Accreditation from VA
We provide Study Materials, Sample Questions with Answers, and
"1 On 1" Phone Coaching to help financial practitioners, care managers, home care providers and facilities prepare for and pass the exam with VA to become accredited agents. Individuals who are not accredited (see 38 USC§ 5901) cannot offer advice or help to anyone on filing a claim for VA benefits. Those who help veterans -- without accreditation -- violate federal law and are operating at serious risk!
These materials can be purchased separately from the rest of our package.
OPTION 1
Use this option if you only want to purchase the study materials which include the following:
- "Training Manual for the Accredited Agents Exam",
- "Preparing for the Accredited Agents Exam",
- "Selections from Title 38 Code Of Federal Regulations Pertaining to the Accredited Agents Exam", and
- 345 Sample Questions with answers
OPTION 2
This option has 2 additional items, (1) phone coaching and (2) a claims package. The phone consultations are for help with studying for the exam or assisting a veteran with a claim. The claims package is an extremely useful tool created to assist any veteran or their spouse prepare all of the documents and forms necessary to submit a complete application. Becoming accredited will not introduce you to the application forms nor help you understand the application process (the claims package will do all of this). Your purchase includes the following:
- Claims Package: 3 folders with pdf forms, checklists, and instructions,
- Phone consultations: help with studying for the test and help with your 1st application,
- "Training Manual for the Accredited Agents Exam",
- "Preparing for the Accredited Agents Exam",
- "Selections from Title 38 Code Of Federal Regulations Pertaining to the Accredited Agents Exam", and
- 345 Sample Questions with answers
Feel free to call (800) 989-8137 for questions or more information.
About Accreditation
Accreditation refers to the authority granted by the VA to those who meet the standards established by the VA. VA's stated purpose in requiring accreditation is to ensure that claimants for VA benefits receive "qualified assistance in preparing and presenting their claims."
Individuals who are not accredited should not be offering advice to anyone on filing a claim for pension. In order to provide a consultation on a client's individual claim you must be accredited. For attorneys to become accredited is simply a matter of filing a form (VA FORM 21a) and receiving an accreditation letter from VA. For anyone else, the same form must be filed but there is an exam required. After passing the exam, an individual who is not an attorney receives an accreditation letter from VA as an "accredited agent." Click here to read more about the process of becoming accredited.
You cannot help someone or advise someone on an application and then have the family file a claim unless you are accredited. You cannot be involved in any way in a claim as a subordinate of an accredited attorney unless you are a paralegal of the firm, a law student in the firm or a law intern.
Complying with the regulations in the representation of claims will give you an enormous advantage over non-accredited individuals and non-accredited attorneys.
Request information in the form below or call (800) 989-8137 for more detail.
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