Why Getting To A 30% VA Rating Matters 

I am 80% with an IU rating of 100% disabled. Here is my hard earned advice. Don't hire a lawyer, since the VA must provide an advocate. Immediately appeal ANY decision the VA makes in your case and accept nothing less than what you feel you deserve. My first award was for 20%. Be patient and NEVER GIVE UP THE FIGHT !! The VA will likely farm out responsibility for your exams to a private company. The one I had once sent me to an empty office building for an exam, but I didn't let that discourage me. Lastly, conduct all communications with the VA using certified mail with tracking. Make 'em sign for it. Any phone call you make to the VA never happened. I know, because this cost me 6 months back pay. Best of luck.

After a year and a half of active duty in the Marine Corp infantry I was discharged due to dislocating my knee joint several times while on military exercises. Several months after I was discharged in January of 1979 I filed a VA claim for disability. The VA denied my claim twice saying I had a preexisting condition. This year in February 2018 I was finally seated 10% disability for osteoarthritis. I currently refilled a DBQ for both knees now affected with osteoarthritis and pain.

You get travel pay at 30% also.

CAN'T WIN...JUST STUCK AT 10

Good info!

Here is exactly my situation..I am totaling 70% and 30% for depression being the highest..10% for keft knee and 10 % for right knee and 10% for my lumber spine/chronic back pain and 30% for bilateral flat feet..so I put in for increase benefit because all my conditions got worst and I have not worked for almost 2 years now because of my service connected disabilities..but unfortunately my depression got reduced from 50% to 30% making me not qualify for scheduler rating for tdiu...and bilateral flat feet from 10% to 30% two months ago..how can I get to permanent and total .. I already have a pending tdiu claim which I put in after the denial for increase..can you guys please help me appeal that inaccurate reduction and get me the benefits I deserve..I am going through alot right now with no support . . I have been suicidal and still suicidal..this pain is too much so denying me the benefits I deserve is just adding insult to injury. Please help.

Am I correct at %30 disability, you are ineligible to join back into any branch including Reserves & NGuard?

If you never filed for disability while active service, but have multiple combat deployments. Can you still file for disability?

How do you stay positive when your claim keeps getting denied? While in the military during basic training and tech school I was seen by medical staff and all my claims have been denied bcz of missing or no record of hospital visits. Which is so false!! Headaches, allergies, swelling/ inflammation I’ve learn to take over the counter medicine to just keep going. If you have any resources or knowledge on what should I do it would be greatly appreciated. I been out for years but the issues still are present. Pls help!!! Thx also I enjoy the videos

At what VA rating do you recieve both your full military retirement and your VA disibilty?

Thank you Travis. I'm presently at 20%. However I've had a claim for increase in since may 2016. I was finally given C and P for PTSD in November 2016. I have 3 children and spouse. Will I be retroactively paid for the children's increase once my claim is finally settled? E-benefits says between 6/2017 and 9/2017 is time frame my claim should be finished.

Hey Travis after a medical review board found me unfit for duty I was separated from the military without medical help for hip pain. I eventually had to get a hip replacement with my own money and I've been trying to get any help from the VA but unable to do so. I'm about to get a civilian FCE "Functional capacity evaluation" out of my own money and not sure if this is the right step in the direction I need to go...

How much compensation is received if you are 10% disabled?

I am currently service connected at 20% for my lower back. Two years ago, I started to have complications and I tried going through the VA red tape with no luck. Ultimately, after months of trying to work with the VA, the pain was so bad that I paid out of pocket to have back surgery at a local hospital. Things have been better, but I am starting to have similar complications. I am considering going back to the VA in an attempt to increase my disability rating and see if I need physical therapy, surgery, or whatever it takes to be relatively pain-free again. Any thoughts on my chances of success on this? Thanks.