Rating and Evidence
The rating profile shows what has been granted, denied, underrated, deferred, missed, or left undeveloped. This category covers evidence structure and issue spotting that prepares the case for attorney judgment.
Guides
Special Monthly Compensation Screening: A Firm Workflow Guide
How VA disability firms identify SMC entitlement signals from ratings, loss of use, housebound status, and aid and attendance criteria before attorney review.
ReadVA Nexus Letter Evidence Standards: What Makes an Opinion Probative
A nexus opinion earns probative value from its reasoning, not its conclusion. Learn the regulatory and case-law standards raters and the Board apply.
ReadTDIU Eligibility from a Rating Profile
How to read a veteran's rating history to spot schedular thresholds, grouping rules, extraschedular triggers, and evidence gaps that drive a TDIU claim.
ReadHow to Build a VA Conditions Matrix for Disability Claims
A conditions matrix maps every claimed, granted, denied, secondary, and increase issue in a case so nothing gets missed before filing.
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