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How Much Does a VA Disability Lawyer Cost?

Veterans disability claims lawyers collect a portion of the back pay benefits they help secure in exchange for their support in navigating the VA appeals process. Summary VA disability lawyers’ costs are recovered in the form of a contingency fee, usually ranging from 20% to 33% of the back pay benefits they obtain for their […]

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What is Reactive Airway Disease?

Veterans can obtain VA disability compensation for asthma-like symptoms linked to their military service. Summary RAD describes a set of respiratory symptoms like wheezing and chronic cough caused by bronchial inflammation but lacks a clear cause, complicating veterans’ claims for VA benefits. Veterans with RAD may qualify for VA disability benefits, such as financial compensation […]

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A Complete VA Disability Conditions List

One of the first steps in a veteran’s journey to accessing benefits is to ensure that their service-related injury or illness is on the VA disability conditions list. Summary The VA disability conditions list includes illnesses and injuries related to military service. Veterans can receive benefits if their condition developed or worsened during service or […]

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Understanding the 5, 10, and 20 Year Rules for VA Claims | VetLaw

Veterans’ disability ratings are subject to increasing levels of protection the longer they stand, according to the VA’s 5, 10, and 20 year rules. Summary The five, ten, and twenty-year rules stipulate under what conditions the VA can and cannot reduce a veteran’s disability rating. A disability rating indicates the extent of a veteran’s impairment […]

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What is the Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine?

The VA offers veterans with borderline disability claims a slight advantage with the Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine. Summary The VA’s Benefit of the Doubt Doctrine, or Reasonable Doubt Rule, directs adjudicators to decide in the veteran’s favor if evidence for and against a disability claim is balanced, helping veterans secure VA benefits in complex […]

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