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Fil­ing a VA Claim?
If you’re think­ing of fil­ing a claim with the Depart­ment of Vet­er­ans Affairs for dis­abil­ity com­pen­sa­tion, here are three sim­ple steps to fol­low that will facil­i­tate the process.
Think of them as the Three Cs — con­sult, col­lect and contact.

Step 1: Con­sult With Your National Ser­vice Offi­cer.
Talk with your National Ser­vice Offi­cer about the con­di­tion for which you are con­sid­er­ing fil­ing a claim. If, as a result of your dis­cus­sion with the NSO, the claim appears war­ranted, go to:

Step 2: Col­lect Doc­u­men­ta­tion.
Gather the fol­low­ing doc­u­ments to sup­port your claim:

• Ser­vice med­ical records
• Pri­vate physician’s records
• Applic­a­ble photographs
• DD Form 214
• Mar­riage certificate
• Birth cer­tifi­cates of children
• Copies of depen­dents’ Social Secu­rity cards

After assem­bling these records and forms, take …

Step 3: Con­tact Your NSO, Again.
Dis­cuss with the ser­vice offi­cer your find­ings and what more, if any­thing, needs to be done to doc­u­ment your claim.

Plan­ning on tran­si­tion­ing from mil­i­tary life to the civil­ian world?
AMVETS is here to help. We pro­vide a num­ber of resources and infor­ma­tional mate­ri­als to point tran­si­tion­ing ser­vice mem­bers in the right direc­tion. Tran­si­tion Assistance

How can I find my local Ser­vice Offi­cer?
By down­load­ing the lat­est list. Click here

Do you still need help find­ing your Ser­vice Offi­cer?
Please con­tact Gene Glover at 301–683-4046