Originally Posted by
Hotel Kilo
Your are obviously not familiar with the VA Ratings Document. Ask a military person about it. In short the VA doc will go thru your entire military medical history and pull out things, some very insignificant, they think will attribute to the person getting the highest disability rating possible. Many things are mundane, some are not. And like my brother, he had OSA so had to get an SI for that. He also had 8 other things listed that he recevied no $$$ for but are listed as service connected medical conditions with disablity rating of zero. None are disqualifying or require any other testing outside of a class 1 medical. However, the FAA has those findings and nothing precludes them from having my brother get one of those "investigated" or tested for further means should they so decide.
I am familiar.
The VA doc will only go through your record if you let him. You don't have to ever have anything to do with the VA as a service member or vet unless you want to, and make an appointment and go see them.
During a VA review, you sign paperwork to apply for disability. You don't have to sign that, and you can be selective about what you apply for.
People engage with the VA because $. And it's a whole lot less money than a major airline career. Need to be smart about it.