The Under Secretary for Benefits, Paul R. Lawrence, Ph.D., held a live webcast on October 16 about the general health of the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) for Fiscal Year 2018, including its performance and financial metrics, accomplishments, challenges, and collaborations. This will be the first in a series of quarterly events in which we will share VBA’s progress, challenges, and way forward for the administration. To download the agenda and presentation, visit www.benefits.va.gov/stakeholder
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If you’ve filed a disability or pension claim, VA may ask you to attend a VA claim exam, also called a Compensation and Pension (C&P) exam. A VA claim exam is one potential step in the VA claim pro...
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Veterans who have at least a 30% combined VA disability rating can now use eBenefits to apply to add a dependent to their compensation award. Part 1 of this two-part video series walks through the ...
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