When veterans apply for VA compensation, VA will almost always send them to one of its own examiners. These examinations are called Compensation and Pension examinations, or C&P exams, and they are critical to determining whether the veteran will be awarded VA disability benefits. Because of the VA’s backlog, a lot of these examinations are now handled by private contractors, such as QTC or LHI, instead of being conducted by VA. One of the primary reasons that claims are deni

In order to receive disability compensation from the VA, you will need to demonstrate that you were honorably discharged from the U.S....

Any veteran seeking service connection for a mental health condition will have to complete a Compensation and Pension (C&P) exam before...

Here’s what the VA’s M21-1 Adjudication Procedures Manual says about doctors who are veterans themselves and evidence: “VA cannot...