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Employment, News and Press, Veterans Law
What a great Veterans Summit! This year’s presentations obviously were a little bit different than years prior. But we want to take the opportunity to thank each and every one of you that took the time to join our Webinar! It’s not easy taking time out of your day for a webinar, but we hope […]
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News and Press, Uncategorized, Veterans Law
Editor’s Note (9/22/2020): U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill authorizing the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe. Editor’s Note (12/16/2021): President Joe Biden will present the Medals of Honor, the nation’s highest military award, to Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, Sgt. 1st Class […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, Mental Health, News and Press, PTSD, Veterans Law
With recent budget-cuts directed to the U.S. Postal Service. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been forced to work with alternative shipping providers for Veterans requiring prescriptions to be shipped to them. The alternatives VA is currently engaging with are private shipping mega-giants, FedEx and UPS. If you would like to read more on the […]
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News and Press, Veterans Law
This year has no doubt given us a lot to joke about, but we never thought it would get to this point. After years of jokes and memes, being labeled a branch whose personnel have a certain taste for a waxy children’s writing utensil. Marines past and present can rejoice, edible crayons are here – […]
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Claims Processing, Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
A group of very big names are joining forces this Friday evening to have an open discussion on toxic exposure among veterans and the necessary reforms to get those vets treatment, care, and access to disability resources. The Military Toxic Exposure Conference will feature veterans and organization leaders that have experienced first-hand the effects of […]
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Claims Processing, Veterans Law
The Veterans Appeals Approvement and Modernization Act of 2017, commonly known as AMA, supposedly made the Appeals documentation submission process painless. However, it’s made the process more difficult. We receive many daily calls from clients asking us about the submission process and more specifically, how timely does my return of documents have to be? So […]
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News and Press, Veterans Law
The Board of Veterans’ Appeals is an integral part of the VA. It handles veteran appeals of decisions not to provide benefits for conditions associated with the military. When selecting new judges, the VA secretary appoints candidates who are then approved by the president. Historically, whether a judge is approved or not depends on their […]
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News and Press, Veterans Law
Jim Fausone, Esq. Until now, domestic violence and assault have both been categorized as the same crime, according to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. This month President Trump signed the Annual Defense Authorization Act into law. This act included a 2.6 percent pay raise for troops, but also classified Domestic Violence a separate crime […]
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Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press, Veterans Law
Kristina Derro, Esq. For 19 years, lower court precedent has prevented veterans from obtaining disability benefits based on pain alone. The Department of Veterans Affairs has, until this federal holding, required that pain be attributed to a specific medical diagnosis. Going forward, veterans should be able to obtain disability benefits for pain that is related […]
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News and Press, Veterans Law
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is facing criticism for a controversial proposal that would allow highly trained advanced practice nurses to treat veterans without a physician’s oversight. The agency said the plan is part of an overall effort to improve veterans’ access to VA health care by reducing long wait times. Patients have […]
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