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Frequently Used VA Forms
Do I Need To Turn In Any Additional Forms?
In some cases, you may need to turn in one or more additional forms to support your disability claim.
Personal Statement
Get VA Form 21-4138 to download
Lay/Witness Statement
Get VA Form 21-10210 to download
High Level Review (HLR) Form
Get VA Form 20-0996 to download
Supplemental Form
Get VA Form 20-0995 to download
If You're:
You'll Need To Turn In
A National Guard and Reserve member >
All your service treatment and personnel records from your unit(s) Headline
Claiming Individual
Unemployability >
Both of these:
A Veteran’s Application for Increased Compensation Based on Unemployability (VA Form 21-8940)
Get VA Form 21-8940 to download
and
A Request for Employment Information in Connection with Claim for Disability Benefits (VA Form 21-4192)
Claiming posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) >
A Statement in Support of Claim for Service Connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (VA Form 21-0781)
Claiming Specially Adapted Housing or a Special Home Adaptation >
An Application in Acquiring Specially Adapted Housing or Special Home Adaptation Grant (VA Form 26-4555)
Claiming an auto allowance >
An Application for Automobile or Other Conveyance and Adaptive Equipment (VA Form 21-4502)
Claiming an auto adaptive-equipment grant >
An Application for Adaptive Equipment—Motor Vehicle (VA Form 10-1394)
Claiming additional benefits because you or your spouse needs Aid and Attendance >
An Examination for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-2680)
Claiming Aid and Attendance because you’re in a nursing home >
A Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779)
Authorizing the release of your medical records
to VA >
Authorization to Disclose Information to VA (VA Form 21-4142)
Claiming dependents >
A Declaration of Status of Dependents (VA Form 21-686c)
Get VA Form 21-686c to download
And:
If your dependent is a child in school between the ages of 18 and 23
, you’ll also need to turn in a Request for Approval of School Attendance (VA Form 21-674).
Get VA Form 21-674 to download
If your dependent is a seriously disabled child, you’ll also need to turn in all private medical records for the child’s disabilities.
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