If you are a veteran living in the Colorado Springs area, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) offers many services, both locally and through its national system, including compensation benefits for service-related disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stone Rose Law provides legal services to Colorado Springs military veterans who have extensive experience serving clients with service-related injuries, chronic illnesses, and other conditions to make initial claims for benefits, to adjust existing benefits, and to make supplemental claims and appeals after VA claim denials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To learn more about our VA system legal representation services for Colorado veterans, and to schedule a free consultation with an experienced Colorado Springs veterans disability benefits attorney, call us at (480) 498-8998<\/a>. You can also reach us online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are multiple VA resources available in Colorado Springs for veterans, including the PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom VA Clinic<\/a>, the Garden of the Gods VA Clinic<\/a>, and the Colorado Springs Vet Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The VA offers several types of disability compensation for eligible veterans in Colorado Springs. You can apply online, by mail, or in person at the Denver Regional Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Regardless of which filing option you choose, the VA claims process requires that you prove three things to receive disability compensation: <\/p>\n\n\n\n To qualify as a veteran eligible to receive VA benefits, you must have qualifying active duty service (including active duty training or inactive duty training) and a service-connected condition as defined by VA regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve received a dishonorable discharge<\/a> or an other-than-honorable discharge<\/a>, it may be better to first see if you can work with an experienced VA benefits attorney to improve your discharge by appealing to the VA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The VA defines a disability as a current physical or mental illness or impairment that an in-service event either caused or made worse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You may be eligible for compensation from the VA if your service-connected injuries make you less than 100% able-bodied, which can be proven with medical evidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As part of the claims process, the VA decides whether you have a service-connected disability on a case-by-case basis. Your service medical records and any records of post-service medical treatment you have received will be part of the necessary evidence the VA will consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some conditions are presumed service-connected<\/a> under VA rules (e.g., certain chronic diseases linked to specific service eras\/exposures) and don\u2019t require direct evidence of in-service onset, but many others do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The VA rejects many disability claims because they lack sufficient evidence to create a service connection. One of our Colorado Springs VA disability attorneys at Stone Rose Law can help you gather all the necessary documents and evidence to overcome this potential obstacle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What follows are some specific medical conditions the VA will consider in addition to disabilities that arose directly because of a service-connected disabling event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A latent condition is one you had when you entered military service, but has not yet become disabling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If your latent condition becomes worse after you leave the service, the VA will decide whether an event connected to your service aggravated the condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another way you can receive a service-connected disability is if it comes from a separate disability that itself is service-connected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, your doctor might diagnose you as having post-traumatic stress disorder<\/a> (PTSD) based on a traumatic event you experienced while in service. If your PTSD treatment includes drugs that have a side effect of contributing to significant weight gain, this additional weight could eventually cause you to be diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n These events make it possible to trace a secondary service connection by showing that the PTSD treatment caused your diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The VA will deny your claim if your injury, illness, or disabling condition results from doing something unrelated to a service-connected condition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Interested in earning the compensation you deserve? Call us today!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t Free<\/strong>What VA Services are Available in Colorado Springs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
VA Disability Benefits for Colorado Springs Veterans<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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