VA Decision Letter Decoder: Understand Your Rating Decision and Your Options
Free VA decision letter decoder. Add your rating decision and see what was granted or denied, the likely reason, your review options and your deadline.
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TBI VA Rating: How VA Rates Traumatic Brain Injury at 10%, 40%, 70% or 100% (2026)
VA rates TBI (traumatic brain injury) under Diagnostic Code 8045 at 0, 10, 40, 70 or 100%. The 10 areas VA scores, the evidence that helps and what to claim.
VA Disability Ratings by Condition: The Rating Schedule, Body System by Body System
Find how VA rates your condition. VA disability ratings organized by body system, with our plain-English guides and the official criteria for each.
State Veteran Benefits: What Each State Offers and Where to Apply
State veteran benefits for disabled veterans, from property tax exemptions to tuition waivers, with the official veterans agency for all 50 states and D.C.
VA Back Pay Calculator: Estimate Your Retroactive Pay
Free VA back pay calculator. Enter your effective date, decision date and rating to estimate your retroactive lump sum, using VA’s rates for each year.
Sinusitis and Rhinitis VA Ratings: Criteria, Burn Pit Presumption and Evidence
How VA rates chronic sinusitis by episodes per year and rhinitis by nasal obstruction, plus the PACT Act presumption for burn pit veterans.
Plantar Fasciitis and Flat Feet VA Ratings: Criteria and How to Claim Them
How VA rates plantar fasciitis under Diagnostic Code 5269 and flat feet under 5276, what each percentage requires, and how to document foot pain.
Shoulder VA Rating: Range of Motion, Dominant Arm and Rotator Cuff Injuries
VA rates shoulder conditions mainly on how high you can raise your arm, with higher ratings for the dominant side. The criteria and how to prepare for the exam.
Radiculopathy and Sciatica VA Rating: Nerve Pain in the Arms and Legs
Radiculopathy is rated separately from the spine, for each affected limb. The sciatic nerve and arm ratings from mild to severe, and how to claim it.
Hypertension VA Rating: Blood Pressure Readings, Medication and How to Claim It
VA rates hypertension (high blood pressure) from 10% to 60% under Diagnostic Code 7101. The reading criteria, the medication rule, and how to claim it.