Most Recent Blog Posts
Favorable lay evidence: it can save your VA claim from the BVA trash heap.
When the BVA ignores favorable lay evidence in a Veteran’s claim, the CAVC is going to chunk that decision into the trash can. Accredited VA attorney Chris Attig talks more about the Pure Raw Power of Lay Evidence in a VA Claim.
Facebook Live: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans WIN!!! Agent Orange Update (January 2019)
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans WIN the Agent Orange Exposure Presumption! There will be a lot more to follow in the coming days/weeks while I unpack all the great information in this opinion. But, Bottom Line Up Front: if you are a Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veteran,...
How, when and why to service connect a veterans drug and alcohol abuse.
If a VSO tells you that you cannot service connect veterans drug and alcohol abuse, they are perpetuating a big myth about VA Disability Compensation.
Quick Guide: 5 Ways to Prove VA Service Connection.
Most Veterans do not know that they can – and probably should – use more than 1 of the 5 Paths to Service Connect their military injuries. Do You?
Competent and Credible Lay Evidence Gives Your VA Claim WINGS!
I promise this post is about competent and credible lay evidence. But let me start with a story. Some time ago, I was out for drinks with a particular friend who was, and still is, a big fan of a mixed drink with 2 ingredients: Red Bull and Vodka. Something he said...
TWO ways to prove unemployability and win a VA TDIU claim.
When we all got out of the military, we thought our days of acronyms and weird abbreviations were over, right? Think again - VA Benefits are loaded with phrases and acronyms that can be overwhelmingly puzzling sometimes. Take TDIU for example - it is one of the many...
5 things you Didn’t Know about Total VA Disability Ratings.
The phrases "100% disabled," "permanent and total VA disability ratings," and "total VA disability rating" get thrown around a lot in Veterans disability benefits claims. Problem is, that phrase doesn't always mean the same thing to everyone. In fact it can mean...
10 common mistakes in Board of Veterans’ Appeals decisions.
Would you leave home with HALF an umbrella? No, of course not.
Unfortunately, the VBA and BVA often only make HALF the decision in your appeal.
Here are 5 of the more common errors in decisions as a Board of Veterans Appeals Attorney.
