After you’ve filed a claim for disability benefits, odds are that the VA will schedule you for one or more Compensation and Pension exams. Your C&P exam may be the most important medical examination of your life. A C&P exam is a routine medical examination to evaluate your VA disability and determine when and where your disability began and how severe it is. Because the VA puts a great deal of weight on the C&P Examiner’s report, a misstep during your exam could blow your chances for disability benefits right out of the water. But by being aware and avoiding a few C&P exam mistakes, you’ll have nothing to worry about.