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I’m your host, Air Force service-disabled veteran Brian Reese, and each week we share VA disability claim tips, strategies, and lessons learned to help you win, service-connect, and get rated at the appropriate level, even if you’ve already filed or been denied!
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✔️ Veterans, watch my free webinar training here: http://www.vaclaimsinsidersecrets.com Need a medical nexus letter to service-connect your conditions to get rated at the appropriate level in support of your VA disability claim or appeal? In this video, Brian Reese VA Claims Insider, David Pineda, Brett James Robinson, and Ronnis Fields discuss what it’s like to live with combat PTSD. Many veterans suffer from military PTSD symptoms and are afraid to talk about their mental health conditions. As PTSD Veterans, we are sharing out stories to humanize PTSD, and to encourage fellow veterans to seek help immediately. If you need help with your PTSD VA claim, PTSD increase claim, or other mental health conditions claim, feel free to complete the free 3-step intake here: http://www.vaclaimsinsiderelite.com You’ll get an Independent Psychological Evaluation by a U.S. Board Certified Psychologist, a Medical Nexus letter for PTSD, and documented Symptoms on either the PTSD Initial DBQ, PTSD Review DBQ, or Other Mental Health Conditions DBQ. If you found this video valuable, please give it a like. If you know someone who needs to see it, share it. Leave a comment below with your thoughts.
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🎯 Join VA Claims Insider Elite, get instant access to the ELITE Experience Portal (EEP) and $7,500 worth of proprietary VA claim resources TODAY, and have licensed medical professionals get started on your VA disability claim for FREE: http://www.vaclaimsinsiderelite.com In this video, Brian Reese VA Claims Insider reveals 5 SECRETS to Increase Your Service Connected Disability Rating!
In this video, Brian Reese VA Claims Insider reveals 5 SECRETS to Increase Your Service Connected Disability Rating with actionable strategies and lessons learned to help veterans get the VA disability rating and compensation they deserve. The 5 VA Claim SECRETS Revealed - LIVE with VA Claims Insider are: ☑️ 1. Fully Developed Claim (FDC) versus Standard Claim and WHY veterans should ONLY file Fully Developed Claims. This could result in a more accurate VA rating in less time. ☑️ 2. Secondary Service Connection. Veterans are eligible to file secondary disability claims, which can help you prove service connection much easier for any conditions that were caused or made worse by another service-connected disability in your body. We also recommend veterans obtain Disability Benefit Questionnaires (DBQs) and Medical Nexus letters to help you win, service connect, and get rated at the appropriate level under 38 CFR. ☑️ 3. PTSD VA claims and Somatic Symptom Disorder VA claims. Mental health claims are high-value claims, which have a very high likelihood of getting rated at 30% or higher on their own. ☑️ 4. Stop uploading new evidence after claim submission! This may slow down the VA rater and delay your VA claim decision. ☑️ 5. Write a Statement in Support of a Claim for EVERY VA disability condition you are filing for. This will help the VA Rater understand the condition you’re claiming, the possible Nexus links to prove service connection, and your current severity of symptoms.
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Need a medical nexus letter to service-connect your Tinnitus or Hearing Loss claim and get rated at the appropriate level in support of your VA disability claim or appeal?
In this video, Brian Reese the VA Claims Insider discuss How to Win Your VA Claim for Hearing Loss or Tinnitus. In our experience, hearing loss is one of the most difficult VA disability claims to get service connected. The typical VA compensation for hearing loss is a 0% service connected VA rating. What is the difference between Hearing Loss and Tinnitus? Tinnitus, also known as “ringing in the ear syndrome” is very different than hearing loss. Tinnitus is normally a very subjective VA claim, and veterans either have it or they don’t. Hearing loss, in contrast, is a very objective VA claim, and an audiologist will measure your hearing loss at various decibels and frequencies to determine your VA rating for hearing loss.
Tinnitus is the number one easiest VA disability claim to win by the way. According to the 2018-2019 VA disability claims data, Tinnitus was the most commonly claimed disability for all Veterans. Your Tinnitus VA Claim can only have one VA rating. It is either 10% or nothing. Your hearing loss VA rating depends on several factors, which are listed below. What is the typical VA compensation for hearing loss or other ear conditions? Tinnitus VA Rating Tinnitus is either rated at 10 percent or nothing. There is no unilateral or bilateral factor for your Tinnitus VA rating.
Loss of Ears VA Rating Veterans will receive a 30 percent VA rating for the loss of one ear. Veterans will receive a bilateral factor and a VA rating of 50 percent for the loss of both ears. Eardrum VA Rating Veterans will receive a 0 percent VA rating for perforated eardrum. If you found this video valuable, please give it a like. If you know someone who needs to see it, share it. Leave a comment below with your thoughts. Have questions about your Hearing Loss or Tinnitus VA Claim Rating? Need a VA DBQ or VA nexus letter completed by a qualified medical provider? VA Claims Insider can help you win, service-connect, and get a higher VA disability rating from the VA. We can also help you with the medical evidence needed to WIN your appeal. Please reach out to us at VA Claims Insider, and we’ll get you the VA disability rating and compensation YOU deserve.
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Brian Reese VA Claims Insider here! Part of the reason we call ourselves VA Claims “INSIDER” is because we get access to secret informaiton that nobody else does... In my brand-new 60-minute video training you’ll learn "How to Get a 100 VA Disability Rating (5 *SECRET* Strategies Revealed!)" Are you ready to get the VA disability rating and compensation YOU deserve?
Here’s what you’ll learn: ⭐️ SECRET Tip #1: “How to Beat the VA, Take Control of YOUR claim, Get an Immediate Rating INCREASE, and Have it Decided 6 Months FASTER.” ⭐️ SECRET Tip #2: “How to Legally and Ethically Get a 100% Rating and Over $3,000/month, Tax-Free, for Life” (This One Is Easier Than You Might Think!) ⭐️ SECRET Tip #3: “How to Structure Your Personal Statements in the EXACT Way VA Raters Want to See Them, So YOU Can Get the Rating and Compensation You Deserve.”
I’m also going to share five incredible tips: 💥 1. The #1 and #2 reason why VA disability claims get denied (and how to avoid the one massive mistake made by most veterans according to actual VA Raters) 💥 2. The BEST strategy to ensure the VA never LOWERS your rating (it’s simpler than you might think to protect your current rating) 💥 3. How to get a VA rating increase by using secondary VA disability claims 💥 4. Why VA Raters prefer you clearly write the disability condition you’re suffering form, to help you prove service-connection, aka the Nexus. 💥 5. 100 percent VA disability benefits to include tax free compensation, full medical, dental, and vision care, along with no property taxes in many states.
Learn more about Brian Reese and VA Claims Insider at: http://vaclaimsinsider.com If you found this video valuable, please give it a like. If you know someone who needs to see it, share it. Leave a comment below with your thoughts. Need a VA DBQ or VA nexus letter completed by a qualified private medical provider to help you get a 100 VA rating if warranted? VA Claims Insider can help you win, service-connect, and get a higher VA disability rating from the VA. We can also help you with the medical evidence needed to WIN your appeal. Please reach out to us at VA Claims Insider, and we’ll get you the VA disability rating and compensation YOU deserve.
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Veteran will learn all about C&P exams for PTSD and C&P exam for Depression: 1. How to behave at a real C&P exam 2. How to discuss your PTSD symptoms at a C&P exam for PTSD 3. How to behave at a C&P exam for depression 4. How to present your current PTSD symptoms and your level of occupational and social impairment at a C&P exam 5. How your symptoms track with 38 CFR PTSD rating scale 6. How to get the PTSD VA rating you deserve 7. Why the C&P exam is the most important day in the entire VA claim process
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How to Prove Service Connection In this video, I explain how to use lay evidence to service connect your VA disability claim, even if you’ve already filed or been denied. This information is especially important if your service treatment records lack sufficient medical evidence of any in-service disability or condition. Side note: This is VERY common veterans! Why? Because you often didn’t go to the doctor enough while you served on active duty, and thus, your service treatment records do not contain any evidence of a disability or condition.
I can literally read the VA’s denial letter now: “The veterans active duty service treatment records do not contain any medical evidence or subject complaints of the disability or condition.” Here’s the deal veterans: You can prove your VA disability claim and overturn previous denials of service connection using something called “lay evidence.” What is Lay Evidence? Lay evidence simply means “after the fact evidence” and it must be competent and credible. “Competent lay evidence” means any evidence not requiring that the proponent have specialized education, training, or experience. Lay evidence is competent and credible if it is provided by a person who has knowledge of facts or circumstances and conveys matters that can be observed and described by a lay person.
VA Lay Statement Examples 1. A personal statement you write on the VA Form 21-4138 documenting how you think your current non-combat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is due to an in-service sexual assault and stressor event that occurred 20 years ago IS lay evidence. 2. A Buddy Letter written by someone you served with who can shed some light on how your shoulder separation occurred on active duty IS lay evidence. 3. A spousal letter for sleep apnea, which documents what your spouse has witnessed over the years, and the approximate dates he/she noticed your sleep apnea symptoms began in-service IS lay evidence. 4. A current co-worker’s statement in support of a claim describing the severity of your current PTSD symptoms IS lay evidence. If you found this video valuable, please give it a like. If you know someone who needs to see it, share it. Leave a comment below with your thoughts. Have questions about your VA disability claim? Need a VA DBQ or VA nexus letter completed by a qualified medical provider? VA Claims Insider can help you win, service-connect, and get a higher VA disability rating from the VA. We can also help you with the medical evidence needed to WIN your appeal.
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A buddy letter is simply a credible statement in support of a claim, written by a competent individual 18 years of age or older, who has direct, first-hand knowledge of an event or injury, and offers an account of what they witnessed or are witnessing in support of a veterans VA disability claim.
These personal statements can be from a fellow service member, spouse, friend, pastor, co-worker, boss, adult child, or any other competent and credible witness. A buddy letter can be the linchpin to winning your VA disability claim.
A VA buddy statement constitutes “lay evidence” under the law, which simply means “after the fact” evidence. The Rating Veteran Service Representative (RVSR) at the VA MUST consider a buddy letter because it’s considered a secondary source of evidence in support of your VA disability claim.
When writing or obtaining a buddy letter in support of a veterans VA disability claim, you can simply use the VA Form 21-4138, Statement in Support of a Claim.
The VA Form 21-4138, official .pdf form is still the PREFERRED method of any personal statements according to VA Rating Officials. A great VA buddy letter is short and sweet. Think less is more.
VA Raters are very busy people, so you want to give them the exact information they need, at the moment they need it to help support a Veterans VA disability claim.
In 3-4 paragraphs, you should explain (1) your name, information, and how you know the veteran. (2) what you witnessed or are witnessing, (3) the veterans’ current symptoms of the disability, and (4) sign and date your name to the best of your knowledge and belief.
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✔️ Join VA Claims Insider Elite, get over $7,500 worth of bonuses TODAY, and get started on your VA disability claim for secondary service connection FREE: http://www.vaclaimsinsiderelite.com 📺 Veterans, watch my free webinar training here: http://www.vaclaimsinsidersecrets.com Many veterans don't realize they are eligible for high-value secondary VA claims, also called Secondary Service Connection. In order to prove secondary service connection, however, you'll need to get a VA DBQ and a VA Nexus letter, or you risk having your secondary VA claim denied. What this means is that you're telling the VA that your current disability was caused or made worse by ANOTHER service connected disability in your body rated at 0% or higher. Secondary VA disability claims are rated just like primary VA disability claims. You can get rated between 0-100 for any secondary disability claims you're suffering from as a result of another service connected disability rated by the VA. The benefit of secondary service connection VA claims is that they are much easier to win and service connect, especially if you've been out of the military for more than 12 months. If you found this video valuable, please give it a like. If you know someone who needs to see it, share it. Leave a comment below with your thoughts. Need a VA DBQ or VA nexus letter completed by a qualified medical provider? VA Claims Insider can help you win, service-connect, and get a higher VA disability rating from the VA. We can also help you with the medical evidence needed to WIN your appeal. Please reach out to us at VA Claims Insider, and we’ll get you the VA disability rating and compensation YOU deserve. 💖 Learn more about Brian Reese VA Claims Insider at: http://vaclaimsinsider.com 🎙 Listen to the VA Claims Insider Podcast: https://anchor.fm/vaclaimsinsider 📺 Check out The VA Claims Insider YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/brianreesevac... 🔥 We go *LIVE* every Tuesday/ Wednesday on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianthomasr... ✔️ Get the VA DBQs and medical nexus letters you need from licensed medical professionals of fellow disabled veterans inside VA Claims Insider Elite. You also get over $7,500 worth of BONUSES when you join today. Start now for FREE: http://vaclaimsinsiderelite.com
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🔥 Tip #1: VA C&P Exam for PTSD Overview
After you’ve filed your VA claim for PTSD, you’re likely going to get a C&P exam from a Licensed Psychologist or Psychiatrist at either a VA medical facility by a VA doctor OR by a contracted C&P examiner at a private medical facility.
🔥 Tip #2: VA C&P Exam for PTSD Questions
When you arrive at your c and p exam for PTSD, you’ll likely be handed a 20-question paper exam called the PCL-5. There are a few variations of this self-assessment measure, which may include the PCL-5, PCL-5 with LEC-5, and/or the PCL-5 with Criterion A.
🔥 Tip #3: 8 Things for Your VA C and P Exam for PTSD
1. Know what’s in your medical records! There is no substitute for knowing what’s in your service treatment records, VA medical records, or any private medical records. 2. Review your Disability Benefit Questionnaire (DBQ) for PTSD. 3. Review the eCFR, Title 38, Part 4, Schedule for Rating Disabilities 4. Do NOT have your best day… 5. Be UNFOMFORTABLY VULNERABLE… 6. PTSD claims comes down to your current level of “Occupational and Social Impairment.” 7. Know your true story cold…and potential in-service stressors (or other service-connected disability) that caused or made your PTSD VA worse. 8. You must be prepared to talk about your life in detail. Before joining the military. During the military. And after your active duty service.
🔥 Tip #4: How to Get Your PTSD C&P Exam Results
If your C&P exam for PTSD was conducted by a VA doctor at a VA facility, your C&P exam results will populate in MyHealtheVet within 24 hours.
🔥 Tip #5: Questions to Ask Yourself Before Your Compensation and Pension Exam for PTSD
Do you have a medical diagnosis of PTSD from the military, a VA doctor, or a private doctor? If not, you need to get to the doctor and tell them everything going on with you! Without a diagnosis of PTSD, your VA claim will get denied. Need more medical evidence to service-connect and get rated at the appropriate level in support of your VA disability claim or appeal? This video training is specific to Veteran's who want to learn about ptsd va rating, c&p exam for ptsd, va c&p exam ptsd questions, c and p exam for ptsd, ptsd c&p exam tips, ptsd mst c&p exam, ptsd c and p exam results, ptsd c&p exam results , va c and p exam for ptsd. Learn more about Brian Reese and VA Claims Insider at: http://vaclaimsinsider.com
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❤️ In this video, Brian Reese the VA Claims Insider explains how to prove your ptsd non combat stressor event.
This video is specific to veterans who want to learn about ptsd non combat claims, ptsd va rating, non combat ptsd, ptsd rating scale, ptsd disability rating, ptsd dbq, and 70 ptsd rating.
Recently at VA Claims Insider we’ve seen a string of non-combat PTSD denials because the veteran “failed to corroborate that the veteran was actually present and witnessed the non-combat PTSD event.”
For example, a Navy veteran had (1) A medical diagnosis of PTSD and was seeking treatment, (2) A personal statement (lay statement) in support of the PTSD claim, (3) A newspaper article about the hurricane event to confirm the stressor event, and (4) A “buddy letter” explaining that the event did in fact occur. At first glance, it might seem like this should have been a slam dunk case for non-combat PTSD. Not so fast. The veteran didn’t even get a Compensation and Pension (C&P) exam tips and the VA denied the claim. Why? Because the veteran “failed to corroborate that the veteran was actually present or witnessed the non-combat PTSD event.”
In ALL PTSD non-combat situations you MUST have a buddy letter from a first-hand witness who can corroborate (aka, verify and validate) that YOU were physically present and that you witnessed the stressor event occur.
It’s NOT enough to simply confirm that the event occurred … you must confirm you were there and witnessed the event, aka, the stressful event happened to you, which in VA speak means “at least as likely as not.”
The first evidence source is something called “Primary Evidence.” Primary evidence is generally considered the most reliable source for corroborating in-service stressors and should be carefully reviewed when corroboration is required.
Primary evidence includes: Service personnel records and pay records Military occupation evidence Hazard pay records Military performance reports Verification that the Veteran received Combat/Imminent - - Danger/Hostile Fire Pay Unit and organizational histories Daily staff journals Operational reports-lessons learned (ORLLs) After action reports (AARs) Radio logs, deck logs, and ship histories Muster rolls Command chronologies and war diaries, and Monthly summaries and morning reports.
The second evidence source is something called “Secondary Evidence.”
The VA may accept a “buddy statement” from a fellow Veteran as corroboration of a claimed in-service stressor if the statement is consistent with the time, place, and circumstances of the service of both the Veteran and the fellow Veteran making the buddy statement.
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