Hundreds of thousands of disabled veterans have had to make an agonizing decision if they fell into serious financial difficulties. For the past 14 years, such veterans considering bankruptcy protection had to decide whether to use their monthly disability payment toward the settlement or keep spiraling downward financially since these […]
There is more information regarding the investigation into the deaths from insulin overdoses of at least 11 veterans at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, four hours from Washington, D.C. Authorities have identified a “person of interest” in the investigation, although she has not been […]
Something is very wrong at a Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia. There have been at least 11 suspicious deaths at the facility in a two-year period, and federal prosecutors are investigating. Many of these deaths involve incorrect insulin injections in patients, stirring fears there is a […]
Nexus letters are one of the most (if not THE most) important parts of a claim for VA benefits. If you don’t get it right, it could cost you years of appeals or eliminate your chance for veterans’ benefits altogether. But getting a good nexus letter that supports your claim […]
On February 19, 2019, the VA announced the end of the VA RAMP program, moving entirely into the new veterans’ appeals law – the Appeals Modernization Act (“AMA”). Here’s hoping this attempt at VA appeals reform continues to eliminate the backlog and helps get veterans the benefits they deserve. So […]
As many as one in every three veterans suffer from depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, PTSD, or other psychiatric disorder – two to three times more than the general population. Depression is a major cause of unemployability in the U.S., making VA disability compensation for depression extremely important. A quick review […]
Last month, a document signed by several members of Congress exposed the VA’s unpublished policy of denying home loans to veterans employed in the cannabis industry. The policy seems doubly outrageous considering the proven benefits of medicinal cannabis to treat numerous conditions associated with military service. As the “Veterans Cannabis […]
Clients often inform us that they have applied for or are receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), but have no idea that they may also be eligible for a 100 percent VA disability rating based on total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU). Other times, […]
Tuesday afternoon’s Washington D.C. hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, titled “Feres Doctrine – A Policy in Need of Reform”, addressed an issue long overdue for change. For 69 years, the Feres Doctrine has banned active duty armed forces members from using the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) to […]
Problems with negligent care are also a very real threat for veterans who reside in VA nursing homes. The stories are frightening. A recent investigation into 99 VA nursing homes across the U.S. found that, between April and December 2018, nearly 53% of the facilities were cited for deficiencies that […]
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