Veteran Association Accreditation Exam
Questions with Accurate Detailed Answers
latest update 2025!!
Fully Developed Claim (FDC) Program --- correct precise answers ---
Started for reducing backlog and improving claim processing
timeliness.
FDC Requirements --- correct precise answers ----Submit their claim
on a specific form that contains language which satisfies the notice
requirements of 38 U.S.C. 5103
-Simultaneously submit all private medical treatment records with
their claim
-Identify any relevant treatment records at a Federal facility
-Submit any additional forms or treatment records required under
special circumstances that support their specific claim
How to Identify a FDC --- correct precise answers ---Only a claim filed
on an EZ form is potentially eligible for processing in the FDC
Program. If a claimant requests processing in the FDC Program but did
not file their claim on an EZ form, or uses an outdated version of an
EZ form, the claim will be excluded from the FDC Program.
,Discretionary Decisions --- correct precise answers ---A claim for
compensation may be accepted as a claim for Veterans Pension and
vice versa. However, not all claims for Veterans Pension are
necessarily claims for compensation and vice versa. To be considered
for both benefits, must file an EZ (pension or comp)
Direct SC --- correct precise answers ---A particular disease or injury
was incurred in service. This is accomplished by affirmatively
showing inception during service
Three Components of Direct SC --- correct precise answers ----a
current disability
-an event, injury, or disease in service
-a link or nexus establishing that the current disability had its onset
or inception in service, which may be established by evidence of:
chronicity and continuity or continuous symptoms or a medical nexus
opinion
Presumptive SC --- correct precise answers ---considered when
diseases or conditions are considered to have been incurred in or
aggravated by service if manifested to a compensable level within the
,time frame specified for that certain disease under the regulation,
even if there is no evidence of such disease during service.
chronic disease presumptive reg --- correct precise answers ---38 CFR
3.309(a)
Disease associate w tropical; former prisoner of war (FPOW);
exposure to ionizing radiation; exposure to certain herbicide agents;
exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune presumptive reg ---
correct precise answers ---38 CFR 3.309(b)-(e)
diseases based on full-body exposure to mustard gas or Lewisite
presumptive reg --- correct precise answers ---38 CFR 3.316
Diseases associated w/ SW Asia (undiagnosed, MUCMI, certain
infectious diseases) presumptive reg --- correct precise answers ---38
CFR 3.317
diseases associated with service in Afghanistan presumptive reg ---
correct precise answers ---38 CFR 3.317(c)(2)
, ALS with at least 90 days of continuous active service presumptive reg
--- correct precise answers ---38 CFR 3.318
Secondary SC --- correct precise answers ---refer to 38 CFR 3.310; a
particular disease or injury was proximately due to, or the result of,
an SC condition. It is not necessary to prove that the secondary
condition was incurred or presumed to have been incurred during
service, or aggravated by service. It is necessary to prove that there is
a causal relationship between the primary and secondary conditions.
SC Based on Aggravation --- correct precise answers ---There is an
increase in severity of a particular non-service-connected (NSC)
disease or injury that is attributable to aggravation by a service
connected disability, and not to the natural progression of the NSC
disability. The NSC injury or disease may have existed prior to
entering active duty or after military separation.
VA will carefully analyze the evidence for aggravation of a claimed
disability when: --- correct precise answers ----under 38 U.S.C. 1153,
a condition for which the Veteran is seeking SC was noted at entry
-under 38 U.S.C. 1111, a condition for which the Veteran is seeking SC
was not noted at entry but evidence proves that the condition pre-
existed service
Questions with Accurate Detailed Answers
latest update 2025!!
Fully Developed Claim (FDC) Program --- correct precise answers ---
Started for reducing backlog and improving claim processing
timeliness.
FDC Requirements --- correct precise answers ----Submit their claim
on a specific form that contains language which satisfies the notice
requirements of 38 U.S.C. 5103
-Simultaneously submit all private medical treatment records with
their claim
-Identify any relevant treatment records at a Federal facility
-Submit any additional forms or treatment records required under
special circumstances that support their specific claim
How to Identify a FDC --- correct precise answers ---Only a claim filed
on an EZ form is potentially eligible for processing in the FDC
Program. If a claimant requests processing in the FDC Program but did
not file their claim on an EZ form, or uses an outdated version of an
EZ form, the claim will be excluded from the FDC Program.
,Discretionary Decisions --- correct precise answers ---A claim for
compensation may be accepted as a claim for Veterans Pension and
vice versa. However, not all claims for Veterans Pension are
necessarily claims for compensation and vice versa. To be considered
for both benefits, must file an EZ (pension or comp)
Direct SC --- correct precise answers ---A particular disease or injury
was incurred in service. This is accomplished by affirmatively
showing inception during service
Three Components of Direct SC --- correct precise answers ----a
current disability
-an event, injury, or disease in service
-a link or nexus establishing that the current disability had its onset
or inception in service, which may be established by evidence of:
chronicity and continuity or continuous symptoms or a medical nexus
opinion
Presumptive SC --- correct precise answers ---considered when
diseases or conditions are considered to have been incurred in or
aggravated by service if manifested to a compensable level within the
,time frame specified for that certain disease under the regulation,
even if there is no evidence of such disease during service.
chronic disease presumptive reg --- correct precise answers ---38 CFR
3.309(a)
Disease associate w tropical; former prisoner of war (FPOW);
exposure to ionizing radiation; exposure to certain herbicide agents;
exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune presumptive reg ---
correct precise answers ---38 CFR 3.309(b)-(e)
diseases based on full-body exposure to mustard gas or Lewisite
presumptive reg --- correct precise answers ---38 CFR 3.316
Diseases associated w/ SW Asia (undiagnosed, MUCMI, certain
infectious diseases) presumptive reg --- correct precise answers ---38
CFR 3.317
diseases associated with service in Afghanistan presumptive reg ---
correct precise answers ---38 CFR 3.317(c)(2)
, ALS with at least 90 days of continuous active service presumptive reg
--- correct precise answers ---38 CFR 3.318
Secondary SC --- correct precise answers ---refer to 38 CFR 3.310; a
particular disease or injury was proximately due to, or the result of,
an SC condition. It is not necessary to prove that the secondary
condition was incurred or presumed to have been incurred during
service, or aggravated by service. It is necessary to prove that there is
a causal relationship between the primary and secondary conditions.
SC Based on Aggravation --- correct precise answers ---There is an
increase in severity of a particular non-service-connected (NSC)
disease or injury that is attributable to aggravation by a service
connected disability, and not to the natural progression of the NSC
disability. The NSC injury or disease may have existed prior to
entering active duty or after military separation.
VA will carefully analyze the evidence for aggravation of a claimed
disability when: --- correct precise answers ----under 38 U.S.C. 1153,
a condition for which the Veteran is seeking SC was noted at entry
-under 38 U.S.C. 1111, a condition for which the Veteran is seeking SC
was not noted at entry but evidence proves that the condition pre-
existed service
