It may be possible to increase your VA rating, which can mean greater monthly benefits. Although the process isn’t always easy, you do have a few options available to you.
The easiest things to claim for VA disability benefits include mental health conditions such as PTSD, scars, musculoskeletal conditions like limitation of motion, presumptive disorders like heart disease, certain cancers, type 2 diabetes, and tinnitus, with each having different disability ratings and criteria for eligibility.
If you receive a rating you believe is lower than what you deserve, then that’s where a higher-level review and VA Form 20-0996 come into play.
The Department of Veterans Affairs provides compensation to Veterans for service-connected physical and mental health conditions.
The process for receiving a disability rating and compensation includes a number of steps, one of which is VA Form 21-0781.
