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What are VA TBI Residuals?

What are VA TBI Residuals?

If you do not understand how VA rates or weighs TBI residuals this article will help. Are Your VA TBI Residuals Related to Service? Before VA will assign a rating for TBI, it must first determine whether it is related to service.  The question is whether VA...

How Does VA Rate TBI?

How Does VA Rate TBI?

What is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)? Understanding the basics will help you learn how VA Rates TBI. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. According to the Department of Defense, more than 313,816 service members have...

VA Sleep Apnea Eligibility

VA Sleep Apnea Eligibility

Service Connection VA Disability Sleep Apnea Eligibility Criteria. The VA uses sleep apnea eligibility criteria to figure out the correct rating for a veteran’s disability.  That goes for sleep apnea, PTSD, and any other disability.  But before VA will...

My disability claimwas denied. How do I file an appeal?

A: The majority of initial claims are denied and sadly, most claimants become discouraged and do not appeal the VA’s decision. No special form is required to begin the appeal process. All that is needed initially is a written statement that you disagree with the...

Where do I file my appeal?

A: Typically, you would file your appeal with the same office (VA Regional Office (RO) or medical facility) that issued the decision you are appealing because that is where your claims file is kept. However, if you have moved and your claims file is now...

2026 Social Security Disability Benefits Pay Chart

2026 Social Security Disability Benefits Pay Chart Social Security disability benefits are an important resource for people in the United States who can no longer earn a living due to an injury or medical condition. There’s a lot to know about disability, from how you...

How Much Are Social Security Disability Benefits and When Can You Expect Them? 

How Much Are Social Security Disability Benefits and When Can You Expect Them?  Social Security disability benefits (SSD) provide an important safety net for workers who become disabled before reaching retirement age. But many people considering applying for SSD are...

What is the SSDI Payment Schedule?

What is the SSDI Payment Schedule? (UPDATED FOR 2026) Until 1997, Social Security benefits were paid on the 3rd of each month. That was true whether you were receiving retirement benefits or Social Security disability benefits (SSDI). Now, the date that your...

What Happens After an SSD Hearing Denial? Understanding the Social Security Disability Appeals Process

What Happens After an SSD Hearing Denial? Understanding the Social Security Disability Appeals Process Post-Hearing Review in Social Security Disability Claims Did you know there is a post-hearing process wherein you can ask for further review of your claim even if...

How Workers’ Compensation and Long Term Disability Benefits Affect Social Security Disability Benefits

How Workers’ Compensation and Long Term Disability Benefits Affect Social Security Disability Benefits Workers’ Compensation Benefits and How They Impact Social Security Disability Benefits After the turmoil of the Great Depression, States concluded that they needed...

2026 COLA for Social Security Disability (SSD)

2026 COLA for Social Security Disability (SSD) Updated for 2026 COLA rates Every year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) looks at information about consumer prices and adjusts Social Security disability (SSD) and retirement benefits to keep pace. Social...

What is the Criteria for 70% TBI Disability Rating?

What is the Criteria for 70% TBI Disability Rating? What is the Criteria for 70% TBI Disability Rating? After VA grants service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI disability), VA must determine the correct rating percentage.  As a result, the rating...

Yankee Station Agent Orange UPDATED 2025

Yankee Station Agent Orange - Blue Water veterans can now get presumptive service connection. The Yankee Station If you served in the Blue Water Navy during the Vietnam War, you may have been exposed to Agent Orange, a toxic herbicide. As of January 1, 2020, Blue...

VA Permanent and Total Disability (TDIU) for PTSD

VA Permanent and Total Disability (TDIU) for PTSD. Let us help you receive the benefits you have earned.

VA Disability Compensation Rates 2020 (Updated for 2025)

VA Disability Compensation Rates 2020 (Updated for 2025) VA Disability Compensation Rates for 2020 increased by about 1.6% from 2019 rates. If the VA decides that a veteran’s disability is related to service, it must then assign a rating percentage.  By law, VA may...

What Does “Appeal Under Review” Mean for SSDI?

What Does “Appeal Under Review” Mean for SSDI? If you’ve received an “appeal under review” status from the Social Security Administration (SSA), it can be confusing. This update in the Social Security Disability (SSDI) appeals process indicates that a decision has...

How Long Does it Take to Get Social Security Disability Benefits?

How Long Does it Take to Get Social Security Disability Benefits? According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), the average processing time for a new Social Security Disability (SSDI) application is three to six months. But, the average processing time varies...

What You Need to Know: Widows Benefits and Social Security Disability

What You Need to Know: Widows Benefits and Social Security Disability When you qualify for two types of Social Security benefits, such as widows benefits and Social Security disability (SSDI), you may be unsure which to pursue or how they might work together. ...

Can I get A 100% VA Rating for PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma?

Can I get A 100% VA Rating for PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disability triggered by a traumatic event.  When the average person thinks of a traumatic military event, they...

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How Can I Get TDIU?

What Is TDIU? Many veterans are unable to earn a living because of service-connected disabilities.  Congress created a special benefit called...

Can I Get Disability Benefits for Lupus? 

Can I Get Disability Benefits for Lupus?  “Lupus” is generally used as a shorthand for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). There are other forms of...

Does Kidney Disease Qualify Me for SSDI? 

Does Kidney Disease Qualify Me for SSDI?  Kidney disease, like most other medical conditions, may or may not qualify a person for Social Security...

Can I Get Disability for Cerebral Palsy? 

Can I Get Disability for Cerebral Palsy?  The symptoms of cerebral palsy vary in type and severity. That means some people who suffer from cerebral...

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