GONZO Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Can I add additional disabilites to a open claim that is in the "gathering evidence" stage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Vync Posted August 21, 2018 Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Share Posted August 21, 2018 Welcome to Hadit! Just because you filed a disability claim, you do not need to wait for it to be completed in order to file for additional disabilities. The VA uses the SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES to classify and rate disabilities. What you might consider an additional disability could be viewed by the VA as either part of the same disability, or perhaps a completely different disability. For example, if you filed a disability claim due to a lumbar L3-L4 disc problem, but want to file for the adjacent disc L4-L5, then the VA would consider that the same disability because the rating schedule considers all discs within the lumbar spine to be a single disability. However, if you filed a disability claim due to a lumbar L3-L4 disc problem, but filed for sciatica because it impacts your legs, then that would be considered a completely separate disability. In this case, the sciatica would be considered secondary to your lumbar disability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GONZO Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Thanks for a quick response.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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