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38 CFR Mastery for VA Claims
Learn how 38 CFR Part 4 is organized, how rating criteria are written, and what to verify in the current official text.
6 practical modules
~3 hours of content
Built for veterans
What You'll Learn
A structured framework for reading regulations, organizing questions, and comparing evidence language with published criteria.
How to navigate the structure of 38 CFR Part 4
Diagnostic code reading practice
Evidence-language comparison templates
Combined rating math explained in plain language
Secondary and analogous rating concepts
Effective date and appeal fundamentals
Claim file organization checklists
Prompts to verify the current official text
Course Modules
38 CFR Foundations
20 minUnderstand Part 4 structure and where each condition is rated
Diagnostic Code Interpretation
25 minRead rating language and identify the criteria listed for each level
Evidence Alignment
30 minPractice comparing evidence language with published criteria
Combined Ratings Math
25 minUnderstand the published combined-ratings method and its limits
Secondary and Analogous Ratings
30 minLearn how secondary and analogous ratings are described in the regulations
Effective Dates and Appeals
30 minReview the concepts behind effective dates and appeal options
Master the Regulation, Not the Rumors
Build a durable strategy grounded in the actual CFR language used in rating decisions.
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Criteria-reading worksheet
Evidence-language comparison templates
Decision-review checklist
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