BEWARE of These Top 10 VA Disability Myths: Don’t Be Misled!

[@vaclaimsacademy]

What are some VA rating myths I’ve missed?

[@patrickhoward4080]

I emailed you about obtaining your services.

[@jasonsantana6749]

“Poking the bear”. That isn’t to say they do not reduce but there is a reason for deductions. Lack of treatment.

[@Liagalore]

Can confirm! I filed all at once with 13 claims, was worried but it took 6 months & 9 claims service connected. Had 20% before and now 93%. Got a letter from the VA suggesting I should file for more claims because they reviewed my records. Hopefully this gets me to 100%. Goodluck everyone!

[@itguru2037]

How long have you been out?

[@Liagalore]

@@itguru2037 I’m a reservist that was activated for deployment. Filed after getting out deployment in Nov 2023

[@Liagalore]

@@itguru2037 I’m still in as a reservist, got deployed last year and my orders ended November 2023. Got my rate April 2024

[@indigenous31617]

Congrats... Upward and Onward to 100%

[@comodice905]

Bloke that's so chill

[@MetalRipper67]

This dude is right on with everything he puts out there. I started watching his videos eight months ago and I'm telling you I would not have received my 100% P&T in March 2023 without him. He just puts out the truth and lets you decide if you want to use it.

[@z06life51]

I filed 14 claims all at once. I was at 10% beforehand. In 6 months and only 2 C&P exams, I jumped up to 100%P&T with 10 claims approved. They even awarded me 4 additional claims I didn't even know to apply for. So it's not a cookie cutter experience for all. Bottom line is documentation in your service and VA records.

[@comodice905]

It's all about examiner checking the box 📦

[@carlosroque3382]

After 40 years out in service I started my claim from 0% now a 80% and still going on

[@vaclaimsacademy]

Incredible job Carlos! Love hearing those tales of victory, especially after 40 years

[@carlosroque3382]

@@vaclaimsacademy not only that I received 2 medals they own me

[@lovinglife1962]

42 years out and March 2023 filed first claim, Feb 2024 I am 100% P&T

[@bluray4687]

I just found out today that my rating was bumped to 80%. I was at 10% less than 2 years ago

[@US.Vet1]

34 years out, before I filed my first claim two years ago. I’m now at 94 (VA math); topped out any increase I had. 8 claims filed - 50%, 50%, 50%, 30%, 10%, 10%, 0%, 0%. Hopefully get one more 10% down the road.

[@jasonproctor9896]

This guy catches a bad wrap from some people but he's helped a shit ton of people for free

[@Wheelz44]

💯

[@OCHOCINCO98]

Im gona buy his programs i. EAOS 11/2027 and am currently gong to medical and physical therapy bc i sucked it up for 4 years. Hopefully i get what im owed🙏🏼

[@jasonproctor9896]

@@OCHOCINCO98 you don't need to buy anything, just watch KZbin for free

[@AnthonyVoci-l9r]

5:23 I’m 100% prostrate cancer w/100% metasis of lymph nodes. Cancer has become resistant to my meds&psa has gone from .85 to 22. Meds have been changed&i go back on chemo this week. Today VA set me up for another c&p exam to see if cancer has improved. VA is ruthless&apparently have no sympathy unless they look in the dictionary.

[@JoeyHern]

I hope it all works out for you.

[@razorraysolarsavings70]

Wow! Heartless demons. I hope you get better.

[@AngelHiggins-l3l]

my husband got 80% combined rating , lumbasacral strain, ptsd depression + 20% unemployable (2014). Applied last year, to make it 100% combined rating and also they have to correct my lumbsacral strain to be service connected. He had back injury due to accident. With additional 70% that he had this year + previous rating of 80% in 2014, yet he got a total of 90%. Don’t understand about the computation. Now, what’s important is they have to correct his lumbasacral strain to be service connected with degenerative disc disease nd arthritis. His head, neck throat C is deferred, gout is deferred, etc.

[@indigenous31617]

Prayers...

[@johnnycontreras6307]

I been helping other vets get their %. This site keeps me current and has helped me and others a lot. Thanks man

[@jimi0710]

Love all these points! Great video! I wish I found your content earlier & educated myself! Still feel lost in the process 7 months into my claim. Subscribed & will be watching more! Thank you!

[@scelest321cx]

Love how knowledgeable and constructive you are very organized and straight foward, im at 70% and looking to file a claim to get me to 100%

[@jameslong1472]

Great advice and a great presentation. Thanks.

[@Autumnalpha10]

I went to my C&P Exam today for my back/knees and the Dr. got upset when I wouldn’t touch my toes or bend my knees all the way back. She said I am young and should be able too. I told her I was in pain. She rushed me out of her office afterward.

[@jongriffin2125]

You did the right thing! Remember the cp exam doctor is paid based on the percentage of vets they reject. If you would have complied with her request you would have been screwed. Imagine letting a stranger you meet for 10 mins forced you to bend and cost you ratings.

[@everhappy6312]

​@@jongriffin2125not true. I have a salary no matter what my medical opinions are.

[@carlcolvin8320]

Here is what you do. Had something similar happen to me with a very OLD doctor at the V A. The first red flag was he told me to turn off my cellphone, my mistake. Set your cellphone on record to record the examination. This is what I did after I left the office. I went and got on my computer and typed a 5 page memorandum to the Director of the V A thru the Senate and House Chairman of Veterans Affairs thru my Senators and Congressman thru the V A Regional Director the National Director of the DAV thru Regional Director of the DAV and the Director of the V A Hospital. I went to Regional V A Office and called the Assistant Regional Director (speed dial) I told him that I have a memo for you and the Regional Director. I told him that I am down stairs. We went into a side office and he saw 10 FED EX envelopes I told him here is your copies of the memorandum. He read it and turned white as the paper. He asked me, How can we correct this problem at my level. I told him quit screwing me over. That old doctor needs to be removed permanently when he started yelling at me I got pissed off real quick. Imagine if he did that to a younger trooper that was in Mid East and became very hostile with the old Doctor he could have ended up in FEDERAL PRISON FOR ASSAULT. I told when I done here the Director of the V A HOSPITAL will get a copy and I already gave a copy to the DAV. The Doctor was relieved of duties, I have my Decision Review Hearing with my DAV REP and won my 100 percent. Document any hostile BS from the VA and the VA Hospital.

[@damionwilliams9721]

Trying to force u so they can honestly disqualify you for help. Instead of lying and saying nothing wrong with u

[@MobilePursuits]

I really hope you called after to report her

[@maressaholt77]

Thank you for all your insight. I’m a little frustrated. Still praying that it gets better.😊

[@nickjohnson6368]

Great work jordan!

[@vaclaimsacademy]

Great to see you Nick!

[@wkwmobile]

Yes, out since 9/1990, just assigned a CPAP, now how the heck do I get that 50% rating with no in-service diagnosis?

[@loppyfisty4090]

Considering you’ve been out so long your only route is to link it to another disability as secondary. Otherwise you’re pretty much S.O.L with winning sleep apnea as service connected 34 years later.

[@itguru2037]

Same here. I don’t understand the BS

[@angellugo5437]

Best way is to file it as a supplemental of a current rated condition

[@itguru2037]

@@angellugo5437 how is sleep apnea supplemental?

[@angellugo5437]

There are different ways to handle it. There are studies that show that PTSD can cause sleep apnea. Weight gain can cause sleep apnea, so if you have a rated condition that caused you to gain weight, that could have caused your sleep apnea. Jordan has a great course on it in his va claims academy. Play chess not checkers brother

[@William-Welch]

I’m in one state, but about to move to another in a couple months. Will it harm the process if I start a claim in the first state but move before my claims are complete?

[@jacobbays8733]

Im diagnose with lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and right side radiculopathy but denied because no nexus. Is there a company i can get a nexus and not pay upfront the two i look into cost $1450 for payment 1 and $1250 for payment 2

[@carlcolvin8320]

Was the back injuries accurred while you on active duty ? Go thru your DAV describing how you hurt your back and did you go to sick call to document the injuries ? If not provide a memo describing how your back and body parts such as your knees were injured it will help. Also maintain a history of physical therapy at the V A Hospital for the back injuries it helps for winning your claim

[@gideon33]

Thanks Clay…Effective date should be backdated from the original intent date of the denied claim.

[@carlostomas1917]

Awesome video as always 👌🏽

[@itguru2037]

I’m going to my first appointment this Monday. I’ve been out since 1991 and have tinnitus, sleep apnea, headache, depression and anxiety, back problems etc. how should I tackle this. I served during the Persian gulf and currently 20 percent. VA put me on antidepressants since 1991 and you’re saying it’s not service connected?

[@74mythos]

I filed TDIU and was denied because my union negotiated 1 year of Sickness and accident insurance. ITS 2/3rds of my base pay before tax. They said this straight from my letter According to your employer at United States Steel Corporation HR Corporate Headquarters correspondence dated April 18, 2024, you are currently, on Sickness & Accident and considered an active employee with active benefits. Accordingly, since you are eligible to receive 52 weeks of Sickness and Accident benefits, no further disability benefits are payable after June 18, 2024. Favorable Findings identified in this decision: Your service-connected disabilities meet the schedular criteria for entitlement to individual unemployability. I submitted a supplemental explaining that isn't gainfully employed. I actually lost over the year around 35k while being on SnA and if found eligible for SSDI any backpay must be repayed. I was trying to get ahead of the curve for when my SnA runs out. Thoughts?

[@johnnycontreras6307]

Should one wait to add secondaries to a condition? All solid claims first then secondaries? Love your info.

[@Kebinnugget]

Can you make a video on Bruxism?

[@ernier7309]

I have 6 months left in service and need to request my service treatment records before I can file through the BDD program. On average how long do you think my claim would take using the BDD program?

[@dylanbolt7073]

It took me 60 days to get medical records back. I’m about 4 months out. Just went to set up an appt today with the VSO. She’s booked out for the next 2 months and I would not meet the deadline for the BDD claim. So I scheduled a virtual appt. They file them on the day of that appt. Then c&p exams are within 45 days of filing,

[@ernier7309]

Damn I hope I make the deadline

[@getmotivatedaboutlife2789]

JORDON, your LINK in the profile on KZbin is going to a map not your website..

[@DChiron]

Thanks for this!

[@jasonsantana6749]

One caveat to filing your claims. Doing them all at once is the best way to go in my opinion but this means to literally do them all at once. Not opening an intent to file submitting 4 here then 6 months down the road 3 and just before the itf closes submitting more because you don’t want to lose your original itf for backpay purposes. You will lose your previous itf with every new submission of claims within the one year allotted for an itf window. So, if you open an itf and you do not want to lose that date for backpay purposes do not file again until the itf expires.

[@myobmyob2215]

Thanks for the summary because this is all way too detailed for me to understand

[@jasonsantana6749]

@@myobmyob2215 it takes time. Just keep plugging away. Eventually you’ll get there.

[@gracesmith9125]

Do I file supplemental claim of I've been out over 20+ years? Been denied some conditions but new and relevant evidence Plus Gulf/ post 911 conditions Already have an Intent to File.. ❓ Do I file all the medical evidence at once BUT I still have more to add

[@razorraysolarsavings70]

Great information vaclaimsacademy! 🙏🏽

[@vaclaimsacademy]

Cheers to you 🫡

[@jayking38]

If you file all at once you might get low balled on some conditions due the fact they think you're going to be satisfied with receiving 6 10% claims, I suggest a few at a time might take longer but you could be rated higher.

[@RichardMctere]

How can you prove something is service connected if there is no records of you going to the Doctor while in the service .

[@OrganicToon]

Presumptive conditions

[@Guffy01]

I have an issue which is kind of complicated. I have degenerative disc disease and arthritis in my back and neck. I only got service connected for my back because my neck didn’t start bothering me until a few months after I got out. Been trying to get my neck pain connected as well but the VA says since it didn’t happen in service that it doesn’t count. I have taken a lot of pain medication which caused anxiety and stomach problems (IBS) and in turn I developed psoriasis and the doctor said I have psoriatic arthritis because of it but the VA just won’t connect the dots. Idk what to do.

[@itguru2037]

Those are secondary to the back. You can claim them as secondary in that the back has caused them

[@chadbrandon701]

I'm filing claims 27 years later. Anything I should do to make this a non issue? Also since the military I've not been to the doctors much, I take care of my own shit or live with it. So no diagnosis history except hearing loss and hearing aids testing.

[@jacobbays8733]

How do you get SC for severe sleep apnea after being out 15 years with nothing in my records? ?#2 Why did the VA doctor not give me a CPAP because the c&p diagnose me and not them. Got my sleep study at Gainesville FL on May 13

[@itguru2037]

Jordan you’re 100 percent and look way healthier than a lot of veterans I know who are being treated like garbage and are not getting any ratings

[@itguru2037]

@@OrganicToon he already stated he 100 percent. I’m a disabled vet and been arguing my case for 40 years

[@JefferyWelborn]

So jordan woth back pain and a mri showing the disk is almost gone and my pain level is at 10 to where i cantbget out of bed itbhurts that bad with shooting pains and toes that are numb. Would i jave to.get a nexus since i already have a 30 percent rating. Or just be seen and go.to.a c&p exam with my evidence showimg the disk the qrmy replaced is almost gone. Walkimg or cutting my grass i have falling ahould i ask for a virtego acreening as well.

[@Guffy01]

If you are already 30% connected with your back then file for an increase if you feel it has gotten worse. And add any secondary conditions you may have at that time as well. Mine got worse and I went from 20% -50%. I just filed another increase this year and a few secondary conditions and I am awaiting a decision for that.

[@Broommaker19]

VA primary care referals to VA physical therapist, neurologist and audiologist are going to be your best friends. You need current diagnosis and evaluations documented in your records before you claim. You are correct you don't need a nexus for an increase. Range of motion for back are what moves that existing condition. At a C&P when it starts hurting and you stop moving dictates your back rating. Don't let an examiner force you to move.

[@JefferyWelborn]

@@Broommaker19 this is a secondary claim along with numbness of right which I have documented being seen this pinched sacatic nerve all are secondary claims already have lumber on service connected now adding dds and the rest of everything I was not allowed to put in claims in 2007 reasoning was after surgery on disk it was hard to prove the vso said so now I can legally claim it haha

[@thomasniles9139]

Recommend getting an EMG. The EMG that showed my radiculapathy (sp) was key in getting my claim approved.

[@darrelltalbert6625]

So if a veteran is on SSDI or they required to report that information to VA?

[@thomasniles9139]

No, SSDI has no correlation to VA disability.

[@darrelltalbert6625]

@@thomasniles9139 actually seems that most really don’t read VA information. It states if you’re receiving SSDI and it’s is part of your approved service connection then they make look at in there decisions.