Denied?
A denial letter is not the end of a claim. It is a reason, printed in the letter — and the reason decides what you do next. Answer three questions. Find your reason, and the door that fits it.
Question 1 of 3
What did the letter decide?
Your letter, in plain words
A decision letter is written in VA's language, not yours. Open the letter here and read what it actually decided — the date to protect, issue by issue, and what VA already conceded in your favor.
Two real ones
His ankle exam never measured a single degree. The error was sitting on the face of the record, and the record was enough.
~Veteran
Denied for no proof after service. She had self-treated for years because care cost money she did not have. Her own statement was the missing paper.
~Veteran