VA ACCREDITATION EXAM | 190 ACTUAL QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS|
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QUESTION & ANSWERS
1 of 190
Definition
-Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
-Survivors Pension
-Accrued benefits
-Parents Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
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Claimant Eligibility Requirements for
Who is eligible for DIC
Death Benefits
Personnel Information Exchange
Type of Death Benefits
System (PIES)
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diseases based on full-body exposure to mustard gas or Lewisite
presumptive reg
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38 CFR 3.159c(2); VA must continue attempts to obtain the records until records are
obtained, or it is reasonably certain that the records do not exist, or further efforts
by VA to obtain the records would be futile.
38 CFR 3.309(a)
-under 38 U.S.C. 1153, a condition for which the Veteran is seeking SC was noted at
entry
-under 38 U.S.C. 1111, a condition for which the Veteran is seeking SC was not noted
at entry but evidence proves that the condition pre-existed service
38 CFR 3.316
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,Definition
the primary means ROs use to request STRs and personnel records
from NPRC
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Military Personnel Tracking System Veterans Records Management
(MPTS) System (VRMS)
Personnel Information
Service History Database (SHD)
Exchange System (PIES)
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Term
What are accrued benefits?
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an income match with IRS and SSA that allows VA to ensure a beneficiary continues
to be entitled to VA benefits. The match is conducted only:
-after a grant of benefits and only if there is a current award
-unlike upfront verification, without the initiation of a claim from a Veteran or
survivor
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Midentified Mupon Mreview Mof Mthe Mclaims Mfolder Mduring Mthe Mdecision-making Mprocess Mfor
an Mexpressly Mclaimed Missue
Accrued Mbenefits Mare Mthose Mthat Mare Mdue Mto Mthe Mbeneficiary, Mbut Mare Mnot
Mpaid Mprior Mto Mhis Mor Mher Mdeath. MIf Mdeath Moccurred Mpre M12/16/03 Maccrued
Mbenefits Mpayable Mare Mlimited Mto Ma Mperiod Mnot Mto Mexceed Mtwo Myears Mprior Mto
Mthe Mlast Mdate Mof Mentitlement. MAfter, Mthere Mis Mno Mrestriction.
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Don't Mknow?
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Definition
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National MCemetery
Veteran's MBenefits MAdministration M
Administration
Department MOf MVeteran MAffairs Veterans MService MCenter
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2026 UPDATE| 100% CORRECT.
Correct
Incorrect
QUESTION & ANSWERS
1 of 190
Definition
-Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
-Survivors Pension
-Accrued benefits
-Parents Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
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Claimant Eligibility Requirements for
Who is eligible for DIC
Death Benefits
Personnel Information Exchange
Type of Death Benefits
System (PIES)
1/155
, Don't know?
2 of 190
Term
diseases based on full-body exposure to mustard gas or Lewisite
presumptive reg
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38 CFR 3.159c(2); VA must continue attempts to obtain the records until records are
obtained, or it is reasonably certain that the records do not exist, or further efforts
by VA to obtain the records would be futile.
38 CFR 3.309(a)
-under 38 U.S.C. 1153, a condition for which the Veteran is seeking SC was noted at
entry
-under 38 U.S.C. 1111, a condition for which the Veteran is seeking SC was not noted
at entry but evidence proves that the condition pre-existed service
38 CFR 3.316
Don't know?
3 of 190
2/155
,Definition
the primary means ROs use to request STRs and personnel records
from NPRC
Give this one a try later!
Military Personnel Tracking System Veterans Records Management
(MPTS) System (VRMS)
Personnel Information
Service History Database (SHD)
Exchange System (PIES)
Don't know?
4 of 190
Term
What are accrued benefits?
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an income match with IRS and SSA that allows VA to ensure a beneficiary continues
to be entitled to VA benefits. The match is conducted only:
-after a grant of benefits and only if there is a current award
-unlike upfront verification, without the initiation of a claim from a Veteran or
survivor
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Midentified Mupon Mreview Mof Mthe Mclaims Mfolder Mduring Mthe Mdecision-making Mprocess Mfor
an Mexpressly Mclaimed Missue
Accrued Mbenefits Mare Mthose Mthat Mare Mdue Mto Mthe Mbeneficiary, Mbut Mare Mnot
Mpaid Mprior Mto Mhis Mor Mher Mdeath. MIf Mdeath Moccurred Mpre M12/16/03 Maccrued
Mbenefits Mpayable Mare Mlimited Mto Ma Mperiod Mnot Mto Mexceed Mtwo Myears Mprior Mto
Mthe Mlast Mdate Mof Mentitlement. MAfter, Mthere Mis Mno Mrestriction.
any Mcomplete Mclaim, Mother Mthan Ma Msupplemental Mclaim, Mfor Ma Mbenefit Mon Ma Mform
prescribed Mby Mthe MSecretary, Mfor Ma Mnew Mcondition Mor Mgrant Mof Ma Mnew Mbenefit
M(never Mbeen Mclaimed Mbefore) Mfiled Mafter Mreceipt MofMthe MoriginalMclaim
Don't Mknow?
5 MofM190
Definition
under the VA covers funerals and burial for veterans
M M M M M M M M
Give Mthis Mone Ma Mtry Mlater!
National MCemetery
Veteran's MBenefits MAdministration M
Administration
Department MOf MVeteran MAffairs Veterans MService MCenter
Don't Mknow?
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