Veteran Service Officer (VSO) Study Guide
VBM - -Veterans Benefit Manual
Duty to Assist - -VA has the duty to assist
claimants who submit a reasonably possible
An Advocates 1st Rule? - -Do no harm claim in developing evidence to support their
claims
What document is required to represent a
Veteran? - -Power of Attorney(POA) What helps makes an advocates claim
successful - -Present reasons why the
benefit should be granted and cite appropriate
Can there be more than one POA active at any statues and regulations using the VA's
given time? - -No, there cannot be more adjudication procedures manual (M21-1MR).
than one POA active at the same time
M21-1MR - -VA's Adjudication Procedures
BVA - -Board of Veterans Appeals Manual
How many regional offices are there nationally? - What are the 3 elements of a disability
-58 compensation claim? - -1. Veteran must
currently suffer a disability or have suffered from
disability since the claim was filed 2. Must be
VA has a duel role when it comes to claims, some incident in service that could have caused
the condition and 3. There must be some way of
those are? - -Be a friend to the Veterans
linking that current condition to that incident.
but also be a guardian of the tax payer
How can a claimant reopen a case filed by the 3 Departments of the VA - -Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA), Veterans Health
VA as "final?" - -By presenting new and
Administration (VHA), Central VA Office (VACO):
material evidence
national Cemetery, General Counsel, Office of
Inspector General.
What is new evidence? - -Evidence that
has not already been submitted to the VA
DRO - -Decision Review Officer
What is material evidence? - -Evidence
What is a review "de novo" - -A new and
that helps prove a previously unproven fact
complete review without giving any weight to the
fact that the Regional Office(RO) personnel
previously denied the claim.
When can the VA deny a claim? - -If the
weight of the evidence is (more than half) against
the claim Are Veterans automatically entitled to VA
healthcare? - -No, VA medical care is
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VBM - -Veterans Benefit Manual
Duty to Assist - -VA has the duty to assist
claimants who submit a reasonably possible
An Advocates 1st Rule? - -Do no harm claim in developing evidence to support their
claims
What document is required to represent a
Veteran? - -Power of Attorney(POA) What helps makes an advocates claim
successful - -Present reasons why the
benefit should be granted and cite appropriate
Can there be more than one POA active at any statues and regulations using the VA's
given time? - -No, there cannot be more adjudication procedures manual (M21-1MR).
than one POA active at the same time
M21-1MR - -VA's Adjudication Procedures
BVA - -Board of Veterans Appeals Manual
How many regional offices are there nationally? - What are the 3 elements of a disability
-58 compensation claim? - -1. Veteran must
currently suffer a disability or have suffered from
disability since the claim was filed 2. Must be
VA has a duel role when it comes to claims, some incident in service that could have caused
the condition and 3. There must be some way of
those are? - -Be a friend to the Veterans
linking that current condition to that incident.
but also be a guardian of the tax payer
How can a claimant reopen a case filed by the 3 Departments of the VA - -Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA), Veterans Health
VA as "final?" - -By presenting new and
Administration (VHA), Central VA Office (VACO):
material evidence
national Cemetery, General Counsel, Office of
Inspector General.
What is new evidence? - -Evidence that
has not already been submitted to the VA
DRO - -Decision Review Officer
What is material evidence? - -Evidence
What is a review "de novo" - -A new and
that helps prove a previously unproven fact
complete review without giving any weight to the
fact that the Regional Office(RO) personnel
previously denied the claim.
When can the VA deny a claim? - -If the
weight of the evidence is (more than half) against
the claim Are Veterans automatically entitled to VA
healthcare? - -No, VA medical care is
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