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Compensation and Pension Examination Worksheets (Opens in a new window)- These Disability Examination Worksheets are in use both by the doctors of VHA (Veterans Health Administration) who do the disability examinations and by the rating specialists, hearing officers, and Decision Review Officers of VBA (Veterans Benefits Administration) who do the disability evaluations. Benefits Deadlines (PDF opens in new window) HISA Handbook - This Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Handbook establishes uniform and consistent system-wide procedures governing the Home Improvement and Structural Alterations (HISA) program for veteran beneficiaries. NOTE: The procedures presented in this Handbook serve as guidelines only. Each individual case must be reviewed and evaluated based on the specific needs of the veteran involved. This is especially true where the patient presents multiple disabilities. FAQ Besides health care, what other benefits do combat veterans receive?
The newest generation of combat veterans receives the same benefits traditionally associated with military service. That includes disability compensation for those with service-connected health problems, VA pensions for veterans with limited incomes...
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Well Grounded
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| A well grounded claim requires three elements: (1) a medical showing of a current medical condition; (2) lay or in certain circumstances, medical evidence of disease or injury in service; and (3) medical evidence showing a nexus between the asserted injury in service and the current disability. Where medical evidence is required, medical journal articles alone will generally not suffice unless they are enhanced by a physician's opinion stating that the current disability was related, is likely to be related, could be related, or even possibly was related to service. A physician's opinion need not be conclusive to establish a well-grounded claim.
Alternatively, both the second and third elements above can be satisfied by the submission of minimum evidence (a) that the condition was "noted" during service or during an applicable presumption period; (b) that there has been post service continuity of symptomatology (as to which lay opinion can suffice; and (c) medical, or in some rare circumstances, lay evidence of a nexus between the present disability between the present disability and the post service symtpomatology.
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