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Veterans Service Officer study guide (VSO) Questions and Answers (100% Guaranteed Pass What are the general types of evidence used to present a VA claim? -Medical records -Service Records -Expert ... witness Statements -Lay Witness statements -ANY documentary Evidence What are the 13 types of claims? 1) Compensation (COMP) 2) Appeal 3) Pension (PENS) 4) DIC (Dependency And Indemnity Compensation) 5) Medical Examination Reports (MER) 6) Burial 7) Death Pension (DTH PENS) 8) Medical ( VHA/Champ VA) 9) Education (EDUC) 10) MKRS (Markers/ grave headstones) 11) Medals (MDLS) 12) Insurance (INS) 13) Financial Assistance (FA) VA Services VA Benifits- Compensation, Pension, GI BILL VA Healthcare (VHA)- Hospitals and clinics VA Cemitary- Cemitary, Markers/ Headstones What is direct service connection? A digonosis directly connected to a vets military service caused by an event, injury, or illness. EX: burn pits, hearing loss, Agent Orange, etc... What is Aggravated service connection? a pre-existing injury or disease to have been aggravated by active military service when there is an increase in disability during active military service EX: Traumatic Arthritis, Hypertensive Vascular Disease, Major Depression. What is Secondary service connection when a service-connected disability has caused or has aggravated a new or pre-existing condition, illness, or injury EX: a vet is service connected for diabetes and later develops heart disease due to the service related diabetes. What is presumptive service connected? VA automatically presumes that certain disabilities were caused by military service. This is because of the unique circumstances of a specific Veteran's military service. Current diognosis -> Nexus -> service related injury OMPF access via: DPRIS after listed dates: Air Force: 1 OCT 2004 Marine corps: 1 JAN 1999 Navy: 1 JAN 1995 Army: 1 OCT 1994 Coast Guard: current N/A Prior to those dates- NPRC (National Personnel Record Center) Eligibility enlistment date for VA healthcare After 7 September 1980 What four ways are there to become service connected? 1) Direct 2) Presumptive 3) Secondary 4) Aggravated What is a VBM Veterans Benefit Manual [Show More]

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