Recent VA inspector general findings revealed that over 50% of all rejected military sexual trauma (MST) claims are processed in error. In an effort to fix the problem, US Army reserve veteran and Republican Representative Troy Nehls has introduced a bill proposing much-needed revisions to the VA’s exam process. Military […]
Iraq War veteran Tyson Manker (40) recently led a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Navy for veterans with PTSD to receive a discharge upgrade – and won. A huge victory for thousands of veterans across the nation who struggle with PTSD and received an other-than-honorable (OTH) discharge. Men and women […]
Congress has granted an estimated 200,000 Gulf War veterans affected by Gulf War Syndrome more time to file presumptive disability claims for benefits. VA has extended the cutoff date five more years, now set at December 31, 2026. What Are VA Presumptive Conditions For The Gulf War? Medical and scientific […]
Vietnam veteran Bruce R. Taylor could be changing the way the Veterans Claims Appeals Court does business. While the VA tries to dodge paying Taylor 37 years of back disability pay, Taylor is pushing the legal system to the limits – and perhaps beyond. In 1969, the U.S. Army wanted […]
On October 1, the State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA) voted unanimously on a resolution asking the Alabama congressional delegation to set up a health registry for Fort McClellan veterans as a first step toward offering presumptive service connection. VA admits military service members were exposed to deadly toxins detected […]
Nothing is more frustrating than a VA compensation and pension (“C&P”) exam report that wrongly concludes service connection is not warranted. And most of VA’s denials are based on these VA exam reports. Therefore, having several techniques for discrediting a VA doctor is necessary for a veteran’s strategic arsenal. If […]
On August 5, 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs issued a regulation creating a new presumption for service connection for chronic respiratory conditions as a result of particulate matter exposure associated with active military service in the Southwest Asia theatre of operations. The Southwest Asia theater of operations refers to […]
Concerns over an already unreliable VA system grew in July 2020 when VA proposed to modify its character of discharge regulations, specifying reasons for discharge that it would consider “dishonorable” and ineligible for VA benefits. VA’s AQ95 Proposed Rule aims to “update and clarify regulatory bars to benefits based on […]
On August 26, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) delivered a landmark decision – Larson v. McDonough, 10 F.4th 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2021) – determining that obesity can be a service-connected disability if it results in functional impairment of earning capacity. What Happened in Larson v. […]
Veterans exposed to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune face some significant challenges when it comes to collecting the disability benefits they deserve. Our military supplied up to one million Veterans, National Guard, and Reserve members with drinking water containing highly toxic organic compounds between 1953 and 1987. […]
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