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<blockquote data-quote="cktad" data-source="post: 2522718" data-attributes="member: 2521"><p>When you apply for VA disability it is understandable that they can't just give it to you without any proof. But they seem to require a lot of items that they should already have. They use your DD214, service records, military medical records and your private medical records along with having you write detailed descriptions of your injuries and how/where/when they happened. Your MOS and awards also figure in the decision. They also send you for Compensation and Pension (C&P) medical examinations at contract doctors. They have to concede your stressor and/or injury is service related. They use both your service medical records and private medical records to see if the injury had been an ongoing chronic problem and really is connected to your claimed service injury. They will also sometimes interview family and friends about your injuries.</p><p>As you can see this can be a long time consuming process especially when the VA asks for the same documentation you have already submitted, like 3 or 4 times. Like someone said they probably know 90% of what they need to know as far as documentation but they still ask you for it. You just have to hang in there and like I said an advocate like the DAV, VFW etc. can help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cktad, post: 2522718, member: 2521"] When you apply for VA disability it is understandable that they can't just give it to you without any proof. But they seem to require a lot of items that they should already have. They use your DD214, service records, military medical records and your private medical records along with having you write detailed descriptions of your injuries and how/where/when they happened. Your MOS and awards also figure in the decision. They also send you for Compensation and Pension (C&P) medical examinations at contract doctors. They have to concede your stressor and/or injury is service related. They use both your service medical records and private medical records to see if the injury had been an ongoing chronic problem and really is connected to your claimed service injury. They will also sometimes interview family and friends about your injuries. As you can see this can be a long time consuming process especially when the VA asks for the same documentation you have already submitted, like 3 or 4 times. Like someone said they probably know 90% of what they need to know as far as documentation but they still ask you for it. You just have to hang in there and like I said an advocate like the DAV, VFW etc. can help. [/QUOTE]
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