Va claim exam (c&p exam) | veterans affairs

After you file your disability benefits claim, we may ask you to have a claim exam (also known as a compensation and pension, or C&P, exam). Get answers to commonly asked questions about

the VA claim exam. WHY MIGHT I NEED A VA CLAIM EXAM? This exam will help us determine if you have a service-connected disability. It will also help us rate your disability if you have one.

We base your rating on how severe your disability is—and your rating will affect how much disability compensation you’ll receive. Compensation may include things like monthly payments and

enrollment in the VA health care program. DOES EVERYONE WHO FILES A CLAIM NEED TO HAVE A VA CLAIM EXAM? No. We’ll ask you to have a claim exam only if we need more information to decide your

claim. If you have enough medical evidence in your file to support your claim, we’ll follow the Acceptable Clinical Evidence (ACE) process. This means we’ll review your medical records and

ask you to submit more evidence if needed, instead of asking you to have an exam. Medical evidence may include doctor and hospital reports, test results, and other documents. WILL I NEED

MORE THAN ONE VA CLAIM EXAM? You may need more than one exam in these situations: * If you submit a claim for more than one condition, you may need more than one exam. We’ll try to schedule

all your exams on the same day. * For some conditions, you may need follow-up exams (called “review exams”). In a review exam, the provider will determine whether the severity of your

condition has changed since your last exam. * If you request a decision review of your claim decision, we may ask you to have another exam.