Veteran Service Officer (VSO) Study Guide Solutions

Veteran Service Officer (VSO) Study Guide Solutions VBM - CORRECT ANSWER-Veterans Benefit Manual An Advocates 1st Rule? - CORRECT ANSWER-Do no harm What document is required to represent a Veteran? - CORRECT ANSWER-Power of Attorney(POA) Can there be more than one POA active at any given time? - CORRECT ANSWER-No, there cannot be more than one POA active at the same time BVA - CORRECT ANSWER-Board of Veterans Appeals How many regional offices are there nationally? - CORRECT ANSWER-58 VA has a duel role when it comes to claims, those are? - CORRECT ANSWER-Be a friend to the Veterans but also be a guardian of the tax payer How can a claimant reopen a case filed by the VA as "final?" - CORRECT ANSWER-By presenting new and material evidence What is new evidence? - CORRECT ANSWER-Evidence that has not already been submitted to the VA What is material evidence? - CORRECT ANSWER-Evidence that helps prove a previously unproven fact When can the VA deny a claim? - CORRECT ANSWER-If the weight of the evidence is (more than half) against the claim Duty to Assist - CORRECT ANSWER-VA has the duty to assist claimants who submit a reasonably possible claim in developing evidence to support their claims What helps makes an advocates claim successful - CORRECT ANSWER-Present reasons why the benefit should be granted and cite appropriate statues and regulations using the VA's adjudication procedures manual (M21-1MR). M21-1MR - CORRECT ANSWER-VA's Adjudication Procedures Manual