How to File and Collect on VA Claims by John D. Roche
ISBN: 1597970514
Publication Date: 2006-11-01
"Claim 
denied!" All too often millions of veterans have received this response to their legitimate claims for federal benefits. In most cases, writes veterans' advocate John D. Roche, the claimant didn't understand the procedures needed to meet the myriad requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs. With the appeals process requiring years to resolve disputes, deserving veterans and their dependents are left confused and frustrated by the agency and a system that was created to serve them. The answer is to submit a well-grounded claim initially, which The Veteran's Survival Guide, now in a revised, second edition, analyzes in detail. This unique book, written in an accessible self-help style, will be required reading for any veteran or veteran's dependent who wishes to obtain his or her well-earned benefits and for those officials of veterans' service organizations who assist veterans with their claims.
38 U.S.C. 1151 allows veterans to file claims for injuries caused or aggravated as a result of VA sponsored medical treatment or Vocational Rehabilitation.
Some medical conditions are presumed to be caused by a veteran's military service. If the veteran meets the criteria for the presumption, then he or she does not have to show how the condition is connected to military service.
