Veteran Association Accreditation Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
POA |Form |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-21-22 |(Vet |must |sign |the |form. |Revokes |other |
appointments; |Vet |can |revoke |POA |at |any |time |unless |an |appeal |has |been |filed |before |the |
BVA; |POA |ends |at |death)
Who |has |the |responsibility |of |accrediting |a |VSO? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Veteran |Service |
Organization
National |Cemetery |Administration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-under |the |VA |covers |funerals |and |
burial |for |veterans
Veterans |Health |Administration |(VHA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |agency |in |the |Department |
of |Veterans |Affairs |that |provides |medical, |surgical, |and |rehabilitative |care |to |veterans |of |the |
armed |services.
Veteran's |Benefits |Administration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Government |agency, |part |of |the |
U.S. |Department |of |Veteran's |Affairs, |responsible |for |payment |of |all |VA |gratuitous |benefits
What |should |you |do |if |you |have |an |inquiry |regarding |an |appeal |that |has |been |certified |to |the |
BVA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Call |the |BVA |in |DC |directly
Can |you |call |the |CAVC |to |inquire |about |the |individual |status |of |your |case? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-No |because |CAVC |is |not |structured |to |respond |to |individual |case |status |inquiries
Veterans |Service |Center |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Largest |division |within |a |VA |RO
,Education |claims |are |handled |where? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-At |the |Regional |Processing |
Offices |in |four |locations |around |the |country.
Intake |Processing |Center |(IPC) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mail |received |is |processed |by |team |
members |to |determine: |
-if |it |includes |a |claim |that |can |be |immediately |processed
- |Whether |or |not |controls |should |be |established
-Uploads |scanned |documents |from |the |CM |Portal |into |the |VBMS |eFolder.
IPC |undertakes |no |in-depth |development. |
Processes |only |those |claims |that |can |be |resolved |at |once |or |with |minimal |review.
Also, |responsible |for |files |management.
Veterans |Service |Representative |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Responsible |for |determining |what |
evidence |is |necessary |to |decide |a |claim, |undertaking |development |action |to |obtaining |
necessary |evidence |and |determining |when |a |claim |is |ready |for |decision
38 |C.F.R. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Part |3 |(Adjudication) |and |Part |4 |(schedule |for |rating |
disabilities) |are |most |used
38 |CFR |Part |3 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Adjudication; |outlines |regulatory |guidance |that |directs |
all |adjudicative |activities, |procedures |and |functions |performed |by |VA
,38 |CFR |Part |4 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Schedule |for |Rating |Disabilities; |outlines |regulatory |
guidance |that |serves |as |the |framework |for |how |SC |disabilities |for |VA |purposes |are |rated |and |
evaluated
The |Manual |(M21-1) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-provides |procedural |guidance |for |Veterans |
Benefits |Administration |(VBA) |and |directs |how |VBA |processes |Veteran's |claims.
What |constitutes |a |claim? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-As |defined |by |38 |CFR |3.1(p):
"Claim |means |a |written |communication |requesting |a |determination |of |entitlement |or |
evidencing |a |belief |in |entitlement, |to |a |specific |benefit |under |the |laws |administered |by |the |
Department |of |Veterans |Affairs |submitted |on |an |application |form |prescribed |by |the |
Secretary."
Date |of |Receipt |of |a |Claim |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-As |defined |by |38 |CFR |3.1(r):
"Date |of |receipt |means |the |date |on |which |a |claim, |information |or |evidence |was |received |in |
the |Department |of |Veterans |Affairs..."
Claimant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |order |for |VA |to |have |an |actionable |claim, |the |claim |must |
be |filed |by |a |claimant.
A |claimant |is |someone |who |has |potential |entitlement |to |VA |benefits |under |the |law. |An |
honorably |discharged |Veteran |is |a |claimant. |A |person, |who |has |never |served |in |the |U.S. |
Military |(or |one |of |the |other |recognized |qualifying |groups) |and |is |not |a |dependent |of |a |
Veteran, |cannot |be |a |claimant.
Character |of |Discharge |(COD): |Determines |Eligibility |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |dishonorable |
discharge |- |or |a |discharge |under |conditions |for |which |a |statutory |bar |to |benefits |exists |- |for |a |
given |period |of |service |renders |a |claimant |ineligible |for |all |VA |benefits |for |any |claim |based |on |
that |period |of |service.
, VA |Form |21-526EZ, |Application |for |Disability |Compensation |and |Related |Compensation |
Benefits |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-38 |CFR |3.151 |requires |claimants |to |complete |and |submit |a |
form |prescribed |by |the |Secretary |of |the |Department |of |Veterans |Affairs |(VA) |when |filing |an |
original |claim |for |disability |compensation |and/or |pension. |It |MUST |have |the |signature |of |the |
claimant
20-0996, |Decision |Review |Request: |Higher-Level |Review |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-associated |
with |a |request |for |higher-level |review |of |a |prior |decision
21-8940, |Veteran's |Application |for |Increased |Compensation |Based |on |Unemployability. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-VA |Form |21-8940 |is |not |required |to |claim |individual |unemployability |
(IU). |However, |submission |of |VA |Form |21-8940 |by |the |Veteran |is |required |in |the |course |of |
development |of |the |IU |claim |and |for |the |award |of |TDIU |benefits.
Veterans |Pension |Forms |(Initial) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-21P-527 |or |21-527EZ.
(DIC), |Survivors |Pension |and |accrued |benefits |forms |(Initial) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--21P-534,
-21P-534a,
-21P-534EZ,
-21P-535, |Application |for |Dependency |and |Indemnity |Compensation |by |Parent(s) |(Including |
Accrued |Benefits |and |Death |Compensation |when |Applicable),
-21P-601, |Application |for |Accrued |Amounts |Due |A |Deceased |Beneficiary, |for |accrued |benefits |
only.
burial |benefits |form |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--21P-530, |Application |for |Burial |Benefits
SAH/SHA |Forms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--26-4555, |Application |in |Acquiring |Specially |Adapted |
Housing |or |Special |Home |Adaptation |Grant, |and
Questions With Correct Answers
POA |Form |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-21-22 |(Vet |must |sign |the |form. |Revokes |other |
appointments; |Vet |can |revoke |POA |at |any |time |unless |an |appeal |has |been |filed |before |the |
BVA; |POA |ends |at |death)
Who |has |the |responsibility |of |accrediting |a |VSO? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Veteran |Service |
Organization
National |Cemetery |Administration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-under |the |VA |covers |funerals |and |
burial |for |veterans
Veterans |Health |Administration |(VHA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |agency |in |the |Department |
of |Veterans |Affairs |that |provides |medical, |surgical, |and |rehabilitative |care |to |veterans |of |the |
armed |services.
Veteran's |Benefits |Administration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Government |agency, |part |of |the |
U.S. |Department |of |Veteran's |Affairs, |responsible |for |payment |of |all |VA |gratuitous |benefits
What |should |you |do |if |you |have |an |inquiry |regarding |an |appeal |that |has |been |certified |to |the |
BVA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Call |the |BVA |in |DC |directly
Can |you |call |the |CAVC |to |inquire |about |the |individual |status |of |your |case? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-No |because |CAVC |is |not |structured |to |respond |to |individual |case |status |inquiries
Veterans |Service |Center |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Largest |division |within |a |VA |RO
,Education |claims |are |handled |where? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-At |the |Regional |Processing |
Offices |in |four |locations |around |the |country.
Intake |Processing |Center |(IPC) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mail |received |is |processed |by |team |
members |to |determine: |
-if |it |includes |a |claim |that |can |be |immediately |processed
- |Whether |or |not |controls |should |be |established
-Uploads |scanned |documents |from |the |CM |Portal |into |the |VBMS |eFolder.
IPC |undertakes |no |in-depth |development. |
Processes |only |those |claims |that |can |be |resolved |at |once |or |with |minimal |review.
Also, |responsible |for |files |management.
Veterans |Service |Representative |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Responsible |for |determining |what |
evidence |is |necessary |to |decide |a |claim, |undertaking |development |action |to |obtaining |
necessary |evidence |and |determining |when |a |claim |is |ready |for |decision
38 |C.F.R. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Part |3 |(Adjudication) |and |Part |4 |(schedule |for |rating |
disabilities) |are |most |used
38 |CFR |Part |3 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Adjudication; |outlines |regulatory |guidance |that |directs |
all |adjudicative |activities, |procedures |and |functions |performed |by |VA
,38 |CFR |Part |4 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Schedule |for |Rating |Disabilities; |outlines |regulatory |
guidance |that |serves |as |the |framework |for |how |SC |disabilities |for |VA |purposes |are |rated |and |
evaluated
The |Manual |(M21-1) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-provides |procedural |guidance |for |Veterans |
Benefits |Administration |(VBA) |and |directs |how |VBA |processes |Veteran's |claims.
What |constitutes |a |claim? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-As |defined |by |38 |CFR |3.1(p):
"Claim |means |a |written |communication |requesting |a |determination |of |entitlement |or |
evidencing |a |belief |in |entitlement, |to |a |specific |benefit |under |the |laws |administered |by |the |
Department |of |Veterans |Affairs |submitted |on |an |application |form |prescribed |by |the |
Secretary."
Date |of |Receipt |of |a |Claim |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-As |defined |by |38 |CFR |3.1(r):
"Date |of |receipt |means |the |date |on |which |a |claim, |information |or |evidence |was |received |in |
the |Department |of |Veterans |Affairs..."
Claimant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |order |for |VA |to |have |an |actionable |claim, |the |claim |must |
be |filed |by |a |claimant.
A |claimant |is |someone |who |has |potential |entitlement |to |VA |benefits |under |the |law. |An |
honorably |discharged |Veteran |is |a |claimant. |A |person, |who |has |never |served |in |the |U.S. |
Military |(or |one |of |the |other |recognized |qualifying |groups) |and |is |not |a |dependent |of |a |
Veteran, |cannot |be |a |claimant.
Character |of |Discharge |(COD): |Determines |Eligibility |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |dishonorable |
discharge |- |or |a |discharge |under |conditions |for |which |a |statutory |bar |to |benefits |exists |- |for |a |
given |period |of |service |renders |a |claimant |ineligible |for |all |VA |benefits |for |any |claim |based |on |
that |period |of |service.
, VA |Form |21-526EZ, |Application |for |Disability |Compensation |and |Related |Compensation |
Benefits |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-38 |CFR |3.151 |requires |claimants |to |complete |and |submit |a |
form |prescribed |by |the |Secretary |of |the |Department |of |Veterans |Affairs |(VA) |when |filing |an |
original |claim |for |disability |compensation |and/or |pension. |It |MUST |have |the |signature |of |the |
claimant
20-0996, |Decision |Review |Request: |Higher-Level |Review |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-associated |
with |a |request |for |higher-level |review |of |a |prior |decision
21-8940, |Veteran's |Application |for |Increased |Compensation |Based |on |Unemployability. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-VA |Form |21-8940 |is |not |required |to |claim |individual |unemployability |
(IU). |However, |submission |of |VA |Form |21-8940 |by |the |Veteran |is |required |in |the |course |of |
development |of |the |IU |claim |and |for |the |award |of |TDIU |benefits.
Veterans |Pension |Forms |(Initial) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-21P-527 |or |21-527EZ.
(DIC), |Survivors |Pension |and |accrued |benefits |forms |(Initial) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--21P-534,
-21P-534a,
-21P-534EZ,
-21P-535, |Application |for |Dependency |and |Indemnity |Compensation |by |Parent(s) |(Including |
Accrued |Benefits |and |Death |Compensation |when |Applicable),
-21P-601, |Application |for |Accrued |Amounts |Due |A |Deceased |Beneficiary, |for |accrued |benefits |
only.
burial |benefits |form |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--21P-530, |Application |for |Burial |Benefits
SAH/SHA |Forms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--26-4555, |Application |in |Acquiring |Specially |Adapted |
Housing |or |Special |Home |Adaptation |Grant, |and
