No Good Records and Applying for Disability?
This item can be crucial for someone applying for a service connected disability for the first time. Frankly, a lot of service records are spartan, lost in the system or lost during moves by the veteran. Buddies disappear and what do you do? And be your injury PTSD, TBI, Burn Pit Lung, Mefloquine toxicity, Psychiatric Disorder or a bad back, the VA insists on having documentation of what occurred and how it affects your life. Fortunately sworn testimonials by friends, family members, family doctors, employers and the like can fill the bill. And, if filling out the paperwork for disability is too complex, get someone to help you. It can be a long process, but once you start, even if you do not get the disability award off the bat, it is still like money in the bank. Why, because the first reimbursement is calculated from when you first started the paperwork.
This excellent article shows how to go about getting that crucial documentation for your disability application.
This excellent article shows how to go about getting that crucial documentation for your disability application.