Veterans Disability Info Blog

On Monday of this week Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald made a very inappropriate remark about VA wait times. At “The Monitor Breakfast,” a public forum hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, Secretary McDonald said, “When you go to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you […]

United States military veterans account for 8 percent of our country’s adult population but also an estimated 30 percent of those diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma each year. What is the reason for the disproportionate number? Exposure to asbestos. Veterans are still fighting the battle. They were targeted unknowingly. The once-ubiquitous […]

I received a very sad telephone call this morning.  It was the wife of one of my clients.  She informed me that her husband, the veteran, just committed suicide.   At the time of death, the veteran had been service connected for PTSD and was seeking a higher rating for […]

Our country often boasts of having the most highly developed military in the world.  Indeed, the power of the United States military has been influential in winning two major world wars in the 20th Century and is also credited with influencing the collapse of the Soviet Union during the Cold […]

It’s understandable that a veteran who suffers from severe disabling conditions and who lacking the ability to work would be frustrated by how long it take VA to resolve his appeal.  One of the complaints I hear from veterans is that their lawyer isn’t doing anything to move their case […]

One of the biggest frustrations disabled veterans face when seeking VA disability benefits is the length of time it takes to receive a decision.  As a veterans’ benefits attorney, one of the biggest questions we often receive is how long will this take?  As a practitioner near to veterans’ benefits, […]

“My lawyer is not doing anything to help me!” is one of the most common complaints I hear as a veterans’ disability attorney. The logic goes something like this: I have a lawyer representing me and my case is taking a long time to resolve. Therefore, my lawyer must not […]

I was saddened to see news of the termination of two top executives from the Wounded Warrior Project.  CEO Steve Nardizzi and COO Al Giordano were fired based on allegations of wasteful spending and actions that cast the organization in a negative light.  The allegations tended to suggest that the […]

Veteran’s disability benefits claims have been incorrectly cataloged in the St. Petersburg VA regional office. Steep backlog and inefficient data processing are responsible for the discrepancy, according to a report made public by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. An anonymous tip triggered the investigation. In the report, the Office of […]

A common problem when appealing a VA denial of benefits is where a veteran does not have documentation in his service treatment records of an injury in the service.  Our veteran’s benefits law firm recently had a case where we obtained a remand at the CAVC back to the BVA […]