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Brian Reese VA Insider breaks down “How to Win Your VA Lifestyle Impact Claim!” A Lifestyle Impact Claim is also Chronic Pain Syndrome and Somatic Symptom Disorder. Those terms are synonymous with depression and anxiety in veterans. These three terms all mean the same thing when it comes to VA claims for mental health.

What is a Lifestyle Impact Claim?   I consider this a high-value va claim and if you meet the criteria under the law, a Va Lifestyle Impact Claim is something you should consider as you are developing your strategy for veteran benefits.   A Lifestyle Impact Claim is a high-value secondary claim that many veterans are eligible for due to one or more primary service-connected disabilities.   Many veterans, lawyers, and VSOs DON’T know about secondary claims, which are eligible for compensation under the law, just like any other ratable disability.  It is also actually called Somatic Symptom Disorder according to DSM-V, and the VA used to call it “Chronic Pain Syndrome with Depression/Anxiety.”   You are eligible for this if you already have a rating from the VA as 0% or higher, and you have specific, rated, disabilities.   For example, you are rated at 20% for your left shoulder, 10% for your right knee, and 0% for your back. If these disabilities have caused chronic pain and negatively limiting your life, then you may qualify for a secondary claim to mental health. You will need a certification from a Psychologist for Somatic Symptom Disorder, which will link the two together.

There are three types of service connection, there is direct service connection, secondary service connection or presumptive service connection and we are going to be talking about secondary service conditions because that is exactly what Chronic Pain Syndrome - Somatic Symptom Disorder is.   Va rates all service-connected disabilities based on your social and occupational impairment and VA will rate you based on how Somatic Symptom Disorder affects your ability to work and your social life. If you are unable to lift your niece because of the chronic pain in your neck then that is an example of a disability that directly affects your lifestyle and that is why we call it a Lifestyle Impact Claim.

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