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The VA Disability Hack in Nine Steps
The whole method for a VA disability claim, from gathering records to reading Board decisions, on one page.
How the VA Does the Math on Your Combined Rating
Why 50 and 30 is 70 and not 80, how the bilateral factor works for both arms or both legs, and when a new rating leaves the number where it was.
Mental Health Caused by Your Service-Connected Conditions
How depression or anxiety caused by long-term pain can be rated on its own, with real cases that won and lost.
How to Read a Board of Veterans' Appeals Decision
Where VA Board decisions live and how to read one in ten minutes, using a real back case.
Lay Evidence and Buddy Statements That Hold Up at the Board
Who can write a statement for you, what they can say, and how the VA weighs it, with prompts for knee, back, sleep apnea, and PTSD.