✔️Join VA Claims Insider Elite, get instant access to the ELITE Experience Portal (EEP) and $13,119 worth of proprietary VA claim resources TODAY, and obtain a VA DBQ and Medical Nexus Letters: In this video, Brian Reese VA shares the "Top 3 Reasons WHY VA Claims Get DENIED" a service-connected disability and how you can fight back if you get a "VA Claim Denied" from the VA.
Top 3 Reasons WHY VA Claim Denied Timestamps:
7:05 VA Claims Insider DISCLAIMER
11:35 VA Claims gets denied
14:04 The 3 Requirements for VA Disability Eligibility!
14:25 #1 Medical Diagnosis of disease, disability, or condition
20:51 #2 No Clear VA Nexus
21:56 What is a Nexus?
26:08 Buddy Letter
28:59 VA Nexus Letter Example
31:08 PUBMED.GOV
42:31 #3 Severity of Symptoms
53:09 Migraine Headaches VA Disability Ratings
54:31 VA Disabilities for PES PLANUS (Flat Feet) & Back Issues
1:04:38 Doctor Credentials
When it comes to fighting for the VA Rating and Compensation that YOU DESERVE, the only time you lose in the VA Disability Claims process is if you QUIT or DIE!
Seriously, you may get knocked down again and again, but the only thing stopping you from getting the compensation you deserve is YOU!
You need to keep punching back if you feel that you morally and ethically deserve a disability rating by the VA.
What it all boils down to is MEDICAL EVIDENCE.
This is a CRUCIAL component to winning your VA Disability Claims.
Here is the "Top 3 Reasons VA Claims Get Denied!"
#1 MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF A DISEASE, DISABILITY OR CONDITION
You must have a Medical Diagnosis!
The common misconception is that people believe that the medical diagnosis of your disability or condition MUST be in your military service records.
This is a MYTH!
Your disabilities or conditions DO NOT need to be in your military service records!
It is military culture to "SUCK IT UP" and push on!
The last thing you want to do is go to medical and risk being ridiculed by your peers and superiors.
The problem with this is that once you leave active duty and apply for VA Disability Benefits, your claim gets denied.
You might see in your award letter, "Not Service Connected."
This means that you don't have any records of the injuries or conditions in your service treatment records, and the VA has denied your claim because of it.
It isn't because they don't believe you, but instead, you don't have the evidence required to back up your claim.
So, what this means is that you MUST get your butt to the doctor and get a diagnosis!
#2 NO CLEAR NEXUS - YOUR DISABILITY OR CONDITION WAS CAUSED OR MADE WORSE BY YOUR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE
To be eligible for VA Disability Benefits under the law, a disability you suffer from today must have been caused or made worse by your active duty service or by another Service-Connected disability rated at 0% or higher.
If you have a Medical Diagnosis, but still receive a "Not Service Connected" in the VA Decision Letter, it is because the VA Rater and the Compensation & Pension Examiner has determined that you do not have a Clear VA Nexus.
The Nexus is needed to establish Service Connection on an AT LEAST AS LIKELY AS NOT basis.
The Nexus is the connection or link between your active duty service and your current disability or condition.
To establish an at least as likely as not basis, your service connected disability must have been caused or made worse by your active duty service is to get a Buddy Letter.
A Buddy Letter is a statement from a competent and credible first-hand witness such as a spouse, someone you served with, coworkers, etc.
Another thing you can do to overcome a denial of Service Connection is to acquire a competent and credible Nexus Letter from an independent medical professional.
In these Nexus Letters, the Independent Medical Provider will, in their opinion, describe how your condition was caused or made worse by your active duty service.
They will do this by citing relevant Medical Research, VA Case Law Precedent, and thoroughly combing through your medical records.
#3 SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS
The VA Rates your conditions or injuries based on their severity.
A common thing we see among Veterans is that they fail to speak up about the severity of their symptoms!
Now, you should NEVER lie or stretch the truth to get a rating that you DO NOT deserve.
This is against federal law, and there are severe repercussions for doing so.
But, you must be open, honest, and truthful about your symptoms because your rating will be affected if you aren't!
We understand how frustrating the VA process can be because we have dealt with it ourselves!
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