This Self-Help Guide (Guide) is intended to help you, with the help of your advocate, present a claim for disability benefits to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The VA provides many types of benefits (for example, education, health care, home loans, and insurance). This Guide focuses on service-connected compensation and non-service connected pension benefits paid by the VA to veterans.

This Guide does not cover everything about the VA's compensation and pension programs. It is a basic overview designed to help you help your advocate in your attempt to obtain VA compensation and pension benefits.

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