VA is Veterans Affairs. They are supposed to help veterans get benefits and medical care. Its kind of like ssd for veterans. The only thing is they won't do a darn thing to help you without a fight because of costs. In that they differ from ssd. Every legal job you hold in the USA you pay into SS. With the VA its the fact we served in the military that gets us in. I filed originally when I got out of the military and got 20% for patello femoral syndrome. Now I am filing for CRPS. Would like to get atleast 60% through the va then I am also thinking of filing for ssd. It all depends on what happens but this time I'm not that naive young kid I was back then. If I need to I am going to get a lawyer and appeal the tar out of them. Im not fighting for me but for my babies. Its now a matter of necessity that I fight and get the disability rating I need to care for them.