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What is a VA ACE Exam? When can the VA conduct an examination without your input?
If you have filed a claim for VA disability compensation, you may expect the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to schedule you for a Compensation and Pension (C&P) examination. However, what happens when the VA obtains a medical opinion without requiring you to attend an examination — or even speak directly with the examiner? This…
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Why is VA rating my Sleep Apnea and Asthma-COPD together?
One of the most common Rating Decisions our office reviews involves Veterans who are granted service connection for both a respiratory condition and obstructive sleep apnea, only to discover that the VA assigned a single disability rating instead of separate evaluations. This understandably causes confusion, especially when the VA acknowledges both conditions as service connected…
