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VETERAN SERVICE OFFI CER
(VSO) EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question : What are the general types of evidence
used to present a VA claim?
Correct answer: -Medical records
-Service Records -Expert witness Statements -Lay Witness statements
-ANY documentary Evidence
Question : What are the 13 types of claims?
Correct answer: 1) Compensation (COMP)
2) Appeal 3) Pension (PENS) 4) DIC (Dependency And Indemnity Compensation)
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5) Medical Examination Reports (MER) 6) Burial 7) Death Pension (DTH PENS) 8) Medical ( VHA/Champ VA) 9) Education (EDUC) 10) MKRS (Markers/ grave headstones) 11) Medals (MDLS) 12) Insurance (INS) 13) Financial Assistance (FA)
Question : VA Services
Correct answer: VA Benifits- Compensation,
Pension, GI BILL VA Healthcare (VHA)- Hospitals and clinics VA Cemitary- Cemitary, Markers/ Headstones
Question : What is direct service connection?
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Correct answer: A digonosis directly connected to a
vets military service caused by an event, injury, or illness.
EX: burn pits, hearing loss, Agent Orange, etc...
Question : What is Aggravated service connection?
Correct answer: a pre-existing injury or disease to
have been aggravated by active military service when there is an increase in disability during active military service
EX: Traumatic Arthritis, Hypertensive Vascular
Disease, Major Depression.
Question : What is Secondary service connection
Correct answer: when a service-connected disability
has caused or has aggravated a new or pre-existing condition, illness, or injury
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EX: a vet is service connected for diabetes and later
develops heart disease due to the service related diabetes.
Question : What is presumptive service connected?
Correct answer: VA automatically presumes that
certain disabilities were caused by military service.This is because of the unique circumstances of a specific Veteran's military service.
Current diognosis -> Nexus -> service related injury
Question : OMPF access via: Correct answer: DPRIS after listed dates: