Are 0% Ratings Worth The Trouble

Like always, it depends on the situation. But for many veterans, it probably helps things more than you think.
As always, if you'd like me to help you with your disability claim, the easiest way is to contact me through my website, walshvetlaw.com/.

[@helenmonday0]

Excellent info…thank you

[@miguelagonzalez7332]

Ok,,but do you now get back pay? Im a 100 per cent disable vet from agent orange from Vietnam. Several problems like diabetes,hypertension, p.neuropathy,glaucoma,ed,mdd,PTSD, and they gave me a 0 rating for hypertension under the pact act,,all these years under VA Dr's care meds hospital visits etc. No back pay nothing!

[@caribcarib4337]

it is called rubber stamping

[@johndeesmith183]

... and I thought I was the only one ...

[@BlackDogII]

The Cheyenne Wyoming VA has done a good job of being a better VA.I first went there in 1986 and it wasn't really up to par compared to now. I'm in Casper Wyoming and the VA here is all good 👍

[@dsmith2858]

Related question: my DBQ for hearing loss opined that yes, veteran has hearing loss, and yes hearing loss was due to military service. However, my rating was denied due to “service connection cannot be granted as your hearing does not meet the above definition of hearing loss for VA purposes”. Based on your video and many others I was expecting a zero percent rating, but what I got was denied. Is this something new the va is doing?

[@WalshVetLaw]

Hearing has a lot of complicated rules. The kind that I have to read several times every time I look at a hearing problem. In short, a veteran's measured hearing has to be below a certain level in several frequencies on the hearing test before it can be a disability. That makes it possible to have hearing loss that isn't bad enough to be a disability.

[@Mondaybob]

I have the same hearing loss denial for my claim. The VA agreed I have a hearing loss disability (I meet the auditory hearing thresholds in 3 of the 4 decibel ratings) that I have a qualifying event , injury or disease had its onset during my service i.e. Artillery. But because I have no claim or record of hearing loss in my medical records, I need to provide a medical link (nexus) to connect my current diagnosed hearing loss to my service. I was also service connected for Tinnitus. I have also been diagnosed with vertigo from my private ENT doctor. @@WalshVetLaw

[@BigDawg408]

Thanks for the videos because I been a lot of 0% Rating on some of my claims but I feel they under rated me on them

[@WalshVetLaw]

That's very common.

[@TheVinny337]

Great content! Thanks you!

[@JuanDelagarza-d9k]

0 percent for hypertension. How do I get it re evaluate for higher percentage. Or secondary symptoms added

[@elainerounds5976]

My husband was rated the same as you and he passed in January Do I have a right to file for a higher rating as his spouse

[@rb368370]

You're right. My grumpy ass self needs help now.

[@DartanionJohnson]

What your doing is AWESOME, thanks for taking the time to help others like myself!

[@rodneycaupp5962]

The only thing I see a little Weak in all this, is down playing at all, how incompetent care can get. As a former practitioner at a VA hospital, I personally wont go there out of reasonable fear for my life , and freedom. They aren't my keeper... we signed a contract, took an oath Y'all. . Thank you for serving, ....and stay FREE from tyranny. The VA offers that too.

[@kvnndvn]

Are you saying you wouldn't get care at a VA facility? I am just trying to make sure I understand your message correctly.

[@berlinbear11b18]

Just found your awesome info channel. Thank you for helping others

[@Corvetjoe1]

Fort Mead in Sturgis is an “Excellent” VA medical center. I’m very fortunate to use their facilities.

[@jeffmeineke3880]

Agree, excellent health care at Frt Meade

[@Maine853]

Good job ! Thanks for the information.

[@jerrystephens939]

You are doing great Al. Keep the faith. 🤠

[@WalshVetLaw]

Thanks Jerry!

[@rpm2day]

I have heard that multiple 0% ratings can combine to 10%. Is that true?

[@zeroturn7091]

Yes, although that’s rare these days being that 10% for painful motion is now the norm.

[@richardmurphy3568]

Thank you! I was thinking if moving to Cheyenne because I heard the VA Med center there was the best in the country. Even though I have had good experience with the VA Med center in my area. My wife said it’s too cold in Cheyenne to live. What are your thoughts about where you live?

[@Mondaybob]

Great job in explaining the importance of at least getting a 0% rating and becoming service connected. I have been diagnosed with bilateral hearing loss from the VA C&P exam, but the VA still denied my hearing loss claim. I need a nexus to connect my current hearing loss to my military service. I was discharged from the Army 51 years ago (MOS Artillery) and never complained while on active duty. My first VA claim was this year, 2023. I did get service connected for Tinnitus and left ankle sprain for total 20%. I did file a supplemental claim for hearing loss a second time this year that included a nexus letter from my ENT and new doctor notes that detailed my current diagnosis of Vertigo. If I can get my hearing loss at least service connected at 0%, I might be able to claim my vertigo diagnosis as a secondary condition to hearing loss. So this is an example of how a 0% service connected might help out getting a secondary rating for other medical conditions.

[@zeroturn7091]

I somewhat disagree with your 100% analogy. If the rating is protected and the veteran is terminally ill, it could open the door to SGLI if the veteran failed to enroll in the past.

[@raymondfox1168]

Hi I got hooked on Heroin in Vietnam and came home a different person I spent 35 years of my life in and out of hospitals for it. Is this a service connection?

[@karlnordinger5968]

At 0% , 7 secondary claims under review might need WVL for a consult .

[@zeroturn7091]

I have 0% for SVT, anything higher and I need to start getting my affairs order.

[@bushdenney7550]

As always.... Thank you for what you do!!! Always great information!!

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

its very bad

[@traciebarthel3319]

I wish I would have known this 30 years ago. Now it's too late I injured my back in service and only had a couple flair up with it since then. Now my back is chronic, and the va denied my claim because I waited too long to file

[@brycejohnson144]

It is absolutely not too late.

[@rickytobia2057]

The Dam medical care is trash here.

[@Melifter]

Not true at all. There are a lot of very good physicians in the United States.

[@lifeboat52]

Thanks very much for your succinct yet high value videos. I'm still fighting them over this issue, so frustrating when they don't follow the law and their own rules.