Abbrevs
ED
Effective Date
Form used when a condition has been filed on previously
VA form 20-0995 Supplemental Claim
TDIU pays at this rating percentage
100%
August 10, 2022
Pact Act signed into law
CFR
The Code of Federal Regulations
VAMC
VA Medical Center
Veteran Affairs Medical Center
New claims with conditions never filed on before or increased conditions
VA Form 21-526EZ
Combined Rating at which point a Veteran becomes eligible for dependent benefits
30%
Age that dependent would come off the Veteran's award
18 unless they are going to school full time, then it would be 23.
CR for a Vet who has the following Service Connected conditions and ratings:
50% Anxiety; 50% Sleep Apnea; 30% migraines; 10% tinnitus
90%
HLR
Higher Level Review
VA auth(s)
VA form(s) 21-4142 & 21-4142a
List 2 of the 4 ways a condition/disability can become service connected.
Direct service connection, secondary service connection, service connection through aggravation, presumptive service connection.
Exams conducted by VA to assess level of disability or whether a disability that the Veteran suffers from is related to their time in service.
Compensation and Pension examination (C&P exam)
Name 3 reasons you can expedite a claim
Financial hardship, homelessness, suicidal, terminally ill, Medal of Honor/Purple Heart, POW, Blue Water Navy, dx of ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, Age: 75+ for BVA and 85+ VARO
TDIU
Total Disability Individual Unemployability
Form can be used as a new claim AND an Appeal
VA form 20-0995 Supplemental Claim
SMC
Special Monthly Compensation
Tax-free monetary benefit paid to eligible survivors of military service members who died in the line of duty or eligible survivors of Veterans whos death resulted from a service-related injury or disease.
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
Name 3 AMA appeal options Veterans have if they disagree with a rating decision.
Supplemental Claim, Higher Level Review, Board Appeal (Notice of Disagreement)
AMA
Appeals Modernization Act
VA Form 10182
Board Appeal (Notice of Disagreement)
Highest rating you can receive for tinnitus
10%
Eligibility requirements for TDIU (schedular)
Must be a Veteran
Must have at least one service-connected disability rated at 60% OR
2 or more service-connected disabilities with at least one disability rated at 40% or more with CR of 70% or more.
Red Flag or Urgent items
Anything due within 30 days