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Veterans Guide to VA Benefits

1.2. VA Benefits- Legal Bases for Benefits
1.1. Veterans Benefits
- 1.1.2. Overview of the Veterans Benefits System
- 1.1.1. Introduction
1.3. Veterans Benefits-Veterans Law
1.4. Veterans Benefits- Eligibility
1.5. Veteran Benefit- Service Connected Disability Compensation
1.6. VA Compensation-Service Connected Disability Conditions due to Legal Presumptions
1.7. VA Compensation Claims-Special Rules
1.8. VA Pension Non-Service Connected Disability
1.9. Veteran Benefits-Other Non-Healthcare VA Benefits
1.10. Veteran Benefits-Survivors Benefits
1.11. Types of VA Claims
1.12. Filing Claim-Evidentiary Issues
1.13. VA Benefits-Filing a Claim/Refer to Veterans Guide to VA Claim Filing
1.14. Filed Claim - What Happens Next?
Appendix I - General
Appendix II - Military Records
Appendix III - VA Compensation Rate Tables
Appendix IV - VA Pension Rate Tables
- 1. 2022 VA Pension Table
- 2. 2022 VA Survivors Pension Table

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1. Who's Eligible for VA Healthcare?

1.1. Basic Eligibility
1.2. Enrollment Priority Groups
1.3. Catastrophically Disabled Veterans
1.4. Enhanced Health Care for Combat Veterans

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2. What Healthcare Services Does the VA Provide?

2.1. Overview of the VA Medical Benefits Package
2.2. VA’s Specialized Care Units
2.3. Polytrauma Care
2.4. Transplant Centers
2.5. Dental Services
2.6. Pharmacy Services
2.7. Medical Equipment, Aids and Prosthetics
2.8. Coordinated Care for Traveling Veterans
2.9. Tobacco Use

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3. Geriatrics and Extended Care

3.1. Veteran-Directed Care
3.2. Home and Community Based Services
3.3. Residential Settings and Nursing Homes

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4. VA Facilities by State

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5. Nursing Home Care for Veterans by State

5.1. Listing of VA Nursing Home Options by State

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6. What if I Disagree with a VHA Decision?

6.1. Overview of VHA Appeals
6.2. Clinical Appeals
6.3. Administrative Appeals

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7. Patient Rights and Responsibilities

7.1. Respect and Nondiscrimination

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1. What's a VA Claim?

1.1. Elements of a Claim
1.2. Informal Claims
1.3. Inferred Claims

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2. Obtaining a Decision

2.1. Obtaining a Decision

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3. VA Award Processing

3.1. Rating
3.2. Combined Ratings
3.3. Anti-Pyramiding
3.4. Extra-Schedular Rating
3.5. Staged Ratings
3.6. Effective Date

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4. Benefit Payments

4.1. Benefit Payments

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5. Retroactive Benefits

5.1. Retroactive Benefits
5.2. Accrued Benefits
5.3. Substitution

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6. Disagreeing with a VA Decision

6.1. Notice of Disagreement (NOD)
6.2. Finality and Revision of Decisions

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7. Choosing an Appeal Path

7.1. What Now?

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8. Perfecting an Appeal

8.1. Substantive Appeals

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9. Board of Veterans Appeals

9.1. The Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA)
9.2. Reasonably Raised Issues
9.3. Reasons and Bases of BVA Determinations
9.4. Independent Medical Examinations
9.5. Consideration of All Evidence
9.6. Board Hearings
9.7. Credibility

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10. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)

10.1. Remand versus Reversal
10.2. The Court
10.3. Remand Compliance

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11. Further Appeals

11.1. Further Appeals

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12. Increasing, Reducing and Severing Disability Ratings

12.1. Increasing VA Ratings
12.2. Reopening Disallowed Claims
12.3. Rating Reductions
12.4. Severed Ratings

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Veterans Employment and Education

1. Creating Your Path to Employment
2. Choosing School as a Path to Employment
3. Understanding and Defining Disability
4. Self-Advocacy: Knowing Your Rights and Responsibilities

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VA Commonly Used Forms

1. VA Compensation and Pension Forms
2. Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E), formerly called VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Forms
3. Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQ)
- 3.1. Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ) Forms
4. Military Separation/National Archives Forms

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VA Spinal Cord Injury System

1. SCI/D System Overview
2. System Responsibilities
3. Populations Served
- 3.1. Who’s Eligible
- 3.2. Consultative Care
4. SCI/D Hub and Spoke System of Care
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Communication between Hubs and Spokes
5. SCI Centers
6. SCI Support Clinic/Primary Care Team in the Non-SCI Center
7. System of Care Continuum
8. VA Home Modification Programs
- 8.1. Making a Veteran’s Home Accessible
9. Home Based Care and Services
10. Miscellaneous

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VA Prosthetics

1. VA Handbook 1173.1 - Prosthetics Eligibility
2. VA Handbook 1173.2 - Furnishing Prosthetic Appliances and Services
3. VA Handbook 1173.3 - Amputee Clinic Teams
4. VA Handbook 1173.4 - Automotive Adaptive Equipment
5. VA Handbook 1173.5 - Aids for the Blind and Visually Impaired
6. VA Handbook 1173.6 - Wheelchairs and Special Mobility Aids
7. VA Handbook 1173.7 - Audiology and Speech Devices
8. VA Handbook 1173.8 - Medical Equipment and Supplies
9. VA Handbook 1173.9 - Footwear and Foot Orthoses
10. VA Handbook 1173.10 - Orthotic Devices and Repairs
11. VA Handbook 1173.11 - Ocular Prostheses and Facial Restorations
12. VA Handbook 1173.12 - Prescription Optics and Low-Vision Devices
13. VA Handbook 1173.13 - Home Respiratory Care Program
14. VA Handbook 1173.14 - Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Program
15. VA Handbook 1173.15 - Clothing Allowance Benefit
16. VA Handbook 1173.16 - Driver Rehabilitation for Veterans with Disabilities Program
17. VA Handbook 1173.17 - Home Telehealth Equipment Management Procedures

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Title 38 - Part 3

Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation

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Title 38 - Part 4

SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES

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VA Commonly Used Forms

The Knowledge Book contains the most commonly used forms for obtaining various types of veterans benefits or services.

1. VA Compensation and Pension Forms
2. Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E), formerly called VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Forms
3. Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQ)
- 3.1. Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ) Forms
4. Military Separation/National Archives Forms

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