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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Disabled veterans could receive higher ratings under new ruling

Disabled veterans could receive higher ratings under new ruling


Just last month, the court of Appeals for Veterans Claims issued another major decision that is hugely beneficial to disabled veterans. This new decision allows veterans to more easily obtain higher ratings for injuries to the back, neck, and joints.


Most veterans who have applied for disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have been sent to something called a Compensation and Pension examination, or they are often called by the VA, "C&P exams."  This is an examination orchestrated by the VA to assess the origin and extent of the veteran's disability. Veterans who have been to these examinations know that each C&P examination can be very different. Some examiners are very thorough and listen to the medical problems of the veteran, but other C&P examinations can be simply inadequate.


Read more...
https://www.military1.com/disability/article/1846409014-disabled-veterans-could-receive-higher-ratings-under-new-ruling/

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