Veterans Disability Info Blog

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 […]

As a veteran’s disability attorney I am always concerned about VA acting outside the scope of the law.  It is a routine matter that we deal with in our veteran’s disability law firm where the VA does not comply with the Freedom of Information Act.  Accordingly, I was not surprised […]

In some cases when the VA denies a claim for PTSD, it often neglects to consider whether the veteran was in a combat theater and in fear of a hostile military or terrorist attack.   Our lawyers recently got a remand at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans claims […]

Can your military service make you ill?  Research shows that lupus among the military population is becoming more prevalent. Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease whose signs and symptoms can last for years. The disease can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body) and […]

If you are a veteran getting ready to file your benefits claim for the first time,  you may want to consider filing the claim under the Veterans’ Administration’s Fully Developed Claim program, or FDC Program. What Is the Fully Developed Claim Program? “The Fully Developed Claims (FDC) program is a […]

Recently, our veterans’ disability benefits law firm won a very unusual case on behalf of a disabled veteran who was suffering from a very severe case of PTSD.  In the early 1970’s our client was stationed at one of the military bases for basic training.  During his time at basic […]

As a veterans disability lawyer that represents victims of military sexual assault, I thought I would share a common scenario to assist the readers of this blog who may be dealing with a recent VA denial of a claim for military sexual trauma or MST.  The facts of this typical […]

For many disabled veterans who were exposed to Agent-Orange, winning service connection for a disease  not presumed to be caused by Agent Orange exposure seems like an impossible task.  Often, these veterans call our veterans benefits law firm  because they have various forms of cancer and other rare diseases that […]

As a veterans disability lawyer I literally talk with hundreds of disabled veterans each year.  These veterans call or send me their VA decisions in hopes that I will be able to represent them.  Recently, a veteran sent me his Board of Veterans Appeals decision.  He wanted our veterans benefits […]