Legal Help for Veterans blog.
Medical Issues / Disability
by Kristina Derro Veteran Disability Lawyer The VA has updated the list of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships that have operated on Vietnam’s inland waterways, docked on shore, or had crewmembers sent ashore. The veterans who served on these ships during the time frame in question will be considered to have presumptive exposure to […]
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News and Press
by Kristina Derro Veteran Disability Lawyer For those individuals who think that only the VA system is backlogged, recent findings indicate that Social Security’s disability program is almost as bad. This is extremely disheartening, since most individuals who qualify for VA service-connected benefits will also qualify for Social Security disability benefits. And, in fact, most […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
by Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer Many veterans that have had a C&P exam have run into a private QTC doctor. QTC is the largest provider of outsourced medical evaluation services to the federal government and, in particular, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), processing more than 450,000 evaluations last year. The VA has had a […]
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Mental Health, PTSD
by Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer VA seems to try all kinds of quack medicine to “fix” veterans with PTSD. Another situation has arisen that an anti-psychotic drug used to treat PTSD has no more effect than a sugar pill. VA spent $717 million for this ineffective drug over the last decade. Risperidone is the […]
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Claims Processing, News and Press
by Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer Most veterans know that the expansion of the Agent Orange (AO) presumptions last year were long over due. But some in Congress question that decision and its costs. Certain Senators argue the Agent Orange Act of 1991 is flawed, providing too much authority to the VA secretary and allowing […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press
by Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer This information is from VA’s press release. In an attempt to help get the word out, I am republishing a good chunk of that release: “As of October 1, 2011, the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection benefit, also known as TSGLI, will be payable for all qualifying injuries […]
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News and Press
by Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer Everyday hundreds of veterans pass away. Their life is more than just their service to country. But for every man or woman who served that service is a big part of who they are when they pass away. The veteran community lost a friend over the weekend when Gary Lillie […]
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Claims Processing
by Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer Many veterans believe that they were exposed to Agent Orange (AO) outside of Vietnam. Those veterans want the VA’s presumptive illnesses to apply to them. The VA and DOD have limited the areas where it is recognized that AO was used and exposure was possible. Some veterans are trying […]
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Claims Processing, News and Press
by Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyers You have to pass a bar exam to become a lawyer. To be a claims agent you have to pass an accreditation exam. Both are required to take continuing education to stay VA accredited. Now Congress is considering a bill that would require an annual competency test for veterans’ claims processors. Those […]
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Employment, News and Press
by Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer With the draw down of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is important to find our veterans jobs. The unemployment rate is above 9% but in many communities and urban centers the rate is closer to 25%. If you want to keep vets out of the frustrating VA system, find […]
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