When you file a VA claim or submit an appeal for a rating decision, you will get mail from the Evidence Intake Center. Here’s what you need to know about the EIC.
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Will the VA Reduce My Rating?
The VA can reexamine your service-connected disability rating every 2 to 5 years unless your rating is permanent or protected. After a reevaluation, the VA can decide to leave your rating alone, increase it, or even decrease it. Read more to learn what you need to know.
What is the Difference Between 100% and P&T?
The biggest difference between 100% and P&T is that the VA schedules reexaminations for veterans in one case but not the other.
What is the Difference Between 100% and TDIU?
Veterans with a 100% combined VA rating can continue working while veterans with a 100% rating for a single condition or a TDIU rating are unable to work. Keep reading to learn more about this often misunderstood topic.
How does the VA rate back pain?
Back pain caused by military service can limit a veteran’s ability to carry out even the most common life tasks. VA disability benefits for service-connected back pain depend on the severity of movement loss.
Veterans exposed to burn pits now eligible for VA benefits for 9 rare cancers
The VA expanded the list of conditions and illnesses presumed to be caused by burn pit exposure to include–for the first time–certain types of cancer.
Help for veterans who experienced sexual assault during military service
What help is available for veterans who experienced sexual assault during military service and live with emotional health issues as a result?
Can the VA reduce my PTSD rating?
The VA can reexamine your disability rating 6 months after leaving active-duty service or between 2 and 5 years from the date you were granted disability benefits. VA disability law follows strict guidelines about rating reductions, and per the Code of Federal Regulations, it may only reduce your rating after: The VA has reviewed the […]
What is a VA effective date?
A wrong effective date can result in months or years of lost benefits, which can add up to tens of thousands of dollars. Learn how to make sure you have the earliest possible effective date.
How to Read a VA Rating Decision
When the VA finishes processing your claim, you will receive a rating decision in the mail. This article explains how to read and understand it.