25 condition guides · 3 claims hub guides
Every condition guide, grouped by the kind of claim you’re filing.
Plain-language reads from VetVerity — each condition guide walks a single VA condition through what a strong nexus letter looks like, what records to have ready, and the language the VA discount letters return. The claims filing walkthrough covers the full process from Intent to File through the supplemental-claim appeals lane. The other claims hub guides cover representation and scam awareness.
3 claims hub guides
Claims hub guides
Practical reads on filing, representation, and protecting yourself while you build a VA disability claim.
- Claims hubHow to file a VA disability claimA six-step walkthrough of the VA claims process — Intent to File, evidence, nexus letter, submission, C&P exam, and the supplemental-claim appeals lane.Open the Open the guide
- Claims hubVSO vs. VA-accredited attorneyWhen the free VSO track fits your claim and when a paid VA-accredited attorney or claims agent is the right call — accreditation, fees, and escalation.Open the Open the guide
- Claims hubVA claims scams: how to spot nexus letter millsHow to spot nexus letter mills, fake representatives, upfront-fee schemes, and rating boosters—and verify help before sharing money or records.Open the Open the guide
4 conditions
Mental health
PTSD, MST, depression, and anxiety claims — opinion letters by a board-certified psychiatrist or psychologist.
- See the directory entryGuidePTSDA PTSD VA disability claim connects a current diagnosis to a specific in-service stressor — which may involve combat, military sexual trauma (MST), an accident…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideMSTAn MST claim turns on a single piece of medical reasoning: an independent opinion that links your current PTSD diagnosis to a specific in-service sexual assaul…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideDepressionA depression claim (major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, or depression secondary to a service-connected condition) is service-connection-…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideAnxietyAn anxiety claim (generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, or anxiety secondary to a service-connected condition) is service-connection-by-opinion: the DS…Open the Read the guide
8 conditions
Musculoskeletal & chronic pain
Back, joint, radiculopathy, and chronic-pain claims — opinion letters by an orthopedist, PM&R, or pain specialist.
- See the directory entryGuideBack painBack and joint claims are among the highest-volume VA disability filings, and they almost always turn on a single piece of medical reasoning: an independent op…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideKnee conditionsA knee claim (knee strain, meniscal tear, ACL / MCL injury, patellofemoral pain, post-surgical residuals, or degenerative joint disease) is service-connection-…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideKnee conditionsA knee-condition claim — osteoarthritis, a meniscal tear, or patellofemoral syndrome — is service-connection-by-opinion: the diagnosis is established by curren…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideShoulder conditionsA shoulder claim (rotator-cuff tear, labral tear, impingement syndrome, post-surgical residuals, or frozen shoulder) is service-connection-by-opinion: the shou…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideShoulder conditionsA shoulder-condition claim — a rotator-cuff tear, impingement syndrome, a labral tear, post-surgical residuals, or frozen shoulder — is service-connection-by-o…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuidePlantar fasciitisA plantar fasciitis claim is service-connection-by-opinion: the plantar heel pain diagnosis is established by a current podiatric or orthopedic foot-and-ankle…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideRadiculopathyA radiculopathy claim (cervical, thoracic, lumbar radiculopathy, or sciatica) is service-connection-by-opinion: the nerve-compression diagnosis is established…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideFibromyalgiaA fibromyalgia VA disability claim is service-connection-by-opinion, not presumptive-by-default — and the path your file takes depends on where you served and…Open the Read the guide
2 conditions
Sleep disorders
Sleep apnea and chronic insomnia — opinion letters that cite a sleep study or sleep diary.
- See the directory entryGuideSleep apneaA sleep apnea claim is service-connection-by-opinion. The diagnosis itself is rarely in dispute — the rater has a sleep study with an AHI in front of them. The…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideInsomnia / sleep disordersA chronic insomnia claim is most often filed as a secondary condition to a service-connected disability — service-connected PTSD with documented sleep disturba…Open the Read the guide
2 conditions
Hearing & vestibular
Tinnitus and hearing loss — opinion letters by an audiologist or ENT citing the audiometric baseline.
- See the directory entryGuideTinnitusTinnitus is commonly documented through the veteran’s own description of recurring ringing, buzzing, or other sound with a clinician’s current assessment. Serv…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideHearing lossHearing loss is one of the highest-volume VA disability claims by claim count, and service connection turns almost entirely on an audiologist or ENT opinion le…Open the Read the guide
2 conditions
Neurological
TBI residuals and migraine claims — opinion letters by a neurologist, headache specialist, or neuropsychologist.
- See the directory entryGuideTBIA traumatic brain injury (TBI) claim is built around a service event, a current disability or residual, and a reasoned link between them. A blast, vehicle acci…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideMigrainesA migraine claim is service-connection-by-opinion: the diagnosis (chronic migraine, migraine with aura, post-traumatic migraine) is established by a neurologis…Open the Read the guide
3 conditions
Agent-Orange-linked
Type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease, chloracne and porphyria cutanea tarda, and skin-cancer claims — evidence-led guides for qualifying herbicide-related service.
- See the directory entryGuideType 2 diabetes mellitusType 2 diabetes mellitus can support a VA disability claim through the Agent Orange presumptive pathway when current service requirements are met. When a presu…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideIschemic heart diseaseIschemic heart disease (IHD), also called coronary artery disease in many medical records, may qualify for presumptive service connection after qualifying Agen…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideSkin conditionsA skin-condition claim is most often filed as Agent Orange–linked (chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, chronic dermatitis with documented Vietnam / qualifying-…Open the Read the guide
2 conditions
Burn-pit-linked
PACT Act respiratory claims — opinion letters by a pulmonologist tied to a documented post-9/11 deployment.
- See the directory entryGuideRespiratory conditionsA respiratory claim (constrictive bronchiolitis, asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis, reactive airway disease, sarcoidosis) is most often filed under the PACT Act…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideRespiratory conditionsRespiratory conditions linked to burn-pit exposure are among the highest-volume PACT Act claims filed in recent years. Veterans searching "burn pit respiratory…Open the Read the guide
2 conditions
Other common claims
GERD and hypertension — GERD most often filed as secondary; hypertension may qualify for Agent Orange presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. §3.309(e) for qualifying Vietnam-era service.
- See the directory entryGuideGERD (acid reflux)A GERD claim (gastroesophageal reflux disease, reflux esophagitis, or hiatal hernia) is most often filed as a secondary condition to a service-connected disabi…Open the Read the guide
- See the directory entryGuideHypertensionIf you served in a qualifying Vietnam-era location, you do not need to prove that Agent Orange caused your hypertension: the VA presumes service connection und…Open the Read the guide
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