VA Disability

Sciatica and radiculopathy from a service-connected back injury can be rated separately, in each leg. Learn the rating levels under code 8520 and how to claim it.

Sleep apnea secondary to PTSD can add a 50 percent rating. Learn the medical link, the three things you must prove, and step-by-step how to file the claim.

The VA rates GERD by analogy under code 7346. Learn the rating levels, why acid reflux is a common secondary claim to medication, and how to document your symptoms.

The VA rates high blood pressure under code 7101. Learn the rating levels, the diagnostic numbers, and how to connect hypertension directly, presumptively, or secondary to PTSD.

A secondary condition is a disability caused or worsened by a service-connected one. Here is how they work, common examples, the evidence you need, and how to file.

Why VA disability ratings do not add up the way you expect: the whole-person method, worked examples, the bilateral factor, and final rounding.

The VA C&P exam often decides your claim. Learn what happens, how to prepare, why you should describe your worst days honestly, and what to do afterward.

A VA nexus letter links your condition to your service: what it must include, the “at least as likely as not” standard, who writes one, and when you need it.

How the VA rates knee conditions, limitation of motion and instability ratings, painful motion rules, the bilateral factor, and how to file a knee claim.

How the VA rates depression and anxiety, the 0 to 100 percent criteria, direct and secondary service connection, and how to file a strong mental health claim.