Evidence for VA Claims: What you need and how to find it

0:00 Introduction
0:38 The Purpose of Your Evidence
2:33 Military Service Records
3:20 How do you get your service records?
4:12 VA’s Duty to Assist and the new appeals system (VA Appeals Modernization, or AMA)
5:19 What is “development” in the context of a VA claim?
6:06 Medical Records
6:59 Medical evidence for a service connection claim vs. an increased rating claim
8:00 Medical evidence to counter an unfavorable C&P Exam (VA Exam)
9:40 Work and Employment Records
11:16 Lay Statements or Buddy Statements and Affidavits
14:35 Credible and Competent Evidence
18:14 How to submit lay evidence to VA
19:17 VA Hearings - Benefits and Drawbacks
21:25 When is the best time to submit evidence? (Legacy and AMA/Appeals Reform)
24:20 How do you know what evidence you need to support your claim or appeal?
25:37 Your VA Claims File (your complete VA evidence file) and how to request it
26:50 Evidence for PTSD and Military Sexual Trauma (MST)-related claims
28:38 Evidence for Presumptive Conditions
29:18 Evidence (closed record) at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)

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