Veterans’ Legal Series Episode 3: “Evaluating the Degree of Disability of a Service-Connected Disability”

In this third installment of the Veterans’ Legal Series from the City Bar Justice Center, Veterans Assistance Project Director Kent Eiler discusses how the VA evaluates the degree of disability of a service-connected injury or disease. After the VA determines a veteran is eligible to receive (and qualifies for) disability compensation, Kent explains the next step in the VA’s process in which it determines the severity of the disability and assigns a percentage evaluation, from 0 to 100, based on the VA’s Schedule for Rating Disabilities.  See more at:

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Veterans who reside in New York City: For free help with VA benefits for low-income veterans residing in NYC, please call 212-382-4722 or visit the Justice Center’s Veterans Assistance Project web page.