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VA Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for Mental Illness
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VA Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for Mental Illness

How a Veteran can qualify for Special Monthly Compensation based on a service-connected mental health condition

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How to Fight A VA Proposal to Reduce Your VA Disability Compensation
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How to Fight A VA Proposal to Reduce Your VA Disability Compensation

Effective strategies, regulations, and case law you can use to fight VA proposals to reduce your VA disability compensation

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What Veterans can do When a 30% Rating Isn't Enough for Their IBS
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What Veterans can do When a 30% Rating Isn't Enough for Their IBS

Learn how to maximize your rating for IBS using a secondary condition

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Pointing Out the VA’s Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE)
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Pointing Out the VA’s Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE)

How to get a 60% VA rating for certain skin conditions and how AVA proved the VA’s Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE) in a Veteran's claim

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The VA Got This Wrong for 79 Years Straight
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The VA Got This Wrong for 79 Years Straight

How Veterans can be bumped to higher levels of Special Monthly Compensation with additional disabilities. The VA got this wrong for 79 years straight until Barry v. McDonough set things straight

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Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Cheat Sheet
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Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Cheat Sheet

What are the most common medical conditions that make a Veteran eligible for Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)?

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The Laska Decision: Making it Easier for Veterans with Traumatic Brian Injury to Qualify for SMC-T
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The Laska Decision: Making it Easier for Veterans with Traumatic Brian Injury to Qualify for SMC-T

A big win for Veterans: How the Laska decision from the CAVC made it easier for Veterans with traumatic brain injury to qualify for Special Monthly Compensation (SMC-T)

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The VA Code Sheet: What it is and Why it’s Important
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The VA Code Sheet: What it is and Why it’s Important

Find out what a VA Code Sheet is, what information it contains, why it’s important, and how to get a copy of yours

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Requesting a Copy of Your VA Claims File
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Requesting a Copy of Your VA Claims File

How to request a copy of your VA Claims File and why it can be a game changer in your fight with the VA for benefits

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