You’ve applied for disability benefits, and now VA sends you for one or more medical evaluations known as Compensation and Pension (C&P) exams. A favorable C&P exam is important because your disability rating will be a direct outcome of the VA examiner’s findings. With so much riding on the results, how can you set yourself […]
Category: C&P Exam
Why is a C&P Exam Important to Your VA Disability claim? (Update 2023)
A Compensation and Pension exam can be the difference between an award and a denial. It can mean the difference between a 10% rating and a 60% or greater rating. It is a final discovery and assessment of evidence proving you are disabled due to your military service. In this light, the C&P exam is […]
How to Prepare for a C&P Exam?
When you file a claim for Veterans’ disability compensation, the next step is usually for the VA to schedule one or more Compensation and Pension exams, a.k.a. “C&P exams” or “claims exams.” This is part of the VA’s information gathering phase. These exams carry a lot of weight in VA’s assessment of your service-connected disability […]