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OFFICER TESTBANK WITH Q&A
CORRECT ANSWER ALREADY
PASSED
BM?
V
CORRECT ANSWER— Veterans Benefit Manual
n Advocates 1st Rule?
A
CORRECT ANSWER— Do no harm
hat document is required to represent a Veteran?
W
CORRECT ANSWER— Power of Attorney(POA)
an there be more than one POA active at any given time?
C
CORRECT ANSWER— No, there cannot be more than one POA active at the same time
VA?
B
CORRECT ANSWER— Board of Veterans Appeals
ow many regional offices are there nationally?
H
CORRECT ANSWER— 58
A has a duel role when it comes to claims, those are?
V
CORRECT ANSWER— Be a friend to the Veterans but also be a guardian of the tax payer
ow can a claimant reopen a case filed by the VA as "final?"
H
CORRECT ANSWER— By presenting new and material evidence
, hat is new evidence?
W
CORRECT ANSWER— Evidence that has not already been submitted to the VA
hat is material evidence?
W
CORRECT ANSWER— Evidence that helps prove a previously unproven fact
hen can the VA deny a claim?
W
CORRECT ANSWER— If the weight of the evidence is (more than half) against the claim
uty to Assist?
D
CORRECT ANSWER— VA has the duty to assist claimants who submit a reasonably
possible claim in developing evidence to support their claims
hat helps makes an advocates claim successful?
W
CORRECT ANSWER— Present reasons why the benefit should be granted and cite
appropriate statues and regulations using the VA's adjudication procedures manual
(M21-1MR).
21-1MR?
M
CORRECT ANSWER— VA's Adjudication Procedures Manual
hat are the 3 elements of a disability compensation claim?
W
CORRECT ANSWER— 1. Veteran must currently suffer a disability or have suffered from
disability since the claim was filed 2. Must be some incident in service that could have
caused the condition and 3. There must be some way of linking that current condition to
that incident.
Departments of the VA?
3
CORRECT ANSWER— Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Veterans Health
Administration (VHA), Central VA Office (VACO): national Cemetery, General Counsel,
Office of Inspector General.
RO?
D
CORRECT ANSWER— Decision Review Officer