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Filing a Back, Knee, or Joint Claim walks eleven steps: find your diagnostic code, learn how VA rates it, order your records, document functional loss and flare-ups, build the service link, file VA Form 21-526EZ, and check your exam. Education only.
Filing a Flat Feet (Pes Planus) Claim walks seven steps: file an Intent to File, check your entrance exam, pick direct or aggravation, document severity, show in-service worsening, get a medical opinion, and file VA Form 21-526EZ. Education only.
Filing a Hip Claim walks seven steps: file an Intent to File, get motion measured in every direction, tie the hip to service, decide on secondary claims, get a medical opinion, file VA Form 21-526EZ, and prepare for the exam. Education only.
Filing a Plantar Fasciitis Claim walks seven steps: file an Intent to File, record one or both feet, document each treatment and result, tie it to service, get a medical opinion, file VA Form 21-526EZ, and prepare for the exam. Education only.
Filing a Radiculopathy or Sciatica Claim walks seven steps: file an Intent to File, confirm your spine condition, document the nerve findings, name each affected limb, get a medical opinion, file VA Form 21-526EZ, and prepare for the exam. Education only.
Filing a Shoulder or Arm Claim walks eight steps: file an Intent to File, record the diagnosis and dominant side, get your motion measured, pick your path, get a medical opinion, file VA Form 21-526EZ, and prepare for the exam. Education only.
Filing an Ankle Claim walks seven steps: file an Intent to File, document lost motion and instability, tie the ankle to service, decide on secondary joint claims, get a medical opinion, file VA Form 21-526EZ, and prepare for the exam. Education only.
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