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The VR&E Playbook

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READ & UNDERSTAND

Start with a field guide

Cover of Applying for VR&E (Chapter 31)
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Applying for VR&E (Chapter 31)

Applying for VR&E (Chapter 31) has eleven steps: check the rating and employment handicap tests, see whether a deadline applies, complete and submit VA Form 28-1900, learn the five tracks, prepare for your counselor, and read your plan before signing. Education only.

WORKSHEETS & TOOLS

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First page of the The Frozen Record worksheet
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The Frozen Record

Five review lanes, and two of them cannot see new evidence. Sorts supplemental claim, Higher-Level Review and the three Board dockets, with a fillable sorting worksheet and one-year deadline check.

First page of the Work History Record worksheet
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Work History Record

TDIU is a different door, not a rating you climb to. Explains the percentage rules, marginal employment and the Census threshold, then gives a fillable job-by-job work history record.

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