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VIDEO: 2 Things Non-Combat Veterans Need to Show in Proving a PTSD Stressor Event.
Let's set the stage.... ,,,you filed a claim for PTSD. Your stressor event did NOT occur in combat. Therefore, you have to corroborate the stressor event. We've talked about this before on the blog, and its not new information. In fact, it seems pretty simple,...
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims law is made by Court Panels – not single Judge – decisions.
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims law is made by full court decisions. But the large majority of Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims decisions are written by single judges….what’s the difference?
Representation in a Veterans Claim: The Choice that Is No Choice At All.
The Veterans Law Blog believes Veterans should have the right to a representative of their own choice in their Veterans Claim for Disability Benefits – which includes choosing to represent themselves.
Veterans, the VA and a New Culture of Civility.
Listen, I'm human. And human beings feel emotion. When I get the run around from the VA in one of my clients' cases....or when some VA employee spouts off some unadulterated bulls**t.....or when I see another client die while the VA is playing bureaucratic "footsie"...
New Fax Coversheet for the VA Evidence Intake Center
One of the very few successful programs started by the VA in recent memory is the VA Claims & Evidence Intake Center. I had a chance to tour the facility a while back, and reported on it to y'all - click here to read about the facility. Well, there is a NEW tool...
VA Claims LIVE (Episode 012: February 24, 2017)
SHOW NOTES: Date of Show: Friday, February 14, 2017 (Episode 012) Host: Chris Attig,...
VA Claims LIVE (Episode 011: February 10, 2017)
SHOW NOTES: Date of Show: Friday, February 10, 2017 (Episode 011) Host: Chris Attig, Accredited VA...
Agent Orange Exposure and Low Level Flights over Vietnam….
So we know that VA will move heaven and earth to ignore the realities of chemistry and physics and military operations if it will help them deny an Agent Orange exposure claim. The VA has long denied that Navy Veterans were exposed to Agent Orange, unless they went...
