Please review your rating decision and look for the words “denied” or “service-connected at 0%”.
If you are service-connected at 0%, the VA recognizes your disability was directly caused by military service. However, at the time of the rating decision, your disability did not meet the VA’s guidelines for payment. It does, however, open the door for lifelong treatment for the service-connected disability through a VA facility or via the VA’s Mission Act.
If the word “denied” is in your rating decision and you want to appeal, please do the following:
All medical records must be paper copies, not CD or DVD
You have one year from the date of your VA rating decision to file an appeal.
Click here to learn about VA appeal procedures: https://benefits.va.gov/benefits/appeals.asp
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Are you or do you know a veteran in crisis or who is suicidal?
Call the Veterans Crisis Line at
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Confidential crisis chat is available at VeteransCrisisLine.net or text to 838255
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