Nexus Letter for Erectile Dysfunction Secondary to Diabetes
ED secondary to service-connected diabetes never gets its own rating percentage. What the nexus letter must prove, and where the money actually comes from.
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Guidance on VA nexus letters, secondary conditions, and the disability claims process.
Nexus Letter for Depression Secondary to TBI
Depression after a service-connected TBI can be a secondary VA claim. What the nexus letter must prove, and when the VA rates the two conditions separately.
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Nexus Letter for Tinnitus Secondary to Hearing Loss
VA's manual tells the rater to grant tinnitus directly, not as a 3.310 secondary claim. Why Board practice varies, what DC 6260 adds, and when you need no letter.
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Nexus Letter for Hypertension Secondary to Sleep Apnea
How to prove hypertension is secondary to service-connected sleep apnea, why the claim can be granted at 0 percent, and the one record a nexus letter cannot fix.
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Nexus Letter for IBS Secondary to PTSD
How to prove IBS is secondary to service-connected PTSD, what DC 7319 pays, and the Gulf War route that can make a nexus letter unnecessary.
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Nexus Letter for Depression Secondary to Chronic Pain
How to prove depression is secondary to service-connected chronic pain, why pain severity does not raise the rating, and what Saunders does not give you.
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