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With respect to specific city or county ordinances or laws such as zoning this may be particularly true. However, it is not true with VA disability law.
VA disability law is governed by a variety of various federal laws and regulations. These are uniform throughout the country meaning that an advocate in California is working with the same laws as a one in Florida.
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If a veteran withdraws the appeal and re-files a new claim, they may lose significant back pay because they may lose the right to have the effective date of any subsequent win go back to the date the earlier claim was filed. Instead, the effective date would be the date of the most recent claim.
ThereforeSecond, if a veteran files a new claim, the evidentiary burden on the veteran increases, requiring increases requiring them to present new and material evidence and cannot rely on the evidence in the earlier claim/appeal.
A VA disability claim is a request made to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for compensation and benefits due to an illness, injury, or condition incurred or aggravated during active military service.
No, you can submit a single claim for multiple conditions. However, if you need to add one later, you will need to submit a new claim. Remember, you will have to be able to prove that each condition is service-related.
The time it takes to process a claim varies and is dependent on the complexity of your case, as well as the amount of evidence needed to support your claim. Generally, you can expect to receive a decision within three months from the time they receive all the necessary documentation. If any information is missing from your claim, it could take much longer.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) assigns disability ratings based on the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). This rating determines a veteran’s eligibility for monthly disability compensation and other VA benefits.