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How to Prove Service Connection In this video, I explain how to use lay evidence to service connect your VA disability claim, even if you’ve already filed or been denied. This information is especially important if your service treatment records lack sufficient medical evidence of any in-service disability or condition. Side note: This is VERY common veterans! Why? Because you often didn’t go to the doctor enough while you served on active duty, and thus, your service treatment records do not contain any evidence of a disability or condition.
I can literally read the VA’s denial letter now: “The veterans active duty service treatment records do not contain any medical evidence or subject complaints of the disability or condition.” Here’s the deal veterans: You can prove your VA disability claim and overturn previous denials of service connection using something called “lay evidence.” What is Lay Evidence? Lay evidence simply means “after the fact evidence” and it must be competent and credible. “Competent lay evidence” means any evidence not requiring that the proponent have specialized education, training, or experience. Lay evidence is competent and credible if it is provided by a person who has knowledge of facts or circumstances and conveys matters that can be observed and described by a lay person.
VA Lay Statement Examples 1. A personal statement you write on the VA Form 21-4138 documenting how you think your current non-combat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is due to an in-service sexual assault and stressor event that occurred 20 years ago IS lay evidence. 2. A Buddy Letter written by someone you served with who can shed some light on how your shoulder separation occurred on active duty IS lay evidence. 3. A spousal letter for sleep apnea, which documents what your spouse has witnessed over the years, and the approximate dates he/she noticed your sleep apnea symptoms began in-service IS lay evidence. 4. A current co-worker’s statement in support of a claim describing the severity of your current PTSD symptoms IS lay evidence. If you found this video valuable, please give it a like. If you know someone who needs to see it, share it. Leave a comment below with your thoughts. Have questions about your VA disability claim? Need a VA DBQ or VA nexus letter completed by a qualified medical provider? VA Claims Insider can help you win, service-connect, and get a higher VA disability rating from the VA. We can also help you with the medical evidence needed to WIN your appeal.
