If you have applied for VA disability benefits only to have your claim denied you are in good company. It is not always that your disability or illness is in doubt; the VA itself has a notoriously high error rate. When you eventually get the decision or award of benefits, if you are unhappy with the award you have the right to engage the services of an accredited veterans benefits lawyer in Texas and appeal either the entire decision or a part of it. Knowing that there is a very high error rate that result in numerous denials that are eventually overturned should be enough impetus for you to appeal.
High error rate:
It is not only independent studies that support the conclusion that the DVA makes many errors as they process disability claims. Even the Department admit it, the difference is; the DVA’s numbers don’t agree with the results of independent studies. The DVA will admit to making errors about 15 percent of the time, independent studies show the error rate closer to 38 percent, more than double.
Why are claims being denied?
Although your claim for veterans benefits might be denied that does not mean that you are not eligible for benefits. The DVA makes mistakes, plenty of them, if you are denied it can be a combination of the DVA not analyzing the supporting evidence that you provided properly or it could be that you failed to provide enough evidence. There are many reasons why a claim is denied:
* Lack of supporting medical evidence
* Lack of evidence that your disability is directly connected to your years of military service
* The DVA agree you are disabled but they assign a rating that does not reflect the real symptoms
Denials of this nature stand a very good chance of being overturned at appear. A veterans benefits lawyer in Texas can help you put together a compelling case.
If your claim for benefits is denied you should engage the professional services of a veterans benefits lawyer in Texas. To discuss the merits of your case you are invited to contact Jackson & MacNichol Attorneys at Law.
