veteran benefits

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Veterans Benefits

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  BY Melissa A.
  Levine-Piro

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Service Connection

• If you served in the military, you may be
  entitled to service-connected compensation if you
  have a disability that was incurred or aggravated
  during active military service.
• A diagnosis in-service is not required as long as
  we can show through medical evidence that your
  condition likely arose during your time in the
  military.
• At Levine-Piro Law, we can help you apply for
  service connection or appeal a denial, developing
  medical and other evidence to strengthen your
  case and give you the best chance of having your
  claims approved.

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Increased Rating Claims
If you are already service-connected, the VA may
not have assigned the correct disability rating
for your conditions or, your service-connected
conditions may have worsened. In either case,
Levine-Piro Law can help you obtain an increased
disability rating, which may entitle you to
increased monthly compensation. In addition, if
your service-connected conditions prevent you
from working, you may be entitled to Total
Disability Based On Individual Unemployability,
a benefit which again may result in increased
compensation to you.The medical criteria and the
law in this area are complex, but Levine-Piro Law
can assist you in obtaining the compensation you
deserve.
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Effective Dates

• Generally, when you are awarded service
  connection, VA will assign you an effective
  date of the date on which you filed your claim,
  resulting in retroactive benefits back to that
  date
• The lawyers at Levine-Piro Law will examine your
  VA claims file with a fine-toothed comb to
  determine whether you may be entitled to an
  earlier effective date, which could result in a
  larger award to you.
• However, you may actually be entitled to benefits
  dating farther back

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THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
At Levine-Piro Law we can help you navigate the
VA claims and appeals process so you get the
benefits you deserve. Call us at 978-637-2048 or
e-mail us at office_at_levinepirolaw.com to schedule
a consultation
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