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So, we get a lot of calls from veterans that believe that they have a presumptive um service connected condition. So, presumptive conditions for VA disability purposes are illnesses or medical conditions that the VA automatically assumes are service connected without you having to prove the exact cause. The only thing you have to show is that you meet certain eligibility requirements. And typically these are going to be things like the location of your service, the time you were in the service, and the type of
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exposure that you um were subjected to. Instead of having to show a current disability, an inservice incurrence, and a medical nexus, we get rid of that third element for service connection. You just have to show a current disability, and that you are at the right place, the right time, or doing the right kind of job to qualify for that presumption. And there are a lot of kind of large categories of um presumptive conditions and veterans who qualify for for presumptive conditions. I’m sure a lot of you are fall into one
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of these groups or you’ve heard of these groups. We have Agent Orange, right? So that’s going to be our Vietnam era veterans and those are veterans who served Vietnam, Thailand, Blue Water, Brownwater Navy vets. There are a few other places as well. Similarly, Gulf War and post 911 veterans same for radiation exposed veterans. veterans who the VA has acknowledged were exposed to radiation certain places, doing certain jobs. There are also some for PS. Um there are there’s also a big um group of
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what are considered chronic diseases. If you develop one of these diseases within a year of leaving um service, the VA is going to go ahead and presume that it probably started during service. And those are things like diabetes, hypertension, epilepsy, certain cancers, but those can get you a presumption as well. Again, if you have any questions about presumptive service connection or you think you’ve been wrongly denied a claim for service connection uh based on a presumption, feel free to reach
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