Avoid These Common Veterans Disability Benefits Mistakes

If you or a loved one are entitled to veteran’s disability benefits, it is extremely important that your application is accurately prepared and free of errors. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is highly rigorous, and its disability benefits guidelines are very strict. So much so that even the tiniest mistake can jeopardize your application. Even if you have applied before and been denied, if you did military service and were injured or have developed an illness because of your service, you are still entitled to disability benefits. Applying for these benefits can have its pitfalls, and there are several commonly-made mistakes that should be avoided. Excluding errors such as these will give your application a better chance of being approved. By involving a Long Beach personal injury lawyer, you can avoid these three mistakes most people make.

Waiting Too Long to Apply

It is crucial that you start work on applying for disability benefits as soon as your illnesses or injuries start to affect you. The reason for this is a matter of evidence. This evidence is vital to your application and needs to be recorded as a matter of urgency.

This is because evidence often disappears quickly making it difficult to connect and relate your injury or illnesses to your military service. This is where it is important to have an attorney. A lawyer can help you collect the evidence necessary to link your health problems with your service. Contact a Long Beach personal injury attorney as soon as you are impacted by your illness or injury.

Minimizing Your Symptoms

In your application, make sure that you spell out exactly how your injuries or illnesses have affected you. Many veterans are very hesitant to do this for various reasons. The thing is, if you are as comprehensive and honest as you can be, the VA is more likely to be able to make an accurate assessment of your case.

If you leave out information, the VA might think that you are healthier than you are. For example, symptoms such as depression and other mental difficulties might be hard for some people to admit. Some brush such symptoms off as weakness, but these emotional or mental symptoms are just as important as any physical or social problems might be.

Going in without a plan

If you were in the army, did you ever go out on maneuver without a plan? Or if you were a navy submariner, did you get into your craft without knowing what to do if a torpedo got stuck in the tube? You’ve been in tough situations, but what you always had was a plan. If you’re going to apply to the VA for disability benefits, it’s important for you to have a plan. This way, your claims process will go far more smoothly than without a clear game plan. To help you plan your application and help you avoid the pitfalls of applying, contact a Long Beach personal injury lawyer for assistance. He or she can assist you with a clear way forward for your claim.

Contact Belal Hamideh Law for Information 

Call Belal Hamideh by dialing 1-888-277-6122 for more information on how a Long Beach personal injury lawyer can assist you with the process of filing a claim and receiving maximum benefits.