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There are two main ways to increase your overall rating. One is you can service connect additional disabilities or two you can increase the ratings you have for your already service connected disabilities. Now this can be done by either appealing the ratings that you have or by filing a claim for increased ratings. Now, many of times the VA ignores favorable evidence when they assign a rating or they fail to consider residual effects or complications from the disability or they might fail to consider whether Tdiu, a total
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disability based on individual unemployability is warranted. In these context, appealing is the best route. Appealing preserves your effective date so that you maximize that back pay. If you have to file a claim for increased rating, all is not lost. you can actually still get additional back pay if your disability increased within the one year prior to your claim. So, you want to make sure that you are consulting with your representative to make sure that whenever you are filing a claim for increase, you’re maximizing
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that back pay by emphasizing to the VA examiner when your disability increased. Tell the examiner that your your disability has increased. Not just the date of the exam, not just a week prior, but in the 12 months prior. That’s when your pain has got worse. That’s when your symptoms have worses. That’s when your disability has increased. If you are already at the schedule or maximum, you’re not going to be able to increase those ratings through a normal claim for increase. You’re going to have to add
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additional service connected disabilities. You need to consult with a a representative to see if any claims that could have been filed have been overlooked or if additional disabilities have arisen that may have been caused by your already service connected disabilities or that may be able to be related to service in some way, shape or form. These additional secondary service connected disabilities or these additional disabilities will increase your overall disability rating and get more money in your pocket.
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