VA Structure & Processing
Activities the Intake Processing Center completes (3)
What is... Direct Deposit , Change of Address, First Notice of Death
Two general classes of a claim
What is... Alive and deceased
What is... under conditions other than dishonorable
Eligibility to add dependents
What is... combined evaluation of 30% or greater
Form to submit for PTSD
What is... a 21-0871
Function of the Rating Team
The number of Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQ) available
Presumptive period for diseases specific to former Prisoners of War
What is... lifetime
Length of temporary ratings
What is... 1-3 months
Exposure to this herbicide could have lead to many diseases, cancers and other health conditions
What is... Agent Orange
An electronic workload management queue
What is... the National Work Queue
Provides the 5103 notice up front
What is.. the FDC Progran
The medical nexus opinion must state
What is... "at least as likely as not"
When a claimant applies for an unlisted condition and gets rated for a closely related injury
What is... analogous ratings
Water sources were contaminated with industrial solvents here causing 8 presumptions for service connection
What is... Camp Lejeune
Responsible for development, rating and authorization activities
What is... the Adjudication Teams
What is... the Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program
Establishment of a nexus theories (4)
MATH: Bilateral Hearing Loss. Speech Discrimination LE 69% and RE 32% .....Left Ear Average: 81.2 Right Ear Average: 56.5
What is... 50% bilateral hearing loss
Infectious diseases associated with service in Southwest Africa after 09/18/2001 (3)
What is... Malaria, West Nile and Brucellosis
Relates to veterans benefit law exclusively
What is.. Title 38
A VSRs role
What is... Duty to Assist
Requirements for Service-Connection (3)
What is... a current disability, an in-service event/injury, and a nexus
MATH: Service connected ratings of 60%, 20% and 10%
What is... 70%
Presumptive period is extended to
What is... December 31, 2026