Obesity and VA Disability Benefits

**VA News Update**
0:00 Introduction
0:18 OIG Report on Unwarranted VA Medical Exams
2:19 HVAC Hearing – Is VA ready for Appeals Reform?
**Obesity and VA Compensation**
6:40 How is obesity diagnosed?
7:28 What percentage of veterans are overweight or obese?
7:49 Does VA consider obesity a disability?
10:12 How can veterans get service connected for problems related to obesity? What is an “intermediate step”? [WITH INFOGRAPHIC!]
12:05 Examples (including sleep apnea and back conditions)
13:58 How might the recent Saunders ruling on pain impact obesity-related VA claims? **link to Ortho Ratings vid**
15:24 How does VA rate obesity-related conditions?
16:33 How could a recent precedential decision by the VA Office of General Counsel impact VA claims related to obesity?
19:25 What are some examples of conditions that could be service connected through obesity?
20:07 Common mistakes VA makes in adjudicating obesity-related claims
22:19 Practical tips for obesity-related VA claims

**READ the blog post here: https://cck-law.com/news/obesi....ty-and-va-disability

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