- 314
- Episodes
- 103
- Transcribed
- 40
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 24M
- YouTube views
About Veterans Legal Lowdown: VA Benefits Explained
Veterans Legal Lowdown is a podcast created by Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD, a law firm representing veterans nationwide on their VA disability claims. In each episode, our legal team breaks down a veterans law topic--from Burn Pits to Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) and VA claim hacks to the latest VA news. This is CCK On Air.
- Publisher
- CCK
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 May 2019
- Latest episode
- 19 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
103 of 314 episodes have a transcript.
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Static (Permanent) vs. Likely to Improve: Why Your VA Rating Decision Matters
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Intent to File: Are You Preserving the Earliest Possible Effective Date?
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Biggest VA Claim and Appeal MISTAKES & How to Avoid Them
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Static (Permanent) vs. Likely to Improve: Why Your VA Rating Decision Matters
Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] A condition does not have to be labeled permanent to be protected from routine reexaminations. VA uses different internal classifications, and one of the most important is whether a condition is considered static or likely to improve. This is where 38 CFR 3.327 comes in. That regulation governs when VA can schedule future examinations. VA is allowed to order reexaminations only when there is a reasonable likelihood of improvement. In plain English, VA should not keep rechecking conditions that are stable, chronic, or medically unlikely to improve. The regulation specifically says reexaminations are not required when the disability is static, the disability has persisted at the same level for five years or more, the veteran is over the age of 55, or the condition is permanent in character and not expected to improve. […]
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- Robert Chisholm
- Brad Hennings
- Michael Lostritto
- Alyse Phillips
- Maura Black
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- YouTube views
- 24,441,122
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 35 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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- Quality
- 48
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 90
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