Yes, but again there are some conditions that are unverifiable or for which they don't verify. For instance, if you have erectile dysfunction then it's a 10% d

Yes, but again there are some conditions that are unverifiable or for which they don't verify. For instance, if you have erectile dysfunction then it's a 10% disability claim. They take you at your word, no "proof" needed. Same with 10% for tinnitus (ringing of the ears). For PTSD there is a screening process but if you were verifiably in combat, something that less than 5% of the military ever experienced even when the wars were actively going on, then the screening consists of a single session talking to a psychiatrist. It's known in the community what you need to say and do during that interview to get 100% rated. Similar with you're a woman who claims you were sexually assaulted during your service. Basically, the only hurdle is you being willing to lie. For chronic pain claims the process is more drawn out but essentially if you're willing to persistently lie then you can get a 100% rating. It will take a year or two of going to doctors' appointments and insisting that you're in pain regardless of what tests they run who but eventually you'll get a diagnosis of some unknown condition with a 100% rating. I've never done this, but I know a few people who have to varying degrees of legitimacy. For what it's worth the 100% claims I've seen are far closer to exaggeration than outright fabrication. Someone who probably actually should be 60% rated or whatever working the system to get up to 100%. You hear stories out people completely faking it but I don't know them personally. That could just be my cohort though, I was in the Marine Corps Infantry on combat deployments during my time do pretty much everyone I know has something legit wrong with them. And I will say the VA is an absolute nightmare. I feel some incredibly blessed to have a software career where I don't need to rely on the VA. I've never seen a better argument against socialized medicine in the US than just experiencing the VA firsthand.