Understanding the 5 Year Rule

In this video, Attorney and former adjudicator Casey Walker walks through how to understand the 5 year rule. We hope this video is helpful on your journey of getting the benefits you deserve.
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00:00 Intro
00:00:05:23 Understanding the VA's Five Year Rule
00:00:15:08 Explaining the Purpose of the Five Year Rule
00:00:25:04 Determining Improvement of Symptoms
00:00:31:10 VA Cannot Schedule Future Examination After Five Years
00:00:41:13 Putting the Five Year Rule into Context
00:00:48:05 Example of Future Examination Scheduling for Migraines
00:00:58:18 VA Did Not Schedule Future Examination
00:01:07:20 Heightened Burden to Bring in a Veteran for Reexamination
00:01:35:09 VA Adjudicators Instructed on Totality of Evidence
00:01:39:04 Taking Single Examination Out of Context
00:02:06:20 Importance of Looking at All Treatment Records
00:02:15:04 Example of Misinterpreting Single Examination Results
00:02:44:10 Ensuring Examination is not Less Complete Than Previous One
00:03:28:13 Natural Progression of Degenerative Joint Conditions
00:03:41:09 Progression of Sprain to Arthritis Not a New Condition
00:04:18:09 Avoiding Misdiagnosis in Mental Health Evaluations
00:04:39:23 Generalized Anxiety Disorder as a Symptom of PTSD
00:05:01:09 Good Months Do Not Indicate Absence of PTSD
00:05:16:13 Considering Factors Before Flippantly Bringing for Examination
00:05:45:15 Unique Considerations for Future Examinations
00:05:47:11 Difficulty Appealing Future Examination at Outset
00:06:06:05 Possible Consequences of Appealing Disability Evaluation
00:06:32:07 Another Examination Ordered by BVA Judge
00:07:07:15 Five Year Rule Doesn't Prohibit Future Examinations
00:07:22:06 Heightened Burden for Scheduling Future Exams
00:07:37:23 Overwhelming the VA with Documentation and Evidence
00:08:07:11 Mitigating Potential for Future Examination
00:08:16:03 Wrapping Up on Understanding the Five Year Rule
00:08:23:23 Outro

[@ronaldhaugen5967]

😂 right to the point great video ❤

[@VADisabilityGroup]

Thx for watching!

[@OmANnIe]

Thank you so much, i do frind this information helpful.

[@VADisabilityGroup]

Thank you!

[@michaeldavis9774]

Being in the business of helping veterans with disabilities, it would be nice to speak up in this video. My speakers are full up and it sounds like you are mumbling.
I could hear enough to fill in the gaps from the low level you recorder the video with. But not enough to get enough info to actually CLEARLY hear what was said.
I am a 67 year old 50% disabled veteran. I sure wish I could have been able to hear this.

[@VADisabilityGroup]

We have taken this into consideration and ordered new microphones and equipment. We are sorry this was difficult for you to hear and hope our future videos remedy this problem. Thanks for the comment!
-VADG