Buddy Statements for VA Claims
The Evidence Most Veterans Overlook
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About this book
Your service treatment record may show that you went to sick call. It rarely shows how the injury happened, who was there, or how it changed your day-to-day life. A buddy statement can help fill that gap. This guide explains what lay evidence is, who should write a statement, how to brief a witness without putting words in their mouth, how to write your own personal statement, and how to organize and submit statements the VA can weigh.
Inside this book
- 1What Buddy Statements Are and Why They Matter
- 2Who Should Write Your Buddy Statements
- 3What to Ask For and How to Brief Your Witnesses
- 4Writing Your Own Buddy Statement: The Personal Statement
- 5Buddy Statements for Specific Claim Types
- 6Collecting, Organizing, and Submitting Buddy Statements
- 7When VA Discounts Your Buddy Statements, and What to Do
- 8The Complete Buddy Statement Strategy
The book points you to its free field guide, Writing and Collecting Buddy Statements (a free download, no signup).
Pairs with
Free guides and worksheets need no signup and no book. Books and workbooks are coming soon.
Free guideWriting and Collecting Buddy Statements
Free worksheetBuddy Statement Pack
Free worksheetThe Frozen Record
Free worksheetThe Reason Underneath
Free worksheetWhich Door
Free worksheetWork History Record
J. Erickson
Author, educator, former veteran service officer.
J. Erickson is a service-disabled Air Force veteran. He served as a military firefighter and as a veteran service officer, where he spent years walking veterans through the same claims process he writes about now. He holds an MBA and writes plain-language guides for veterans who want to understand the system without a translator.
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