Use VA Form 21-0538 to verify the status of your dependents (spouse or children). We use this information to determine if you're eligible to continue receiving additional compensation based on how many dependents you have.
Q: Am I eligible to add dependents to my VA compensation benefits? If you have a 30% or higher disability rating from VA, you can add your dependents to your disability compensation benefits. Adding dependents to your benefits means you may be eligible for a higher disability payment, also known as a “benefit rate.”
In some cases, filing a dependency claim online through eBenefits could get you a decision in as little as 48 hours. The online claim application is simple and easy to understand. While paper claims require you to fill out multiple forms, everything VA needs to make a decision is included in one online application.
As a service member's spouse, child, or parent, you share in that service member's service and sacrifice. So after your loved one leaves the service, you may qualify for certain VA benefits.
Top 20 VA Disability Claims Tinnitus. Limitation of Flexion, Knee. Hearing Loss. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Lumbosacral or Cervical Strain. Sciatic Nerve Paralysis. Scarring. Limitation of Motion, Ankle.
What is the Hardest VA Claim to Get? Mental Health Conditions (e.g., PTSD, Depression) ... Sleep Apnea. Tinnitus and Hearing Loss. Military Sexual Trauma (MST) ... Chronic Pain Without a Clear Diagnosis.
Tinnitus, mental health conditions, musculoskeletal disorders, scars, and presumptive disorders are frequently approved VA disability claims.
What Is the Most Approved Disability? Arthritis and other musculoskeletal system disabilities make up the most commonly approved conditions for social security disability benefits. This is because arthritis is so common. In the United States, over 58 million people suffer from arthritis.
A Statement in Support of Claim will ask for your full name, Social Security number, birth date, contact information, and VA file number. Include your service details. Include your military branch, enlistment dates, and any deployments. Outline your disability.
Name of the current disability that you are claiming (note that you can write a different VA disability statement for each condition); When your disability began and why it is connected to your service; The current symptoms of your disability, including the frequency, duration, and severity; and.