VA Disability

Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) provides additional VA disability pay for severe conditions. Learn how to qualify for extra monthly payments.

TDIU (Total Disability Individual Unemployability) provides 100% VA disability compensation to veterans whose service-connected conditions prevent them from working.

VA effective dates determine when benefits begin and retroactive back pay. Learn how to maximize your back payment and understand the 180-day window.

VA disability rating appeal: Higher-Level Review supplemental claim Board of Veterans’ Appeals step-by-step guide for increasing your rating.

Agent Orange VA disability presumptive conditions Vietnam veterans: Type 2 diabetes cancer heart disease COPD. How to file and get approved.

VA presumptive conditions automatically assume service connection for certain illnesses. Learn which conditions qualify and how to claim them for faster VA disability approval.

VA disability for PTSD — rating levels based on occupational impairment, establishing service connection, C&P exam preparation, secondary conditions, and options if your rating is too low.

VA Permanent and Total (P&T) disability explained — what P&T means, benefits it unlocks including dental care, CHAMPVA, property tax exemptions, and how to request the designation.

How to increase your VA disability rating — six pathways including worsening claims, secondary service connection, TDIU, and reopening denied claims with new evidence.

VA disability for migraines — rating levels based on prostrating attack frequency, service connection through TBI and PTSD, headache diary documentation, and C&P exam guidance.