CLAIMS AGENT EXAM
VA Claims Agent Exam: Topics and Study Strategy
VA OGC states that the claims-agent examination may cover compensation and pension programs, claim procedures, appeals, agents' fees, and waiver of indebtedness. The examination is based primarily on specified provisions of Title 38.
Reviewed September 17, 2026 · Verify current requirements with VA OGC
Study the authorities, not just summaries
Build your outline around the statutes and regulations VA identifies. Secondary study aids are useful for explanation, but the controlling text should remain your anchor.
Practice issue recognition
Use original hypotheticals to identify the governing rule, locate the authority, and apply it to a new fact pattern instead of memorizing isolated answers.
Mix procedural and substantive topics
Claims procedure, appeals, compensation, pension, representation, fees, and related rules interact. Cumulative review helps prevent studying each subject as an isolated silo.
Track weak areas
After each practice set, record the authority you missed and why. Review missed concepts by statute or regulation rather than simply repeating the same question.
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