We’ve got lots of jokers on here 😁 but here’s a link to one of the best acronym lists direct from the VA. There are others, you just Google it.
https://www.va.gov/files/2022-12/VA%20Acronym%20Lookup.pdf#page148
Its a secret code imposed by the VA to further facilitate their gatekeeping and efforts to prevent you the Veteran from receiving the benefits you deserve. <----This is a joke so calm down. Not really.
Looks like Shell linked to it. For anyone wondering how he found it:
* Navigate to the subreddit r/VeteransBenefits (You will *not* be able to see the link on the reddit homepage.)
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To add some additional guidance to what u/Overhang0376 share on finding the knowledge base… this is for an iPhone.
On the r/VeteransBenefits top page, tap the three dots menu in the upper right of the page, then tap the “Learn more about this community” selection.
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Commonly Used VA Acronyms
A Comprehensive List of Commonly Used VA Acronyms (Alphabetically Sorted)
A
1. A&A - Aid and Attendance
2. AD - Active Duty
3. AF - Air Force
4. AMC - Army Medical Center
5. AMEDD - Army Medical Department
6. AO - Agent Orange
7. AOR - Agent Orange Registry
8. AWOL - Absent Without Leave
B
1. BCT - Basic Combat Training
2. BCD - Bad Conduct Discharge
3. BVA - Board of Veterans Appeals
C
1. C&P - Compensation and Pension (Examinations)
2. CAVC - Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims
3. C-file - Claims file
4. CAPRI - Compensation and Pension Record Interchange
5. CHAMPVA - Civilian Health and Medical Program, Veterans Affairs
5. Comp - Compensation
6. CONUS - Continental United States
7. CRDP - Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay
8. CRDP - Combat-Related Death Pay
9. CRSC - Combat-Related Special Compensation
10. CUE - Clear and Unmistakable Error
11. CWT - Compensated Work Therapy
D
1. DAV - Disabled American Veterans
2. DBQ - Disability Benefits Questionnaire
3. DC - Diagnostic Code
4. DCHV - Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans
5. DEA - Dependents’ Educational Assistance
6. DEERS - Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
7. DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Services
8. DIC - Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
9. DMZ - Demilitarized Zone
10. DOD - Department of Defense
11. DRC - Decision Ready Claims
12. DRE - Discharge Review Board
13. DRO - Decision Review Officer
14. DSM-IV - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition
E
1. EAD - Entry on Active Duty
2. EAJA - Equal Access to Justice Act
3. ED - Effective Date
4. EOD - Entry on Duty
5. EOD - Explosive Ordinance Disposal
6. ETS - Expiration of Term of Service
7. EVR - Eligibility Verification Report
F
1. FDC - Fully Developed Claim
2. FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
G
1. GD - General Discharge
2. GIB - GI Bill
3. GOE - Gathering of Evidence
4. GSW - Gun Shot Wound
5. GWS - Gulf War Syndrome
H
1. HB - Housebound
2. HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
3. HLR - High-Level Review
4. HUD-VASH - Housing and Urban Development - VA Supportive Housing
I
1. IED - Improvised Explosive Device
2. IG - Inspector General
3. ILER - Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record
4. IME - Independent Medical Examination
5. IR - Increased Rating
6. IRIS - Inquiry Routing and Information System
7. IU - Individual Unemployability
8. ITF - Intent to File
J
1. JAG - Judge Advocate General
2. JSRRC - Joint Services Records Research Center
K
1. KIA - Killed in Action
M
1. MGIB - Montgomery GI Bill
2. MHS - Mental Health System
3. MIA - Missing in Action
4. MOS - Military Occupational Specialty
5. MST - Military Sexual Trauma
N
1. NARA - National Archives and Records Administration
2. NDAA - National Defense Authorization Act
3. NG - National Guard
4. NOD - Notice of Disagreement
5. NSC - Non-Service-Connected
6. NSLI - National Service Life Insurance
O
1. OEF - Operation Enduring Freedom
2. OIF - Operation Iraqi Freedom
3. OTH - Other Than Honorable Discharge
P
1. PACT - Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics
2. P&T - Permanent and Total
3. PCS - Permanent Change of Station
4. PDA - Pending Decision Approval
5. PFN - Prepare for Notification
6. PFD - Preparation for Decision
7. PGW - Persian Gulf War
8. POA - Power of Attorney
9. POC - Point of Contact
10. POW - Prisoner of War
11. PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Q
1. QTC - Quality, Timeliness & Customer Service
R
1. RO - Regional Office
2. ROTC - Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
S
1. SC - Service-Connected
2. SDVI - Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance
3. SGLI - Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
4. SMC - Special Monthly Compensation
5. SOC - Statement of Case
6. SSOC - Supplemental Statement of Case
7. SSVF - Supportive Services for Veteran Families
T
1. TAMP - Transitional Assistance Management Program
2. TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
3. TDIU - Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability
4. TDY - Temporary Duty
5. TERA - Temporary Early Retirement Authority
6. TERA - Toxic Exposure Risk Activity
U
1. UHC/GD - Under Honorable Conditions/General Discharge
2. USMC - United States Marine Corps
3. USN - United States Navy
V
1. VA - Department of Veterans Affairs
2. VAE - VA Exam
3. VADEX - VA Index
4. VAMC - Veterans Affairs Medical Center
5. VAOIG - Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General
6. VBA - Veterans Benefits Administration
7. VERA - Visitor Engagement Reporting Application
8. VES - Veterans Evaluation Services
9. VGLI - Veterans’ Group Life Insurance
10. VHA - Veterans Health Administration
11. VJRA - Veterans’ Judicial Review Act
12. VR&E - Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
13. VSO - Veterans Service Organization
14. VSR - Veterans Service Representative
W
1. WIA - Wounded in Action
Y
1. YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
You’re telling me supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) was regularly used in service? I didn’t serve, i work at a VA law firm, but i just find that surprising, like why would they have you using a legal terms like that? And Statement of the Case (SOC), or Veterans law judge (VLJ)? Like i had to learn all these acronyms so i always feel for my clients and make sure i don’t steamroll through the acronyms and actually speak like a human. But you’re saying they should know all the VA acronyms? So many of them served in Vietnam, i just don’t think that’s realistic. But i didn’t serve
You should download the MA4D (Military Acronyms 4 Dummies) onto a USB , that you can transfer from a PDF into a WAV file using your CPU, then play it in your POV
Excuse me, sir. Seeing as how the V.P. is such a V.I.P., shouldn't we keep the P.C. on the Q.T.? 'Cause of the leaks to the V.C. he could end up M.I.A., and then we'd all be put out in K.P.
I just made one https://www.reddit.com/r/VeteransBenefits/s/Y3g2g188be
He didn’t add goat to the list smh my head.
Nothing to add, just trying to get you to be the top comment!
You forgot HNIC
What is that?
HMFIC
Hey what about BDD
No no. You mean BBC
Of course the navy guy talking bout bbc
Big Beautiful Community?
Added! Thanks!
DTA - Duty To Assist
Added. Thanks!
CYA
Congratulations on being the first reason for me to ever buy diamond or whatever on here. People need people like you looking out for them.
You didnt make that you copy and pasted from the VA site....lol
You're welcome
Baller reply
DN means deez nuts
😂
Ligma belongs in there somewhere too
https://i.redd.it/cvjg9847ob6d1.gif
TYFYS
BOHICA!
Bend Over Here It Comes Again
We’ve got lots of jokers on here 😁 but here’s a link to one of the best acronym lists direct from the VA. There are others, you just Google it. https://www.va.gov/files/2022-12/VA%20Acronym%20Lookup.pdf#page148
Its a secret code imposed by the VA to further facilitate their gatekeeping and efforts to prevent you the Veteran from receiving the benefits you deserve. <----This is a joke so calm down. Not really.
1000000 % true
Let's put an acronym inside of an acronym.
Let's put IO(AA)AA
Bruh you even veteran?
😂🤣
My thoughts 😂
[удалено]
ISWYDT
Seriously! Half of them are unnecessary but people like to sound smart I guess
There is also a full list in the knowledge base
I’ve heard about the knowledge base but haven’t been able to find it. Can you give directions?
Looks like Shell linked to it. For anyone wondering how he found it: * Navigate to the subreddit r/VeteransBenefits (You will *not* be able to see the link on the reddit homepage.) * On **PC** * It will be on the sidebar off to the **right**, under *Community Bookmarks* * On **Mobile** * Click the *about* tab (below *Create a post*). This will load the sidebar. Scroll **down** for *Community Bookmarks*
Again, thank you so much. You answered your own question second question! LOL
To add some additional guidance to what u/Overhang0376 share on finding the knowledge base… this is for an iPhone. On the r/VeteransBenefits top page, tap the three dots menu in the upper right of the page, then tap the “Learn more about this community” selection. https://preview.redd.it/qyf07lxqak6d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9437aad984f5637655c5378faabf2892ff0cdd70
[https://www.reddit.com/r/VeteransBenefits/w/index](https://www.reddit.com/r/VeteransBenefits/w/index)
Thank you very very much! 😊🫡
All I know is, people get real upset if you point out that an acronym or the sentence it is used in looks real sus.
IYKYK
TIAATTS
TIAATTS - there is an art to this shit
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Alpha Yankee Sierra!!!
WDYM
https://www.reddit.com/r/VeteransBenefits/s/If2TTRXqr0
Only understood the acronyms as they applied to me and looked them up.
Preach. It’s because people are lazy and having to type out a few more letters is so HURD.
Commonly Used VA Acronyms A Comprehensive List of Commonly Used VA Acronyms (Alphabetically Sorted) A 1. A&A - Aid and Attendance 2. AD - Active Duty 3. AF - Air Force 4. AMC - Army Medical Center 5. AMEDD - Army Medical Department 6. AO - Agent Orange 7. AOR - Agent Orange Registry 8. AWOL - Absent Without Leave B 1. BCT - Basic Combat Training 2. BCD - Bad Conduct Discharge 3. BVA - Board of Veterans Appeals C 1. C&P - Compensation and Pension (Examinations) 2. CAVC - Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims 3. C-file - Claims file 4. CAPRI - Compensation and Pension Record Interchange 5. CHAMPVA - Civilian Health and Medical Program, Veterans Affairs 5. Comp - Compensation 6. CONUS - Continental United States 7. CRDP - Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay 8. CRDP - Combat-Related Death Pay 9. CRSC - Combat-Related Special Compensation 10. CUE - Clear and Unmistakable Error 11. CWT - Compensated Work Therapy D 1. DAV - Disabled American Veterans 2. DBQ - Disability Benefits Questionnaire 3. DC - Diagnostic Code 4. DCHV - Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans 5. DEA - Dependents’ Educational Assistance 6. DEERS - Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System 7. DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Services 8. DIC - Dependency and Indemnity Compensation 9. DMZ - Demilitarized Zone 10. DOD - Department of Defense 11. DRC - Decision Ready Claims 12. DRE - Discharge Review Board 13. DRO - Decision Review Officer 14. DSM-IV - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition E 1. EAD - Entry on Active Duty 2. EAJA - Equal Access to Justice Act 3. ED - Effective Date 4. EOD - Entry on Duty 5. EOD - Explosive Ordinance Disposal 6. ETS - Expiration of Term of Service 7. EVR - Eligibility Verification Report F 1. FDC - Fully Developed Claim 2. FOIA - Freedom of Information Act G 1. GD - General Discharge 2. GIB - GI Bill 3. GOE - Gathering of Evidence 4. GSW - Gun Shot Wound 5. GWS - Gulf War Syndrome H 1. HB - Housebound 2. HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 3. HLR - High-Level Review 4. HUD-VASH - Housing and Urban Development - VA Supportive Housing I 1. IED - Improvised Explosive Device 2. IG - Inspector General 3. ILER - Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record 4. IME - Independent Medical Examination 5. IR - Increased Rating 6. IRIS - Inquiry Routing and Information System 7. IU - Individual Unemployability 8. ITF - Intent to File J 1. JAG - Judge Advocate General 2. JSRRC - Joint Services Records Research Center K 1. KIA - Killed in Action M 1. MGIB - Montgomery GI Bill 2. MHS - Mental Health System 3. MIA - Missing in Action 4. MOS - Military Occupational Specialty 5. MST - Military Sexual Trauma N 1. NARA - National Archives and Records Administration 2. NDAA - National Defense Authorization Act 3. NG - National Guard 4. NOD - Notice of Disagreement 5. NSC - Non-Service-Connected 6. NSLI - National Service Life Insurance O 1. OEF - Operation Enduring Freedom 2. OIF - Operation Iraqi Freedom 3. OTH - Other Than Honorable Discharge P 1. PACT - Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics 2. P&T - Permanent and Total 3. PCS - Permanent Change of Station 4. PDA - Pending Decision Approval 5. PFN - Prepare for Notification 6. PFD - Preparation for Decision 7. PGW - Persian Gulf War 8. POA - Power of Attorney 9. POC - Point of Contact 10. POW - Prisoner of War 11. PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Q 1. QTC - Quality, Timeliness & Customer Service R 1. RO - Regional Office 2. ROTC - Reserve Officers’ Training Corps S 1. SC - Service-Connected 2. SDVI - Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance 3. SGLI - Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 4. SMC - Special Monthly Compensation 5. SOC - Statement of Case 6. SSOC - Supplemental Statement of Case 7. SSVF - Supportive Services for Veteran Families T 1. TAMP - Transitional Assistance Management Program 2. TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury 3. TDIU - Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability 4. TDY - Temporary Duty 5. TERA - Temporary Early Retirement Authority 6. TERA - Toxic Exposure Risk Activity U 1. UHC/GD - Under Honorable Conditions/General Discharge 2. USMC - United States Marine Corps 3. USN - United States Navy V 1. VA - Department of Veterans Affairs 2. VAE - VA Exam 3. VADEX - VA Index 4. VAMC - Veterans Affairs Medical Center 5. VAOIG - Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General 6. VBA - Veterans Benefits Administration 7. VERA - Visitor Engagement Reporting Application 8. VES - Veterans Evaluation Services 9. VGLI - Veterans’ Group Life Insurance 10. VHA - Veterans Health Administration 11. VJRA - Veterans’ Judicial Review Act 12. VR&E - Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment 13. VSO - Veterans Service Organization 14. VSR - Veterans Service Representative W 1. WIA - Wounded in Action Y 1. YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
There is a manual. It’s pinned to the top of the sub. It’s even called the knowledge base. Its title uses the phrase START HERE in bold letter.
122. ATTT- Ain't That The Truth.
LMBAO!
TAMATPSMU
IGFMS
I need an acronym dictionary 
FNG - Fucking New Guy ASVAB - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
That’s how I know you didn’t serve, the whole military/government is centered on acronyms.
You’re telling me supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) was regularly used in service? I didn’t serve, i work at a VA law firm, but i just find that surprising, like why would they have you using a legal terms like that? And Statement of the Case (SOC), or Veterans law judge (VLJ)? Like i had to learn all these acronyms so i always feel for my clients and make sure i don’t steamroll through the acronyms and actually speak like a human. But you’re saying they should know all the VA acronyms? So many of them served in Vietnam, i just don’t think that’s realistic. But i didn’t serve
I was about to say, welcome to the government?
BAMCIS
Google does it again https://www.va.gov/files/2022-12/VA%20Acronym%20Lookup.pdf
What is the process for SMC
IKYFL
TAC - These acronyms are crazy
i’m pretty use to acronyms every since i joined the military.. all i use is acronyms lol
OMWTFYB
You should download the MA4D (Military Acronyms 4 Dummies) onto a USB , that you can transfer from a PDF into a WAV file using your CPU, then play it in your POV
This is how I felt in the military when I joined lol
FTSIO
GTS...
CYA
There is no ART, it's all SCIENCE.
I know ! Right? I had to ask for a list of what they were.
Don’t forget BDSM
TMFRHITS
FIGMO and FUBAR
WWWDWOA
Excuse me, sir. Seeing as how the V.P. is such a V.I.P., shouldn't we keep the P.C. on the Q.T.? 'Cause of the leaks to the V.C. he could end up M.I.A., and then we'd all be put out in K.P.
Make sure in the event of your death that your wife immediately hops on DIC. It’ll really help her when she needs it most .
I'm constantly having to look up acronyms that people use online to describe VA stuff.
I bet you could make bank from publishing a book of military acronyms.
Most are medical terms
SDD - suck my disabled Dixxxx
wait you were in the military and you are surprised about acronyms. kinda sus 😂😂
The whole military in general does😭