Conditions
Each condition has a different specialist — start with the page that matches yours.
Every condition landing page covers three things: which kind of clinician writes the opinion letter for that condition, what the records to have ready look like, and the two or three things most veterans get wrong. Pick the condition that matches your claim to jump straight into the directory pre-filtered to the right subspecialist.
Available conditions
25 conditions currently have landing pages.
- 1 condition tagAnxietyFind a vetted psychiatrist or psychologist who writes VA nexus letters for anxiety claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 2 condition tagsBack painFind a vetted orthopedic or pain-medicine specialist who writes VA nexus letters for back and joint claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagDepressionFind a vetted psychiatrist or psychologist who writes VA nexus letters for depression claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagType 2 diabetes VA disability: Agent Orange claimsUnderstand a type 2 diabetes VA disability claim: the Agent Orange presumptive path, evidence requirements, and when a VA nexus letter may help.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagFibromyalgia VA disabilityFind a vetted rheumatologist or pain-medicine specialist who writes VA nexus letters for fibromyalgia claims — Gulf War presumptive, PACT Act, and secondary-to PTSD claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagGERD (acid reflux)Find a vetted gastroenterologist who writes VA nexus letters for GERD and acid-reflux claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagHearing lossFind a vetted audiologist or ENT who writes VA nexus letters for hearing loss claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagHypertensionHypertension may qualify as an Agent Orange presumptive under 38 C.F.R. §3.309(e) for veterans who served in a qualifying Vietnam-era location. Find a vetted cardiologist or internist who documents the qualifying service anchor and writes VA nexus letters for hypertension claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagInsomnia / sleep disordersFind a vetted sleep medicine or psychiatry specialist who writes VA nexus letters for insomnia claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagIschemic heart disease VA disabilityUnderstand the Agent Orange presumptive path and the evidence that supports an ischemic heart disease VA claim.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagKnee conditionsFind a vetted orthopedist or PM&R physician who writes VA nexus letters for knee claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagKnee conditionsFind a vetted orthopedist or PM&R physician who writes VA nexus letters for osteoarthritis, meniscal tears, and patellofemoral syndrome claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagMigrainesFind a vetted neurologist or headache specialist who writes VA nexus letters for migraine claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 2 condition tagsMSTFind a vetted psychiatrist or psychologist who writes VA nexus letters for MST claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagPlantar fasciitisFind a vetted podiatrist or orthopedic foot specialist who writes VA nexus letters for plantar fasciitis claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagPTSD VA disabilityFind a vetted psychiatrist or psychologist who can evaluate PTSD and write a supported VA nexus opinion.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagRadiculopathyFind a vetted neurologist or orthopedic specialist who writes VA nexus letters for radiculopathy claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagRespiratory conditionsFind a vetted pulmonologist who writes VA nexus letters for burn pit–exposure and chronic respiratory claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagBurn-pit respiratory VA disabilityFind a vetted pulmonologist who writes VA nexus letters for the four PACT Act–era respiratory conditions — asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis, and chronic rhinitis or sinusitis.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagShoulder conditionsFind a vetted orthopedist or PM&R physician who writes VA nexus letters for shoulder claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagShoulder conditionsFind a vetted orthopedist or PM&R physician who writes VA nexus letters for rotator-cuff tears, impingement, and labral-damage claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagSkin conditionsFind a vetted dermatologist who writes VA nexus letters for Agent Orange–linked and chronic skin conditions.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagSleep apneaFind a vetted sleep medicine or pulmonology specialist who writes VA nexus letters for sleep apnea claims — including the PACT Act burn-pit presumptive pathway and secondary connection via PTSD, insomnia, rhinitis, or anxiety.4 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagTBI VA disabilityUnderstand the evidence for a TBI VA disability claim, then find a vetted neurologist or neuropsychologist for a supported nexus opinion.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
- 1 condition tagTinnitusFind a vetted audiologist or ENT who writes VA nexus letters for tinnitus claims.3 FAQ answers · pre-filtered directoryOpen
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