation? The gap between what your spine endures and what the VA recognizes isn’t bureaucratic confusion. It’s a fundamental disconnect between your daily reality and their rating criteria. Let’s […]