Burn Pit Presumptive Conditions: PACT Act List and Records
Review VA’s burn-pit-related presumptive cancers and illnesses, qualifying service dates, and a diagnosis, service, and severity checklist.
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Agent Orange Presumptive Conditions: List and Eligibility
Check the current Agent Orange conditions, service locations and dates, onset requirements, and records needed to evaluate a presumptive claim.
M21-1 Update: VA Reorganizes How It Service-Connects Insomnia
The VA revised M21-1, Part V, Subpart iii, Chapter 13, the Mental Disorders chapter, to reorganize and clarify how claims processors handle service connection for insomnia.
VA Rule 38 CFR 3.1000 Update: Accrued Benefits Changes for 2026
The VA published a substantive amendment to 38 CFR 3.1000 — the rule that governs who can collect benefits owed to a veteran or beneficiary who died before payment. The change takes effect February 23, 2026. Here's what survivors and dependents need to know.
38 CFR 3.13 Update: Discharge to Change Status Rule Changes 2026
The VA has issued a substantive amendment to 38 CFR 3.13, the rule governing how discharges to change status are treated for benefits eligibility. The change takes effect February 23, 2026, and could affect veterans with multiple periods of service or reenlistment histories.
SMC-K: The $139.87 VA Owes You Automatically With Any Service-Connected ED Claim
What the regulation actually says, what the Board of Veterans' Appeals has ruled, and the CUE pathway to reclaim years of missed payments when VA didn't do its job.
TBI, Parkinson's vs Migraines: What the Board Treats Differently
When you think "neurological conditions," you might picture a single category where the VA evaluates claims in roughly the same way. Same body system, same general expertise required, similar outcomes. That's what I assumed before I started pulling the numbers
PTSD at the BVA: What 1,640 Decisions Actually Reward
PTSD is the most discussed condition in the VA disability world, and for good reason. It's deeply personal, often invisible, and — based on the data — one of the more contested conditions at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. I spent a lot of time going through 1
The 10 Most Common VA Disability Claims (And Your Statistical Chance of Getting Approved)
78% of all service-connected veterans have tinnitus rated.
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