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Protect Your VA Rating
How to Respond to a Proposed VA Rating Reduction, Fight Back, and Keep the Benefits You've Earned
$19.97Ebook (PDF)
Written by J. Erickson, a disabled Air Force and Air National Guard veteran and VA benefits educator with years of experience helping veterans navigate the claims process. No consultants. No upsells. No conflicts of interest. Just the information the VA never hands you.
Written by a disabled veteran
Plain language, step by step
Instant PDF download at launch
Actionable, not theory
Protect Your VA Rating
FWD Assist Publishing
The VA can try to take your rating away, and when that letter arrives, most veterans don't know they have rights, deadlines, and defenses. Protect Your VA Rating walks you through exactly how to respond to a proposed reduction, which legal protections apply to your case, what evidence the VA needs to reduce a rating and how to challenge it, and what to do if the reduction goes through anyway. Your rating is not guaranteed.
This book makes sure you fight to keep it.
What This Costs You Without It
Veterans lose thousands every year to the claims industry or to mistakes that could have been avoided with the right information.
Claims Company
$3,000-$6,000+
- Often takes a % of your backpay
- You don't learn the process
- Many are predatory -- no oversight
- Locked in with contracts
Going It Alone
$0 upfront
- Months of research on VA.gov
- High chance of preventable denials
- No strategy for evidence building
- Years lost to appeals
Best Value
This Book
$19.97 Ebook
- Plain-language, step-by-step process
- Written by a disabled veteran and VA benefits educator
- You learn, you own the knowledge
- No contracts, no percentage taken
Start with the free toolkit: 25 files, no purchase required.
15 guides and templates, 10 spreadsheets and trackers. Download them now and see how the book turns into action.
Browse the ToolkitWhat This Book Covers
Practical, specific knowledge you can act on the day you read it.
How to respond to a proposed rating reduction
Which legal protections apply based on how long your rating has been in place
What evidence works best to oppose a reduction
What appeals options exist if the reduction goes through
This Book Was Written For You If…
- Veterans who received a proposed rating reduction letter
- Veterans concerned about their rating being taken away
- Veterans who want to understand the legal protections around VA ratings
- Anyone facing a VA re-examination or review
What Makes This Different
This is not another generic VA guide scraped from the internet.
Written by a Disabled Veteran
Not a marketing agency. Not a law firm. A disabled Air Force and Air National Guard veteran and VA benefits educator with years of experience helping veterans navigate the claims process.
Education, Not Representation
No conflicts of interest. No legal advice you did not ask for. No sales pitch for a $5,000 consulting package. You learn the process. You own the knowledge. You make the decisions.
No Subscriptions. No Hidden Fees.
The price on this page is the price you pay. There is no subscription, no premium tier, and no bait-and-switch. Buy once, own it forever.
Part of a 35-Book Library
Every corner of the VA disability system covered in plain language under one publisher. Claims, conditions, appeals, benefits, transition, and more.
Protect Your VA Rating
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Common Questions
Straight answers. No runaround.
What format is Protect Your VA Rating available in?
Protect Your VA Rating is delivered as an instant-download PDF. You can read it on any device, print it, and reference it as many times as you need. No DRM, no expiration, no hoops.
Is there a refund policy?
Yes. If the book does not meet your expectations, contact us within 30 days and we will make it right. No forms, no runaround. We wrote these books to help veterans, not to take their money.
Who wrote this and why should I trust it?
FWD Assist books are written by J. Erickson, a veteran who built FWD Assist HQ to give other veterans plain-language guides for understanding the VA disability system. Every claim strategy, regulatory citation, and procedural step comes from real-world experience helping real veterans with real claims.
Can the VA reduce my rating?
The VA can propose reductions under certain circumstances, but there are legal protections based on how long you have held your rating and how it was assigned. This book explains every protection available to you and how to respond if a reduction is proposed.
I received a letter about a proposed reduction. What do I do?
Do not ignore it. You have 60 days to respond and request a hearing. This book walks you through the entire response process, what evidence to submit, and how to build the strongest case to keep your rating.
Can I work and keep my VA benefits?
In most cases, yes. But the rules vary depending on your specific benefit type. This book breaks down the income thresholds, reporting requirements, and strategies to avoid triggering a review of your benefits.
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