Building a claim

What is claim readiness?

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A measure of how complete your evidence is against VA claim best practices, pillar by pillar: a current diagnosis, an in-service event, a medical link, a veteran statement, and more. It is not a prediction of whether VA will approve anything.

More in Building a claim

• What is an Intent to File and why does it matter?
• How do I get my medical records in?
• How do I get my service records?
• What kind of hearing test does VA accept?
• Can I answer the questions in my own words?

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