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welcome to cck live today we're going to decode the VA by talking about some
abbreviations for VA terms over the course of their case veterans are often going to
encounter many abbreviations that VA uses to describe key terms today
we're going to break down what some of the most common abbreviations mean
right so first we'll start with v b a or the veterans benefits Administration
that is an agency within the Department of Veterans Affairs that administers financial and
other benefit programs to eligible veterans and their families next we're going to talk about VHA
so VHA means veterans Health Administration now the veterans Health Administration is considered
the largest Health Care Network in the United States with the sole goal of providing Health
Care to veterans it's important to make the distinction between what the veterans Health
Administration is and what the veterans benefits Administration is as they are very very different
veterans are treated for medical conditions at VHA facilities or providers that are contracted with
VHA whereas contrary to that the VBA which is the Veterans Benefits Administration is in charge of
overseeing and distributing compensation for service-connected Disabilities and special
benefits so you seek your care at VHA facilities and if you're looking for a service connection
claim we're looking for compensation for your disabilities who to file a claim through the VBA
next we'll go over Ro so Ro stands for regional office which is a part of the VBA that paiva
mentioned and handles initial claims and appeals for VA benefits until veterans appeal to the board
of veterans Appeals so each state has at least one regional office or Ro and some states have
multiple offices due to the increased workload of that state each VA Regional Office consists
of a veteran service center a finance division Support Services Division Human Resources then
guarantee Division and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Division all right and now we'll
talk about the b v a that stands for the board of veterans appeals and the board of veterans
appeals is an appellate agency within the VA that handles appeals from VA Regional Offices
veterans can appeal to the board after receiving an unfavorable decision from the regional office
the board's duty is to conduct hearings and to sat appeals for VA benefits the board has
jurisdiction over all questions and matters of decisions made by VA that impact benefits
to Veterans their dependents and their survivors unlike Regional Offices there is only one Board of
veterans appeals and that is located in Washington DC next we're going to talk about cavc now when
the board denies claims for benefits veterans can also appeal that denial at the board of veterans
appeals to what is called the court of appeals for veterans claims otherwise known as the cadc
it's important to note that the CAC is not a part of the veterans benefits Administration instead
the CABC is considered a part of the U.S judicial system and the cadc acts as an independent
judicial review for final decisions from the board of veterans Appeals the CABC consists of several
judges and jurisdiction is limited to decisions made by the board of veterans appeals alone
so we talked about the Regional Offices um so one decision that Regional Offices can issue
is a statement of the case or a Soc so this is becoming less common because socs were a part
of the Legacy system which VA is in the process of phasing out but a statement of the case or SOC is
a document that explains va's decision regarding a veteran's claim for disability benefits so this
would be issued after VA received a notice of a disagreement in the Legacy system from
the veteran so the regional office would issue the statement of the case if they
were continuing to deny the benefits that were appealed in the Legacy notice of disagreement
right and now we'll talk about the nod which stands for notice of this agreement and then
notice a disagreement or nod is a formal appeal letting VA know that you disagree
with its decision on your disability claim generally speaking in the Legacy and in the
AMA appeal systems uh veterans only have one year from the date of their rating
decision to appeal with the nod or notice of disagreement the Legacy nod appeal form
is called the VA form 21.0958 while the AMA nod appeal form is called the VA form 10182
the next abbreviation we're going to talk about is vbms now if they've ever called va's 1-800
number or if you have a representative that's assisting you in your case you may have heard
individuals refer to this system called vpms now vbms stands for veterans benefits management
system dbms serves as an electronic database of a veterans claims files having vbms allows veterans
and their representatives to see it to their case in real time such as providing them with access
to recent decisions exams that the veterans had may have attended even correspondence
that the VA is sending out the veterans behalf claims appeals and filing and much much more
and next I'll just go over tdiu which is a very common abbreviation so tdiu stands
for total disability rating based on individual unemployability so tdiu is a disability benefit
that allows veterans to be compensate at the 100 disability rate even if their combined scheduler
reading does not equal 100 so tdiu is awarded in circumstances in which veterans are unable to
secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to their service-connected disabilities for
more information about the two forms of tdiu scheduler and extra scheduler you can check out
our other videos now we'll talk about uh p and t that stands for permanent and total disability or
PNC that refers to Veterans whose disabilities are total which means rated 100 disabling by VA and
permanent which means having zero or close to zero chance of improvement and though permanent and
total is often used as a single phrase veterans can have a total disability that is temporary or
a permanent disability that is rated less than 100 percent permanent and total ratings are protected
from being reduced and may entitle you or your dependents to additional VA benefits the next
abbreviation we're going to introduce is MST so MST otherwise known as military sexual trauma is a
term used by VA to refer the experiences of sexual assault or repeated threatening sexual harassment
that a veteran has or may have experienced during their service it's important to understand that
MST is an experience as opposed to an actual diagnosis or a mental health condition though
veterans may experience mental health conditions like PTSD depression or anxiety as a result of MST
and lastly we'll go over CMP exam so CMP stands for compensation and pension so CMP examinations
are a critical part of the disability claims process and there are multiple times in which we
may ask you to attend one so generally speaking a CNP exam is going to be a medical examination of a
veteran's disability performed by a VA Healthcare professional or a VA contracted provider
VA is going to use CMP exams to gather more evidence on a veteran's clean condition before
issuing a decision regarding service connection or on the severity of that
condition for an increased rating claim and that just about wraps up our video uh thank
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