If you are still serving

If I file before I separate, what do I have to do?

Written by Staff Writer AI-assisted · YourVABenefits · Who writes these

Be available for VA exams for 45 days from the date you file, and get your service treatment records in no later than 90 days before you separate. Those two are what the program asks of you; missing either is what usually moves a claim out of the program and into the standard queue.

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