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Service connection is the relationship of a particular disabling condition to the veteran's service.
What are the types of service connection?
A. Direct, Secondary, Transitory Illness
B. Direct, Secondary, Aggravation, Transitory Illness
C. Direct, Secondary, Aggravation, Congenital defects
D. Direct, Secondary, Presumption, Aggravation correct answers D
Which of the following is not a means of service connection?
A. Direct
B. Secondary
C. 38 USC 1151
D. Presumptive correct answers C
An original application for service connected disability compensation should be made on VA
Form ________.
A. 21-534EZ
B. 21-527EZ
C. 21-526EZ correct answers C
A veteran who has held a disability rating for ________ may not have the rating reduced or
severed except for a claim based on fraud.
A. 5 years
B. 10 years
C. 15 years
D. 20 years correct answers D
Total disability due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is compensation paid at the 100%
level to a veteran who is unable to secure and maintain or follow a substantially gainful
occupation. (True or False) correct answers T
There is a minimum length of service requirement for direct service compensation. (True or
False) correct answers F
Direct service connection is the relationship of a particular disabling condition to the veteran's
service. This is accomplished by showing that the condition was a pre-existing condition. (True
or False) correct answers F
If a veteran has two conditions each rated at 50% disabling, at what rate would the veteran be
paid? correct answers B
A pre-existing disability that becomes permanently worse during service will be held to have
been aggravated by service. (True or False) correct answers T
, A 100% rating under 38 CFR 4.30 for surgery and convalescence may be assigned even if the
veteran is not hospitalized. (True or False) correct answers T
Which of the following is an example of direct service connection?
A. A combat wound
B. A form of cancer diagnosed in service
C. Any injury incurred while on authorized leave, other than willful misconduct
D. Any of the above correct answers D
What must be submitted for the VA to consider a claim for an increased disability rating?
A. Medical evidence proving an increase in disability
B. All private treatment records from the date of discharge
C. A statement by a private physician requesting the VA to reconsider the condition
D. VA Form 21-526EZ requesting an increased evaluation correct answers D
Service connection may be granted for any injury or disease that was incurred or aggravated by
active military service. (True or False) correct answers F
If a veteran has two or more service-connected conditions with each individually rated as non-
disabling (0%) but which together clearly interfere with normal employability, compensation
may be authorized at the 10% rate, but not in combination with any other rating. (True or False)
correct answers T
VA considers permanent and total disability if the following exists:
A. Age 65 or older
B. Patient in a nursing home
C. In receipt of Social Security Disability
D. All of the above correct answers D
All new pension claims will be filed under which VA Pension Program?
A. 306
B. Improved
C. Old Law correct answers B
A pension claimant may provide to the VA _________ to be considered for a reduction in
income.
A. Mortgage payments
B. Life insurance premiums
C. All medical expenses
D. Unreimbursed "out-of-pocket" medical expenses correct answers D
A veteran may qualify for additional pension for Aid and Attendance based solely on the need of
assistance to leave their home. (True or False) correct answers F
To be found eligible for Improved Pension, the veteran must have served _____ during a war-
time period.
Service connection is the relationship of a particular disabling condition to the veteran's service.
What are the types of service connection?
A. Direct, Secondary, Transitory Illness
B. Direct, Secondary, Aggravation, Transitory Illness
C. Direct, Secondary, Aggravation, Congenital defects
D. Direct, Secondary, Presumption, Aggravation correct answers D
Which of the following is not a means of service connection?
A. Direct
B. Secondary
C. 38 USC 1151
D. Presumptive correct answers C
An original application for service connected disability compensation should be made on VA
Form ________.
A. 21-534EZ
B. 21-527EZ
C. 21-526EZ correct answers C
A veteran who has held a disability rating for ________ may not have the rating reduced or
severed except for a claim based on fraud.
A. 5 years
B. 10 years
C. 15 years
D. 20 years correct answers D
Total disability due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is compensation paid at the 100%
level to a veteran who is unable to secure and maintain or follow a substantially gainful
occupation. (True or False) correct answers T
There is a minimum length of service requirement for direct service compensation. (True or
False) correct answers F
Direct service connection is the relationship of a particular disabling condition to the veteran's
service. This is accomplished by showing that the condition was a pre-existing condition. (True
or False) correct answers F
If a veteran has two conditions each rated at 50% disabling, at what rate would the veteran be
paid? correct answers B
A pre-existing disability that becomes permanently worse during service will be held to have
been aggravated by service. (True or False) correct answers T
, A 100% rating under 38 CFR 4.30 for surgery and convalescence may be assigned even if the
veteran is not hospitalized. (True or False) correct answers T
Which of the following is an example of direct service connection?
A. A combat wound
B. A form of cancer diagnosed in service
C. Any injury incurred while on authorized leave, other than willful misconduct
D. Any of the above correct answers D
What must be submitted for the VA to consider a claim for an increased disability rating?
A. Medical evidence proving an increase in disability
B. All private treatment records from the date of discharge
C. A statement by a private physician requesting the VA to reconsider the condition
D. VA Form 21-526EZ requesting an increased evaluation correct answers D
Service connection may be granted for any injury or disease that was incurred or aggravated by
active military service. (True or False) correct answers F
If a veteran has two or more service-connected conditions with each individually rated as non-
disabling (0%) but which together clearly interfere with normal employability, compensation
may be authorized at the 10% rate, but not in combination with any other rating. (True or False)
correct answers T
VA considers permanent and total disability if the following exists:
A. Age 65 or older
B. Patient in a nursing home
C. In receipt of Social Security Disability
D. All of the above correct answers D
All new pension claims will be filed under which VA Pension Program?
A. 306
B. Improved
C. Old Law correct answers B
A pension claimant may provide to the VA _________ to be considered for a reduction in
income.
A. Mortgage payments
B. Life insurance premiums
C. All medical expenses
D. Unreimbursed "out-of-pocket" medical expenses correct answers D
A veteran may qualify for additional pension for Aid and Attendance based solely on the need of
assistance to leave their home. (True or False) correct answers F
To be found eligible for Improved Pension, the veteran must have served _____ during a war-
time period.
