Nexus VeteransNexus VeteransYou received your Nexus Letter. Now you have a very reasonable question: What am I supposed to do with it?
A Nexus Letter is medical evidence supporting the relationship between your diagnosed condition and your military service, or between your diagnosed condition and another disability that the VA has already determined is service connected.
Nexus Veterans cannot file your VA disability claim for you. We provide you the Nexus Letter, which is the evidence you need to file for your claim.
If you have never filed a VA disability claim before, the process can seem intimidating. The good news is that many Veterans file their own claims directly through VA.gov. This guide will walk you through the basic process, explain where your Nexus Letter fits, and help you understand what generally happens next. Click any card to open that part of the guide.
Important
Nexus Veterans provides medical-record analysis and independent medical evidence. We are not the Department of Veterans Affairs, a Veterans Service Organization (VSO), or a VA-accredited representative. We do not prepare, file, prosecute, or decide VA disability claims. This guide is provided for general educational purposes.
If you want assistance preparing or pursuing your VA claim, you must work with a VA-accredited VSO representative, claims agent, or attorney.
Find a VA-accredited representative: VA.gov: Get help from an accredited representative or VSO
Figure out what you need to file and get your evidence in order.
Your answer changes what you may need to file: a new disability claim, or a decision review such as a Supplemental Claim, Higher-Level Review, or Board Appeal.
An Intent to File can establish a potential earlier effective date while you finish preparing your claim.
Your Nexus Letter is an important piece of evidence, but it is usually not the only evidence involved in a disability claim.
Understand how your condition is being connected to service (direct, secondary, or presumptive) and make sure your claim matches what your Nexus Letter actually says.
Submitting your claim and your Nexus Letter through the VA.gov.
What generally happens once the VA has your claim.
What the VA does once your claim is submitted, and what to know if the VA schedules a Compensation and Pension (C&P) exam.
What granted, denied, and deferred mean, how to read your decision letter, and what to do if you were denied.
Common questions and every VA link and form mentioned in this guide.
Have a Nexus Veterans Letter and received a VA decision?